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Self-command

Control over one's own feelings, temper, etc.; self-control.

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Firmness 76% connected

The state or quality of being firm.

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Resoluteness 76% connected

The quality of being resolute.

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Resolution 76% connected

The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of…

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Resolve 76% connected

To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.

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Possession 92% connected

The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.

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Self-control 92% connected

Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.

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Self-possession 92% connected

The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.

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Self-will 92% connected

One's own will, esp. when opposed to that of others; obstinacy.

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Abandon verb · 78% connection

Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.

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Ardent adjective · 78% connection

Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; as, ardent love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper.

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Ascetic noun · 78% connection

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and…

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Boast verb · 78% connection

To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belong…

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Command noun · 78% connection

Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.

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Complacent adjective · 78% connection

Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a complacent smile.

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Confidence noun · 78% connection

The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as l…

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Cool superl. · 78% connection

Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as,…

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Deliver verb · 78% connection

To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; -- often…

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Dispose verb · 78% connection

To exercise finally one's power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part w…

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Distemper verb · 78% connection

Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.

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Egotism noun · 78% connection

The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; th…

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Equable adjective · 78% connection

Uniform in action or intensity; not variable or changing; -- said of the feelings or temper.

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Even adjective · 78% connection

Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper.

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Express adjective · 78% connection

To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; -- used reflex…

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Humble superl. · 78% connection

Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or u…

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Hurt verb · 78% connection

To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve.

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Impotency noun · 78% connection

Want of self-restraint or self-control.

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