Today's Word "Resolute"
Determined, firm, or unwavering
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resolute \REZ-uh-loot\ (adjective) - Determined; firm; unwavering.
"Government and the private sector must unite against the threat; firm, resolute and measured actions are required.'"
From Middle English, from Latin resoltus, past participle of resolvere (to resolve), from re- + solvere (to untie or loosen). Ultimately from Indo-European root leu- (to loosen, divide) that is also the source for forlorn, lag, loss, solve, and analysis.