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  • 101diligence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. application, industry, assiduity, activity; stagecoach (see vehicle). See attention. Ant., laziness, disregard. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. assiduity, industry, perseverance, persistence, application,… …

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  • 102perseverance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. continuance, permanence; firmness, stability; constancy, steadiness; tenacityor singleness of purpose; persistence, plodding, patience; industry; pertinacity; gameness, pluck, stamina, backbone;… …

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  • 103perversity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. obstinacy, obduracy, perverseness, mulishness, cussedness (sl.); waywardness, unconformity; contumacy, wickedness. See irascibility. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being… …

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  • 104resolution — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Determination Nouns 1. resolution, resoluteness, determination, will, decision, strength of mind, resolve, firmness, steadfastness, energy, pluck, grit, backbone, morale, gumption, courage, devotion,… …

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  • 105constancy — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Faithfulness] Syn. fidelity, attachment, adherence, fealty, allegiance, devotion, ardor, eagerness, zeal, passion, love, earnestness, steadfastness, permanence, staunchness, principle, integrity, honor, faith, honesty,… …

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  • 106stubbornness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. obstinacy, doggedness, inflexibility, pertinacity, indomitability, perverseness, perversity, contumacy, obduracy, adamancy, refractoriness, mulishness, sullenness, pigheadedness, stupidity, intractableness, bullheadedness,… …

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  • 107bullheadedness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, perverseness, perversity, pigheadedness, tenaciousness, tenacity,… …

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  • 108hardheadedness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: bullheadedness, doggedness, mul ishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, perverseness, perversity, pig headedness, tenaciousness, tenacity,… …

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  • 109mulishness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: buUheadedness, doggedness, hard headedness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertina ciousness, pertinacity, perverseness, perversity, pigheadedness, tenaciousness,… …

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  • 110obstinateness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: bullheadedness, doggedness, hard headedness, mulishness, obstinacy, pertina ciousness, pertinacity, perverseness, perversity, pigheadedness, tenaciousness,… …

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