bestir
Shake off lethargy
Bestir means to rouse to activity, almost always used reflexively: She bestirred herself to make breakfast.
The word carries a sense of overcoming inertia or reluctance—getting moving when you'd rather stay put.
It sounds somewhat literary or old-fashioned in contemporary speech.
awaken
Stir to wakefulness
- arouseTo stimulate or excite
- wakePath left in water
- wakenRouse from slumber
- alertWarning or watchfulness
revive · animate · enliven · energize · invigorate · galvanize · activate · reawaken
rouse
Stir to wakefulness
alert · revive · animate · enliven · energize · invigorate · galvanize · activate · reawaken · quicken
move
Change location or act
mobilize · spring · leap · jump · scramble · hasten · hurry · scurry · rush · dash
gumption
Spirited practical courage
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- driveOperate a vehicle
resolve · willpower · impetus · spur · prod · incentive · catalyst · urging · prompting · push