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noun • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music • a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration adjective satellite • causing or able to cause motion • impelling to action | ||||||||
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noun • a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces • the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection | ||||||||
| 26% | 14 | Thought or action based on reason | ||||||
noun • the quality of being consistent with or based on logic | ||||||||
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MOTIVE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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