Motivating force, often Crossword Clue

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Motivating force, often Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
2. your consciousness of your own identity

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MOTIVATING (noun)
1. the act of motivating; providing incentive
MOTIVATING (adjective)
1. impelling to action
FORCE (noun)
1. (of a law) having legal validity
2. group of people willing to obey orders
FORCE (verb)
1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
2. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

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