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1) full of eagerness (raring)

2) skill; eagerness (volubility)

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Meaning:
ambition

a strong desire to be successful

strong desire for success

ardour

enthusiasm (the more usual word)

enthusiasm

aspiration

ambition

goal, hope

constancy

the quality of being firm, faithful, unchanging

fixedness

curiosity

being curious

intense desire to know, understand

desire

(an instance of) strong longing (for something)

want, longing

enthusiasm

a strong feeling of admiration or interest

keen interest, excitement

exuberance

the state or quality of being exuberant

energy, enthusiasm

fervour

an enthusiastic feeling

excitement, enthusiasm

greed

the strong desire for more food, money etc, especially more than is right or reasonable

overwhelming desire for more

impatience

the absence of patience

inability, unwillingness to wait

passion

strong, enthusiastic feeling especially of love, hate or anger

strong emotion

speed

a rate of moving; fast movement; to move along, go fast; to increase the rate of something

rate of motion, often a high rate

suspense

a state of (excited or worried) uncertainty

anticipation

thirst

the feeling caused by a need to drink; suffering caused by this; to have a very strong wish for something

craving (especially for liquid)

willingness

readiness

readiness

yearning

a strong desire

desire

zeal

great interest and effort

enthusiasm

EAGERNESS as in Wiktionary
EAGERNESS as in Wikipedia