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1. Definition: 1. untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"

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

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1. Definition: 1. a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust

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1. Definition: 1. very drunk

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

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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. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

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

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1. Definition: 1. an interjection expressing agreement

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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. affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"

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1. Definition: 1. a cruel and brutal fellow

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1. Definition: 1. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"

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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. confined to specific persons;

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1. Definition: 1. strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

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

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1. Definition: 1. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"

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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. characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"

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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. 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. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

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1. Definition: 1. resembling steel in hardness

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1. Definition: 1. consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain

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1. Definition: 1. effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"

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

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1. Definition: 1. turn the paddle; in canoeing

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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. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality;

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1. Definition: 1. quick and energetic;

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1. Definition: 1. Uadorned

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

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

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1. Definition: 1. Indicating or recording lower than zero on some scale, especially a temperature

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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. (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. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

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1. Definition: 1. being in the original position; not having been moved; "the archeologists could date the vase because it was in-situ"; "an in-situ investigator"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

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1. Definition: 1. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

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1. Definition: 1. harsh or corrosive in tone;

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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. marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"

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1. Definition: 1. painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research"

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1. Definition: 1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;

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1. Definition: 1. not liable to error; "the Church was...theoretically inerrant and omnicompetent"-G.G.Coulton; "lack an inerrant literary sense"; "an unerring marksman"

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1. Definition: 1. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

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1. Definition: 1. being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"

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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. characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"

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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. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

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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. release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

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1. Definition: 1. come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"

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1. Definition: 1. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

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1. Definition: 1. extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

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1. Definition: 1. conforming with the principles or methods used in science; "a scientific approach"

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1. Definition: 1. never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"

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

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1. Definition: 1. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

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1. Definition: 1. difficult to deal with; "a troublesome infection"; "a troublesome situation"

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1. Definition: 1. harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter"

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1. Definition: 1. remaining the same for indefinitely long times

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1. Definition: 1. performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"

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