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Strenuous

Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his country.

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Energetic 84% connected

Alt. of Energetical

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Energetic 84% connected

Alt. of Energetical

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Pains 74% connected

Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the former.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pains 74% connected

Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the former.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Strain 74% connected

Race; stock; generation; descent; family.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Strain 74% connected

Race; stock; generation; descent; family.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Arduous 92% connected

Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Straining 92% connected

of Strain

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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