Initiative
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A beginning; a first move. A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem. The ability to act first or on one's own.
Example sentence: Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
Maiden
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: virgin(about a female, human or animal) without offspringlike/ fitting a (young, unmarried) maidendescribing a first occurrence or eventdescribing an over in which no runs are scored
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A girl or an unmarried young woman, often used poeticallyA female virginA race horse without any victory ('virgin record')A Scottish counterpart of the guillotinea maiden over
Example sentence: My father is Portuguese, and in Portugal, it is traditional to take your mother's maiden name as a middle name. My mum is called Tough.