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1. Definition: 1. dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";

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1. Definition: 1. poor enough to need help from others

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1. Definition: 1. having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

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1. Definition: 1. incapable of or resistant to bending;

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1. Definition: 1. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"

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1. Definition: 1. a cruel and brutal fellow

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1. Definition: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

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1. Definition: 1. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

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1. Definition: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

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1. Definition: 1. compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"

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1. Definition: 1. the upward slope of a hill

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1. Definition: 1. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality;

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1. Definition: 1. not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

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1. Definition: 1. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"

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1. Definition: 1. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

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1. Definition: 1. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

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1. Definition: 1. make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"

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1. Definition: 1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

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1. Definition: 1. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"

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1. Definition: 1. not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"

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1. Definition: 1. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

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1. Definition: 1. practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"

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1. Definition: 1. disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"

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1. Definition: 1. make more complex, intricate, or richer;

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1. Definition: 1. requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

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1. Definition: 1. not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"

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1. Definition: 1. difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"

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1. Definition: 1. excessively fat; "a weighty man"

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1. Definition: 1. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

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1. Definition: 1. acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"

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1. Definition: 1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

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1. Definition: 1. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"

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1. Definition: 1. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs;

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1. Definition: 1. repetitive and persistent; "the bluejay's insistent cry"

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1. Definition: 1. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

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1. Definition: 1. tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

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1. Definition: 1. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

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1. Definition: 1. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt

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1. Definition: 1. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

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1. Definition: 1. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

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1. Definition: 1. raise a formal objection in a court of law

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1. Definition: 1. marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"

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