Physically toughened so as to have great endurance

• rugged

  1. Having a rough irregular surface:
  2. Having strong features marked with furrows or wrinkles:
  3. Having a sturdy build or strong constitution:

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  1. Having a rough irregular surface:
  2. Having strong features marked with furrows or wrinkles:
  3. Having a sturdy build or strong constitution:

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• hardy

  1. Able to withstand difficult or adverse conditions; robust:
  2. Courageous; intrepid.
  3. Brazenly daring; audacious.

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  1. Able to withstand difficult or adverse conditions; robust:
  2. Courageous; intrepid.
  3. Brazenly daring; audacious.

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• hard-handed

  1. Having hands calloused or hardened by work.
  2. Oppressive; tyrannical.

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  1. Having hands calloused or hardened by work.
  2. Oppressive; tyrannical.

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• hard-bitten

  1. Toughened by experience.

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  1. Toughened by experience.

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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Capable of exerting considerable effort or of withstanding considerable stress or hardship

• sturdy

  1. Having or showing rugged physical strength or robust health:
  2. Substantially made or built; able to withstand stress or rough use:
  3. Marked by resoluteness or determination; firm:

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  1. Having or showing rugged physical strength or robust health:
  2. Substantially made or built; able to withstand stress or rough use:
  3. Marked by resoluteness or determination; firm:

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• strong

  1. Physically powerful; capable of exerting great physical force.
  2. Marked by great physical power:
  3. In good or sound health; robust:

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  1. Physically powerful; capable of exerting great physical force.
  2. Marked by great physical power:
  3. In good or sound health; robust:

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• stout

  1. Bulky in figure; thickset or corpulent.
  2. Strong in body; sturdy:
  3. Thick or strong in structure or substance; solid or substantial:

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  1. Bulky in figure; thickset or corpulent.
  2. Strong in body; sturdy:
  3. Thick or strong in structure or substance; solid or substantial:

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• stalwart

  1. Loyal and resolute:
  2. Strong and imposing:
  3. One who steadfastly supports an organization or cause:

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  1. Loyal and resolute:
  2. Strong and imposing:
  3. One who steadfastly supports an organization or cause:

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• hardy

  1. Able to withstand difficult or adverse conditions; robust:
  2. Courageous; intrepid.
  3. Brazenly daring; audacious.

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  1. Able to withstand difficult or adverse conditions; robust:
  2. Courageous; intrepid.
  3. Brazenly daring; audacious.

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Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength

• weighty

  1. Having considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Burdensome; oppressive:
  3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:

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  1. Having considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Burdensome; oppressive:
  3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:

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• trying

  1. Causing strain, hardship, or distress.

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  1. Causing strain, hardship, or distress.

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• taxing

  1. Burdensome; wearing:

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  1. Burdensome; wearing:

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• severe

  1. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
  2. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles:
  3. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:

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  1. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
  2. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles:
  3. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:

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• rough

  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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• rigorous

  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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• oppressive

  1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
  3. Hot and humid; sweltering:

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  1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
  3. Hot and humid; sweltering:

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• onerous

  1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  2. Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.

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  1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  2. Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.

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• laborious

  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Hard-working; industrious.

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  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Hard-working; industrious.

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• heavy

  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• formidable

  1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
  2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
  3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:

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  1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
  2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
  3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:

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• exigent

  1. Requiring immediate action; pressing:
  2. Having or making urgent demands; demanding:

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  1. Requiring immediate action; pressing:
  2. Having or making urgent demands; demanding:

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• exacting

  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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• effortful

  1. Requiring or showing effort.

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  1. Requiring or showing effort.

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• difficult

  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:

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  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:

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• demanding

  1. Requiring much effort or attention:
  2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:

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  1. Requiring much effort or attention:
  2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:

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• burdensome

  1. Weighing much or hard to carry; heavy.
  2. Causing hardship or distress.

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  1. Weighing much or hard to carry; heavy.
  2. Causing hardship or distress.

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• backbreaking

  1. Demanding great exertion; arduous and exhausting.

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  1. Demanding great exertion; arduous and exhausting.

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• arduous

  1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
  2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous:
  3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

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  1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
  2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous:
  3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

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Not easy to do, achieve, or master

• uphill

  1. Located on high or higher ground:
  2. Going up a hill or slope:
  3. Marked by difficulty or strong resistance; laborious:

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  1. Located on high or higher ground:
  2. Going up a hill or slope:
  3. Marked by difficulty or strong resistance; laborious:

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• tall

  1. Having greater than ordinary height:
  2. Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty:
  3. Having a specified height:

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  1. Having greater than ordinary height:
  2. Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty:
  3. Having a specified height:

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• serious

  1. Careful in thought, full of concern, or restrained and dignified in manner; somber or grave:
  2. Requiring or carried out with careful thought or concern:
  3. Intended for sophisticated people.

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  1. Careful in thought, full of concern, or restrained and dignified in manner; somber or grave:
  2. Requiring or carried out with careful thought or concern:
  3. Intended for sophisticated people.

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• laborious

  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Hard-working; industrious.

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  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Hard-working; industrious.

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• difficult

  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:

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  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:

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• arduous

  1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
  2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous:
  3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

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  1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
  2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous:
  3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

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Marked by vigorous physical exertion

• strenuous

  1. Requiring great effort, energy, or exertion:
  2. Vigorously active; energetic or zealous:

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  1. Requiring great effort, energy, or exertion:
  2. Vigorously active; energetic or zealous:

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• rugged

  1. Having a rough irregular surface:
  2. Having strong features marked with furrows or wrinkles:
  3. Having a sturdy build or strong constitution:

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  1. Having a rough irregular surface:
  2. Having strong features marked with furrows or wrinkles:
  3. Having a sturdy build or strong constitution:

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• rough-and-tumble

  1. Characterized by roughness and disregard for order or rules:
  2. A condition marked by rough disorderly struggle; infighting:

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  1. Characterized by roughness and disregard for order or rules:
  2. A condition marked by rough disorderly struggle; infighting:

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• rough

  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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• knockabout

  1. Boisterous; rowdy.
  2. Appropriate for rough wear or use:
  3. A small sloop with a mainsail, jib, and keel but no bowsprit.

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  1. Boisterous; rowdy.
  2. Appropriate for rough wear or use:
  3. A small sloop with a mainsail, jib, and keel but no bowsprit.

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Rigorous and unsparing in treating others

• unyielding

  1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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  1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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• strict

  1. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline:
  2. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition:
  3. Requiring close observance or demanding in expectations:

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  1. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline:
  2. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition:
  3. Requiring close observance or demanding in expectations:

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• stern

  1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character:
  2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh:
  3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising:

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  1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character:
  2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh:
  3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising:

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• severe

  1. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
  2. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles:
  3. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:

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  1. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
  2. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles:
  3. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:

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• rigid

  1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff:
  2. Not moving or flexing:
  3. Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems:

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  1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff:
  2. Not moving or flexing:
  3. Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems:

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• harsh

  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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  1. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
  2. Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• exacting

  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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• demanding

  1. Requiring much effort or attention:
  2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:

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  1. Requiring much effort or attention:
  2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:

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Indicating or possessing determination, resolution, or persistence

• unyielding

  1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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  1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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• unwavering

  1. Never doubted; always steady and on course

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  1. Never doubted; always steady and on course

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• unflinching

  1. Showing neither fear nor indecision; resolute.

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  1. Showing neither fear nor indecision; resolute.

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• uncompromising

  1. Unwilling to grant concessions or negotiate; inflexible:

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  1. Unwilling to grant concessions or negotiate; inflexible:

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• unbending

  1. Not yielding; inflexible:
  2. Aloof and often antisocial; extremely reserved:

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  1. Not yielding; inflexible:
  2. Aloof and often antisocial; extremely reserved:

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• stiff

  1. Difficult to bend or fold:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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  1. Difficult to bend or fold:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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• steady

  1. Firm in position or place; fixed.
  2. Direct and unfaltering; sure.
  3. Free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform:

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  1. Firm in position or place; fixed.
  2. Direct and unfaltering; sure.
  3. Free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform:

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• steadfast

  1. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
  2. Fixed or unchanging:
  3. Fixed or unmovable:

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  1. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
  2. Fixed or unchanging:
  3. Fixed or unmovable:

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• resolute

  1. Firm or determined; unwavering.

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  1. Firm or determined; unwavering.

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• firm

  1. Resistant to externally applied pressure.
  2. Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
  3. Securely fixed in place:

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  1. Resistant to externally applied pressure.
  2. Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
  3. Securely fixed in place:

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• determined

  1. Marked by or showing determination; resolute:
  2. Decided or resolved:

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  1. Marked by or showing determination; resolute:
  2. Decided or resolved:

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• constant

  1. Continually occurring; persistent:
  2. Regularly recurring:
  3. Unchanging in nature, value, or extent; invariable:

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  1. Continually occurring; persistent:
  2. Regularly recurring:
  3. Unchanging in nature, value, or extent; invariable:

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A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions

• punk

  1. An often aggressive or violent young man:
  2. An inexperienced young person:
  3. A cowardly or weak young man:

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  1. An often aggressive or violent young man:
  2. An inexperienced young person:
  3. A cowardly or weak young man:

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• hood

  1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
  2. An ornamental draping of cloth hung from the shoulders of an academic or ecclesiastical robe.
  3. A sack placed over the head of a falcon to keep it quiet.

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  1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
  2. An ornamental draping of cloth hung from the shoulders of an academic or ecclesiastical robe.
  3. A sack placed over the head of a falcon to keep it quiet.

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• toughie

  1. A thug; a tough.
  2. A difficult problem.

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  1. A thug; a tough.
  2. A difficult problem.

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• ruffian

  1. A tough or rowdy person.
  2. A thug or gangster.

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  1. A tough or rowdy person.
  2. A thug or gangster.

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• rowdy

  1. Disorderly; rough:
  2. A rough, disorderly person.

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  1. Disorderly; rough:
  2. A rough, disorderly person.

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• roughneck

  1. An uncouth person.
  2. A rowdy.
  3. A member of the crew of an oil rig other than the driller.

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  1. An uncouth person.
  2. A rowdy.
  3. A member of the crew of an oil rig other than the driller.

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• mug

  1. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
  2. The amount that such a cup can hold.

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  1. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
  2. The amount that such a cup can hold.

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• hoodlum

  1. A gangster; a thug.
  2. A tough, often aggressive or violent youth.

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  1. A gangster; a thug.
  2. A tough, often aggressive or violent youth.

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A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire

• hood

  1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
  2. An ornamental draping of cloth hung from the shoulders of an academic or ecclesiastical robe.
  3. A sack placed over the head of a falcon to keep it quiet.

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  1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
  2. An ornamental draping of cloth hung from the shoulders of an academic or ecclesiastical robe.
  3. A sack placed over the head of a falcon to keep it quiet.

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• gorilla

  1. Either of two large apes (Gorilla gorilla or G. beringei) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse dark brown or black hair.
  2. A powerfully built, aggressive, and often crude man.
  3. A thug.

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  1. Either of two large apes (Gorilla gorilla or G. beringei) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse dark brown or black hair.
  2. A powerfully built, aggressive, and often crude man.
  3. A thug.

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• goon

  1. A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents.
  2. A stupid or oafish person.

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  1. A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents.
  2. A stupid or oafish person.

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• hooligan

  1. A tough and aggressive or violent youth.

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  1. A tough and aggressive or violent youth.

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• thug

  1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.
  2. One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in northern India until the mid-1800s.

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  1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.
  2. One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in northern India until the mid-1800s.

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• ruffian

  1. A tough or rowdy person.
  2. A thug or gangster.

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  1. A tough or rowdy person.
  2. A thug or gangster.

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• hoodlum

  1. A gangster; a thug.
  2. A tough, often aggressive or violent youth.

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  1. A gangster; a thug.
  2. A tough, often aggressive or violent youth.

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Strong

• mighty

  1. Having or showing great power, skill, strength, or force:
  2. Imposing or awesome in size, degree, or extent:
  3. To a great degree; extremely. Used as an intensive:

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  1. Having or showing great power, skill, strength, or force:
  2. Imposing or awesome in size, degree, or extent:
  3. To a great degree; extremely. Used as an intensive:

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• wiry

  1. Of or relating to wire.
  2. Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness:
  3. Sinewy and lean:

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  1. Of or relating to wire.
  2. Resembling wire in form or quality, especially in stiffness:
  3. Sinewy and lean:

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• robust

  1. Full of health and strength; vigorous.
  2. Powerfully built; sturdy:
  3. Requiring or characterized by much strength or energy:

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  1. Full of health and strength; vigorous.
  2. Powerfully built; sturdy:
  3. Requiring or characterized by much strength or energy:

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Cohesive

• closely-packed

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• dense

  1. Having relatively high density.
  2. Crowded closely together; compact:
  3. Hard to penetrate; thick:

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  1. Having relatively high density.
  2. Crowded closely together; compact:
  3. Hard to penetrate; thick:

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• in one piece

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• unbreakable

  1. Impossible to break; able to withstand rough usage:
  2. Able to withstand an attempt to break. Used of a horse.
  3. An article or object that is not easily broken.

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  1. Impossible to break; able to withstand rough usage:
  2. Able to withstand an attempt to break. Used of a horse.
  3. An article or object that is not easily broken.

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• cemented

  1. Bonded by cement or a similar substance.
  2. simple past tense and past participle of cement

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  1. Bonded by cement or a similar substance.
  2. simple past tense and past participle of cement

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• tight

  1. Fixed or fastened firmly in place:
  2. Stretched or drawn out fully:
  3. Of such close construction as to be impermeable:

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  1. Fixed or fastened firmly in place:
  2. Stretched or drawn out fully:
  3. Of such close construction as to be impermeable:

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• molded

  1. simple past tense and past participle of mold

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of mold

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• inseparable

  1. Impossible to separate or part:
  2. Very closely associated; constant:

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  1. Impossible to separate or part:
  2. Very closely associated; constant:

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• coherent

  1. Sticking together; cohering.
  2. Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts:
  3. Of, relating to, or having waves with similar direction, amplitude, and phase that are capable of exhibiting interference.

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  1. Sticking together; cohering.
  2. Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts:
  3. Of, relating to, or having waves with similar direction, amplitude, and phase that are capable of exhibiting interference.

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• leathery

  1. Having the texture or appearance of leather:

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  1. Having the texture or appearance of leather:

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• adhesive

  1. Tending to adhere; sticky.
  2. Gummed so as to adhere.
  3. Tending to persist; difficult if not impossible to shake off:

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  1. Tending to adhere; sticky.
  2. Gummed so as to adhere.
  3. Tending to persist; difficult if not impossible to shake off:

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• hardened

  1. made or become hard or harder (in various senses)
  2. confirmed or inveterate, esp. in wrong or immoral behavior; habitual

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  1. made or become hard or harder (in various senses)
  2. confirmed or inveterate, esp. in wrong or immoral behavior; habitual

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• sturdy

  1. Having or showing rugged physical strength or robust health:
  2. Substantially made or built; able to withstand stress or rough use:
  3. Marked by resoluteness or determination; firm:

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  1. Having or showing rugged physical strength or robust health:
  2. Substantially made or built; able to withstand stress or rough use:
  3. Marked by resoluteness or determination; firm:

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• firm

  1. Resistant to externally applied pressure.
  2. Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
  3. Securely fixed in place:

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  1. Resistant to externally applied pressure.
  2. Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
  3. Securely fixed in place:

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• solid

  1. Of definite shape and volume; not liquid or gaseous:
  2. Of or relating to three-dimensional geometric figures or bodies.
  3. Firm or compact in substance:

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  1. Of definite shape and volume; not liquid or gaseous:
  2. Of or relating to three-dimensional geometric figures or bodies.
  3. Firm or compact in substance:

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Difficult to chew

• tough as shoe-leather

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• old

  1. Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
  2. Relatively advanced in age:
  3. Made long ago; in existence for many years:

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  1. Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
  2. Relatively advanced in age:
  3. Made long ago; in existence for many years:

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• fibrous

  1. Having, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
  2. Full of sinews; tough.

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  1. Having, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
  2. Full of sinews; tough.

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• inedible

  1. Unfit to be eaten; not edible.

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  1. Unfit to be eaten; not edible.

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• indigestible

  1. Difficult or impossible to digest:

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  1. Difficult or impossible to digest:

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• sinewy

  1. Stringy and tough:
  2. Lean and muscular.
  3. Strong and vigorous:

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  1. Stringy and tough:
  2. Lean and muscular.
  3. Strong and vigorous:

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• gristly

  1. Composed of or containing gristle.
  2. Resembling gristle.

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  1. Composed of or containing gristle.
  2. Resembling gristle.

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• half-cooked

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• uncooked

  1. Not cooked; raw.

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  1. Not cooked; raw.

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Difficult

• laborious

  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Hard-working; industrious.

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  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Hard-working; industrious.

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• puzzling

  1. Present participle of puzzle.
  2. Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
  3. Time spent pondering something confusing.

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  1. Present participle of puzzle.
  2. Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
  3. Time spent pondering something confusing.

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• intricate

  1. Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate:
  2. Difficult to understand, analyze, or solve for having many interconnected elements.

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  1. Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate:
  2. Difficult to understand, analyze, or solve for having many interconnected elements.

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• onerous

  1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  2. Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.

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  1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  2. Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.

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• troublesome

  1. Characterized by or causing trouble or anxiety.

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  1. Characterized by or causing trouble or anxiety.

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• resisting

  1. Present participle of resist.

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  1. Present participle of resist.

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• unyielding

  1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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  1. Not giving way to pressure; hard or inflexible:
  2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
  3. Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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Hardy

• capable

  1. Having capacity or ability; efficient and able:
  2. Having the ability required for a specific task or accomplishment; qualified:
  3. Having the inclination or disposition:

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  1. Having capacity or ability; efficient and able:
  2. Having the ability required for a specific task or accomplishment; qualified:
  3. Having the inclination or disposition:

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• sound

  1. Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of hearing.
  2. Transmitted vibrations of any frequency.
  3. The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium.

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  1. Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of hearing.
  2. Transmitted vibrations of any frequency.
  3. The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium.

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• robust

  1. Full of health and strength; vigorous.
  2. Powerfully built; sturdy:
  3. Requiring or characterized by much strength or energy:

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  1. Full of health and strength; vigorous.
  2. Powerfully built; sturdy:
  3. Requiring or characterized by much strength or energy:

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*Rough and cruel

• unmanageable

  1. Difficult or impossible to manage or control:
  2. Difficult to carry or maneuver; unwieldy:

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  1. Difficult or impossible to manage or control:
  2. Difficult to carry or maneuver; unwieldy:

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• uncontrollable

  1. Impossible to control or govern:

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  1. Impossible to control or govern:

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• riotous

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a riot.
  2. Participating in or inciting to riot or uproar.
  3. Uproarious; boisterous:

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  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a riot.
  2. Participating in or inciting to riot or uproar.
  3. Uproarious; boisterous:

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• rapacious

  1. Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy:
  2. Living by killing prey, especially in large numbers:
  3. Taking things by force; plundering:

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  1. Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things; greedy:
  2. Living by killing prey, especially in large numbers:
  3. Taking things by force; plundering:

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• terrible

  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense:

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  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense:

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• uproarious

  1. Causing or accompanied by an uproar:
  2. Loud and full; boisterous:
  3. Causing hearty laughter; hilarious:

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  1. Causing or accompanied by an uproar:
  2. Loud and full; boisterous:
  3. Causing hearty laughter; hilarious:

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• ruffianly

  1. In the manner of a ruffian.

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  1. In the manner of a ruffian.

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• ferocious

  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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• desperate

  1. Having lost all hope; despairing.
  2. Marked by, arising from, or showing despair:
  3. Reckless or violent because of despair:

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  1. Having lost all hope; despairing.
  2. Marked by, arising from, or showing despair:
  3. Reckless or violent because of despair:

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• fierce

  1. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
  2. Characterized by or showing hostility:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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  1. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
  2. Characterized by or showing hostility:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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• savage

  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Not civilized; barbaric:
  3. Vicious or merciless; brutal:

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  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Not civilized; barbaric:
  3. Vicious or merciless; brutal:

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*Unfavorable

• untimely

  1. Occurring or done at an inappropriate time; inopportune.
  2. Occurring too soon; premature:
  3. Inopportunely.

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  1. Occurring or done at an inappropriate time; inopportune.
  2. Occurring too soon; premature:
  3. Inopportunely.

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• unfortunate

  1. Having bad luck; unlucky.
  2. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune:
  3. Regrettable; deplorable:

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  1. Having bad luck; unlucky.
  2. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune:
  3. Regrettable; deplorable:

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• bad

  1. Not achieving an adequate standard; poor:
  2. Immoral or evil.
  3. Vulgar or obscene:

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  1. Not achieving an adequate standard; poor:
  2. Immoral or evil.
  3. Vulgar or obscene:

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*Excellent

• premium

  1. An amount paid or required, often as an installment payment, for an insurance policy.
  2. An amount paid to obtain a loan.
  3. An interest payment, usually on a regular basis, on a loan.

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  1. An amount paid or required, often as an installment payment, for an insurance policy.
  2. An amount paid to obtain a loan.
  3. An interest payment, usually on a regular basis, on a loan.

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• first-class

  1. The first, highest, or best group in a system of classification:
  2. The most luxurious and most expensive class of accommodations on a commercial airplane, train, passenger ship, or other conveyance.

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  1. The first, highest, or best group in a system of classification:
  2. The most luxurious and most expensive class of accommodations on a commercial airplane, train, passenger ship, or other conveyance.

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• fine

  1. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance:
  2. Excellent in character or ability:
  3. Very small in size, weight, or thickness:

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  1. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance:
  2. Excellent in character or ability:
  3. Very small in size, weight, or thickness:

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