| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Action | Doing something to achieve a goal. |
| 2. | Application | Putting skills or knowledge into use. |
| 3. | Assiduity | Persistent, careful attention to work. |
| 4. | Attempt | A try at doing something. |
| 5. | Attentiveness | Focused care and notice. |
| 6. | Backbone | Resolve and inner strength. |
| 7. | Bargain | Negotiated give-and-take work. |
| 8. | Brainwork | Mental work; thinking hard. |
| 9. | Brunt | Main share of hardship. |
| 10. | Burden | A heavy load of work. |
| 11. | Campaign | Sustained organized push. |
| 12. | Care | Concern shown through actions. |
| 13. | Charge | A task or duty assigned. |
| 14. | Chore | Routine, often unpleasant task. |
| 15. | Commitment | Dedication to a course of action. |
| 16. | Concentration | Focused mental attention. |
| 17. | Contribution | What you add to a project. |
| 18. | Dedication | Steady devotion to a task. |
| 19. | Devotion | Loyal, constant commitment. |
| 20. | Diligence | Careful, persistent work. |
| 21. | Drive | Motivating force to act. |
| 22. | Duty | Moral or legal obligation. |
| 23. | Elbow grease | Hard physical work. |
| 24. | Endeavor | Serious attempt; purposeful work. |
| 25. | Energy | Vigor applied to tasks. |
| 26. | Engagement | Active involvement and attention. |
| 27. | Exercise | Practice to build skill. |
| 28. | Exertion | Strenuous physical or mental activity. |
| 29. | Follow-through | Completing what you started. |
| 30. | Force | Power applied to achieve results. |
| 31. | Fortitude | Strength under difficulty. |
| 32. | Graft | Hard, sustained work. |
| 33. | Grit | Tough perseverance. |
| 34. | Groundwork | Foundational work done early. |
| 35. | Handiwork | Work done by hand. |
| 36. | Hard work | Demanding, sustained labor. |
| 37. | Heavy lifting | Major work in a project. |
| 38. | Hustle | Energetic, urgent activity. |
| 39. | Industry | Habitual hard work. |
| 40. | Initiative | Starting action without prompting. |
| 41. | Input | Time or resources contributed. |
| 42. | Investment | Time or resources put in. |
| 43. | Job | A piece of work to do. |
| 44. | Labor | Work, especially physical. |
| 45. | Legwork | Practical, on-the-ground work. |
| 46. | Lifting | Taking on a hard task. |
| 47. | Load | Amount of work carried. |
| 48. | Mettle | Courage and resilience. |
| 49. | Mission | Important task or purpose. |
| 50. | Mobilization | Organizing resources for action. |
| 51. | Momentum | Progressing drive toward a goal. |
| 52. | Moxie | Bold, spirited determination. |
| 53. | Muscle | Strength applied to tasks. |
| 54. | Obligation | Required responsibility. |
| 55. | Operation | Planned activity to achieve results. |
| 56. | Outlay | Resources spent on a task. |
| 57. | Overtime | Extra hours worked. |
| 58. | Painstaking work | Very careful, detailed work. |
| 59. | Perseverance | Continuing despite difficulties. |
| 60. | Persistence | Sticking with a task. |
| 61. | Practice | Repeated training to improve. |
| 62. | Press | Urgent push to act. |
| 63. | Push | Strong drive to proceed. |
| 64. | Quest | Long search or pursuit. |
| 65. | Rally | Renewed push by a group. |
| 66. | Resolution | Firm decision to continue. |
| 67. | Resourcefulness | Finding solutions with what’s available. |
| 68. | Rigor | Strictness and thoroughness. |
| 69. | Routine | Regular, repeated work pattern. |
| 70. | Sacrifice | Giving up something for a goal. |
| 71. | Scramble | Hasty, energetic activity. |
| 72. | Service | Work done for others. |
| 73. | Slog | Slow, difficult work. |
| 74. | Spadework | Preparatory, foundational work. |
| 75. | Spare no pains | Do everything possible to succeed. |
| 76. | Strain | Demanding stress from work. |
| 77. | Striving | Trying hard to achieve. |
| 78. | Struggle | Hard fight to succeed. |
| 79. | Sweat | Hard work, especially physical. |
| 80. | Sweat equity | Value gained through unpaid work. |
| 81. | Task | A piece of work assigned. |
| 82. | Tenacity | Stubborn determination. |
| 83. | Toil | Long, tiring work. |
| 84. | Training | Preparation through instruction and practice. |
| 85. | Trouble | Extra work taken to help. |
| 86. | Undertaking | A project or serious task. |
| 87. | Upkeep | Work to maintain something. |
| 88. | Valor | Courage in demanding situations. |
| 89. | Venture | Risky project or attempt. |
| 90. | Vigilance | Watchful attention and care. |
| 91. | Vigor | Strong energy and enthusiasm. |
| 92. | Volition | Will to choose and act. |
| 93. | Work | Activity done to achieve results. |
| 94. | Workload | Total amount of work assigned. |
| 95. | Wrestle | Struggle intensely with a problem. |
| 96. | X-factor | Extra quality that drives success. |
| 97. | Xenial service | Hospitality and helpful attention. |
| 98. | Xertion | Alternative spelling of exertion. |
| 99. | Yearning | Strong desire driving action. |
| 100. | Yielding focus | Flexible attention kept on goals. |
