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concrete(adjective, set, firm, hardened, unsubmissive)
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conglomerated(adjective, set, firm, solid, hardened)
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consolidated(adjective, set, firm, solid, hardened)
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contemptuous(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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crusted
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crusty
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crystallized
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disdainful(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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dried(verb, adjective, set, firm, solid)
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fireproofed
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firm(adjective, set, strong, hard, solid)
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foiled
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fossilized
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granulated
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habituated(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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hard-as-nails(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, prepared)
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hard-bitten(adjective, strong, hard, stiff, unfeeling)
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hard-nosed(adjective, hard, unfeeling, unsympathetic, hardened)
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hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, hard)
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