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stiff, rigid, inflexible, inelastic, tense.
These adjectives are compared as they describe what is very firm and does not
easily bend or give way.
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still, quiet, silent, noiseless, soundless.
These adjectives mean marked by or making no sound, noise, or movement.
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steady, even, equable, uniform, constant.
These adjectives mean marked by lack of variation or change.
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steal, purloin, filch, snitch, pilfer, cop, hook, swipe, lift, pinch.
These verbs mean to take another's property wrongfully, often surreptitiously.
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sterile, infertile, barren, unfruitful, impotent.
These adjectives in literal usage mean not producing or unable to produce
offspring; figuratively they suggest a lack of productiveness.
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strange, peculiar, odd, queer, quaint, outlandish, singular, eccentric, curious.
These adjectives describe what deviates from the usual or customary.
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stingy, close, close-fisted, niggardly, penny-pinching, miserly, parsimonious, penurious, tight, tightfisted.
These adjectives mean reluctant or marked by reluctance to spend money or part
with possessions.
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strong, stout, sturdy, tough, stalwart, tenacious.
These adjectives are compared as they mean having or showing vigor,
durability, or power of body or spirit.
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stupid, slow, dumb, dull, obtuse, dense.
These adjectives mean lacking or marked by a lack of intellectual acuity.
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subject, matter, topic, theme.
These nouns denote the principal idea or point of a speech, a piece of
writing, or an artistic work
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suggest, imply, hint, intimate, insinuate.
These verbs mean to convey thoughts or ideas by indirection.
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summit, peak, pinnacle, acme, apex, zenith, climax.
These nouns all mean the highest point.
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