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  • 41Work Capacity Test — The pack test, also known more officially as the Work Capacity Test (WCT), is a U.S. Forest Service physical test for wildland firefighters. The pack test is intentionally stressful as it tests the capacity of muscular strength and aerobic… …

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  • 42difficult — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hard to achieve] Syn. laborious, hard, arduous, strenuous, demanding, exacting, hard won, stiff, heavy, painful, labored, trying, titanic, bothersome, troublesome, burdensome, backbreaking, not easy, wearisome, onerous,… …

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  • 43hard — 1 solid, *firm Analogous words: compact, dense, *c!ose: consolidated, compacted, concentrated (see COMPACT vb): *hardened, indurated, callous Antonyms: soft Contrasted words: fluid, *Iiquid: flabby, flaccid, *Iimp: pliant, pliable, *plastic:… …

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  • 44laborious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hard, arduous, tiresome, irksome; diligent, assiduous. See exertion.Ant., effortless. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Difficult] Syn. arduous, hard, stiff; see difficult 1 . 2. [Industrious] Syn.… …

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  • 45hard — 1. adjective 1) hard ground Syn: firm, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, close packed, compressed; steely …

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  • 46backbreaking — adjective characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort worked their arduous way up the mining valley a grueling campaign hard labor heavy work heavy going spent many laborious hours on the project set a punishing …

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  • 47Rama — Hdeity infobox| Caption = Lord Rama (center) with wife Sita, brother Lakshmana (with fan) and devotee, Hanuman (far left). Name = Rama Sanskrit Transliteration = rāma Devanagari = राम Kannada = Pali Transliteration = Tamil script = Script =… …

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  • 48hard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. firm, rigid (see hardness); unsympathetic, unloving, unfriendly, callous; strenuous, difficult, puzzling; severe, serious, short, intensive. See insensibility. Ant., soft. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …

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  • 49Difficult — Dif fi*cult, a. [From {Difficulty}.] 1. Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous. [1913 Webster] Note: Difficult implies the notion that considerable mental effort or skill is… …

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  • 50Hard — (h[aum]rd), a. [Compar. {Harder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Hardest}.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har[eth]r, Dan. haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty s strong, ka rtos, kra tos, strength …

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