3
exacting(adjective, hard, tough, severe, cruel)
3
expressionless(adjective, person, hard, feelings, response)
3
flintlike(adjective, tenacious)
3
indigent(poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting, bankrupt)
3
numb(adjective, hard, tough, severe, cruel)
3
osseous
3
passionless(adjective, cool, unfriendly, aloof, distant)
3
penniless(poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting, bankrupt)
3
persevering(adjective, tenacious)
3
poverty-stricken(flat, poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting)
3
ragged
3
refractory(adjective, hard, firm, solid, stiff)
3
savage(adjective, mean, hard, harsh, cold)
3
set(adjective, hard, firm, solid, stiff)
3
spiteful(adjective, person, negative)
3
staunch(adjective, cold, indifferent, impassive, steadfast)
3
stoic(adjective, cold, indifferent, unyielding)
3
stolid
3
stone
3
strict
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