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111set — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. place, put, station; arrange, prepare; establish; mount; adjust, regulate; fix, assign, appoint; plant, set out; overthrow, unsettle; sink, go down; solidify, jell, harden; start out. See location,… …
112solidify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. set, cohere, congeal; coalesce, come together. See density, combination. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To harden] Syn. set, fix, crystallize; see compress , harden 2 , thicken 1 . 2. [To make secure] Syn.… …
113stiff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rigid, inflexible, firm, non fluid; strong, brisk; difficult, hard; severe, excessive; formal, unreserved; awkward, stilted. See hardness, severity, affectation, inelegance, restraint, pride.Ant.,… …
114strength — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. power, vigor (see strength); potency, efficacy; hardness, resistance; strength of purpose, resolution, tenacity, courage. II Power of exertion Nouns 1. strength, power …
115temper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. temperament, nature, disposition; mood, humor, tone; tantrum, passion, rage; mettle, quality; calmness, composure, equanimity. See irascibility, feeling, intrinsic. v. t. moderate, soften; harden,… …
116hardened — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Made hard] Syn. compacted, stiffened, stiff; see firm 2 . 2. [Inured to labor or hardship] Syn. disciplined, trained, accustomed, habituated, inured, resistant, steeled, toughened, seasoned. Ant. unaccustomed,… …
117toughen — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. harden, temper, anneal, season, strengthen, inure, steel, fortify, acclimate. ANT.: weaken, enfeeble II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To become or cause to become tough or strong: strengthen. See STRONG. 2. To… …
118caseharden — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make resistant to hardship, especially . through continued exposure: acclimate, acclimatize, harden, indurate, season, toughen. See CONTINUE, RESIST …
119Sclerochloa — , sclerochloa Gk skleros, hard; chloa, grass. The glumes are indurate …
120sclerophylla — , sclerophyllum, sclerophyllus Gk skleros, hard; phyllon, leaf. Leaf blades indurate or leathery …
