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Demanding

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Exacting 84% connected

of Exact

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Exacting 84% connected

of Exact

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Exigent 84% connected

Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical.

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Exigent 84% connected

Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical.

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Needy 84% connected

Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous.

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Needy 84% connected

Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous.

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Rigorous 84% connected

Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigo…

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Rigorous 84% connected

Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigo…

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Stern 84% connected

The black tern.

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Stern 84% connected

The black tern.

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Strict 84% connected

Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

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Strict 84% connected

Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

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Stringent 84% connected

Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.

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Stringent 84% connected

Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.

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Tight 84% connected

of Tie

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Tight 84% connected

of Tie

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Difficult 66% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Difficult 66% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Hard 66% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 66% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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