You can look at the words in front and behind it, because they refer to this big word. You may find a synonym of the word or a close reference. So for example in this sentence: I was excited and ambitious to learn about cars today. So this is a easy example. You can use exited to define ambitious if you dont know what ambitious means.
A, as the rock in flowing water, she is sturdy and perseverant.
Change was to is, worked to work, prided to pride, cooperated to cooperate, felt to feel, and had to have.
It means if u search it up it is something sexual