Application
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb. The thing applied. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence. A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.) A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school. A petition, entreaty, or other request.
Example sentence: The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence.
Diligence
Part of speech: noun
Definition: conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing somethingOne of the seven contrary virtues, opposite the vice of sloth.A public stage-coach. (19th century, now used only in reference to France or other European countries including Great Britain.)
Example sentence: Creativity itself doesn't care at all about results - the only thing it craves is the process. Learn to love the process and let whatever happens next happen, without fussing too much about it. Work like a monk, or a mule, or some other representative metaphor for diligence. Love the work. Destiny will do what it wants with you, regardless.