resolute
REZ-uh-lootadjMeaning firmly determined; set on a purpose
Memory hook REZ-uh-LOOT: won’t quit till the LOOT. Captain Ada has dug for three days, and she won’t stop until she finds the loot: she is resolute.
With a resolute face, Dev stepped up to take the last penalty kick.
In context The flood had ruined half the town’s shops, yet the owners were resolute; within a month they had cleaned, repaired and reopened every door on Main Street.
Similar determined, purposeful, unwavering, steadfast
Opposite irresolute, hesitant, wavering
From Latin resolutus, past participle of resolvere (to loosen, settle).