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Velleity

The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete volition.

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Volition 76% connected

The act of willing or choosing; the act of forming a purpose; the exercise of the will.

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Want 76% connected

The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of p…

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Will 76% connected

The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide t…

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Wish 76% connected

To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

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Wishing 76% connected

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