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| ambitionless |
having no strong desire to set or reach goals; being without ambition. |
| ambitious |
having or showing ambition. [1/2 definitions] |
| aspiration |
ambition, goal, or aim. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ate |
in Greek mythology, a personification of humans' wicked folly or blind ambition, that is punished by Nemesis. |
| entrepreneurial spirit |
enthusiasm and ambition for starting or running a private business. |
| frustrated |
having had a goal or ambition that one has never been able to achieve. [1/3 definitions] |
| horizon |
the outer extent of vision, knowledge, ambition, opportunity, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| incentive |
a sense of ambition that encourages greater effort or productivity. [1/3 definitions] |
| lodestar |
something that guides, leads, or directs, such as a principle or ambition. [1/2 definitions] |
| shiftless |
having little or no purpose or ambition; lazy. |
| wreck |
to defeat or annihilate (hope, ambition, opportunities, or the like). [1/10 definitions] |
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