Related Words for challenging

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difficult
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Adjective, Verb
provocative
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
intriguing
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Noun, Adjective, Noun
ambitious
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Noun, Adjective
stimulating
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Adjective, Adjective
hard
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Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
tough
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Adjective
tricky
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Adjective
daunting
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Adjective
rewarding
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Adjective
exciting
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Adjective
exhilarating
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Adjective
frustrating
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Adjective
tiring
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Noun
problematic
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Adjective
arduous
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Adjective
complicated
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Adjective
exhausting
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Adjective
strenuous
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Adjective
intimidating
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Verb
perplexing
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Adjective
troublesome
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Adjective
vexing
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Adjective
interesting
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Adjective
satisfying
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Adjective
troubling
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Adjective
invigorating
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Adjective
impossible
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Adjective
discouraging
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Adjective
risky
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Adjective
enjoyable
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Adjective
exasperating
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Adjective
complex
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Noun
frightening
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Adjective
thrilling
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Adjective
puzzling
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Adjective
perilous
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Adjective
compelling
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Adjective
doable
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Adjective
inspiring
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Adjective
dangerous
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Adjective
fascinating
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Adjective
unusual
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Adjective
unsettling
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Adjective
confusing
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Adjective
problematical
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Adjective
grueling
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Adjective
unorthodox
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Adjective
enlightening
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Adjective
worthwhile
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Adjective
unpredictable
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Adjective
scary
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Adjective
demanding
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Verb
gratifying
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Adjective
easy
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Adjective
enthralling
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Adjective
difficulty
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Noun
unnerving
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Adjective
stressful
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Adjective
engaging
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Verb
beneficial
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Adjective
critical
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Adjective
tedious
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Adjective
infuriating
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Adjective
diverse
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Adjective
amusing
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Adjective
aggravating
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Adjective
entertaining
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Adjective
baffling
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Adjective
important
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Adjective
contentious
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Adjective
successful
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Adjective
unique
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Adjective
terrifying
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Adjective
competitive
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Adjective
energizing
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Noun
controversial
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Adjective
motivating
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Noun
appealing
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Verb
tiresome
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Adjective
confounding
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Noun
hazardous
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Adjective
onerous
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Adjective
varied
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Adjective
straightforward
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Adjective
different
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Adjective
impractical
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Adjective
surprising
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Adjective
meaningful
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Adjective
crucial
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Adjective
rigorous
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Adjective
unconventional
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Adjective
inconvenient
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Adjective
impactful
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Noun
refreshing
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Adjective
disruptive
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Adjective
unforgiving
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Adjective
dynamic
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Adjective
dicey
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Name
maddening
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Adjective
adventurous
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Adjective
uncomfortable
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Adjective
empowering
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Noun
unfamiliar
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Adjective
innovative
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Adjective
bewildering
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Adjective
upsetting
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Verb
contradictory
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Adjective
painful
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Adjective
tortuous
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Adjective
unpleasant
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Adjective
gruelling
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Adjective
task
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Noun
brutal
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Adjective
testing
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Noun
trying
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Verb
rough
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Adjective
cumbersome
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Adjective
difficile
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Noun
fiendish
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Adjective
unachievable
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Adjective
recalcitrant
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Adjective
obscure
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Adjective
elusive
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Adjective
murderous
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Adjective
tortured
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Adjective
unenviable
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Adjective
gainful
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Noun
skittish
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Adjective
incomprehensible
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Adjective
inscrutable
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Adjective
intractable
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Adjective
awkward
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Adjective
abstract
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Name
unfathomable
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Adjective
uneasy
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Adjective
unattainable
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Adjective
mystifying
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Adjective
oppressive
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Adjective
indigestible
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Adjective
menacing
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Adjective
unwieldy
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Adjective
punishing
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Verb
problem
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Noun
impracticable
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Adjective
chancy
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Noun
ungainly
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Adjective
bottomless
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Adjective
rocky
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Name
unethical
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Adjective
close
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Adjective
unthinkable
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Adjective
messy
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Adjective
refractory
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Adjective
intellectually
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Adverb
questioning
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Verb
behaviours
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Noun
climbs
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Noun
hike
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Noun
assignments
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Noun
emotionally
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Adverb
workout
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Noun
technically
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Adverb
stare
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Noun
endeavor
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Noun
threatening
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Verb
fulfilling
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Verb
undertaking
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Noun
curriculum
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Noun
abnormal
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Adjective, Noun
adverse
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Adjective
against
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Adjective
aggressive
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Adjective, Noun
aspirational
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Adjective, Noun
audacious
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Adjective
bold
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
boosting
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Noun
burdensome
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Adjective
claimed
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Adjective
combat
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Noun, Verb
compound
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
contesting
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Noun
daring
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Adjective, Noun
defiance
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Noun
defiant
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Adjective, Noun
defying
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Verb, Adjective
delicate
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Adjective, Noun
denounce
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Verb
dire
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Adjective, Noun
disadvantageous
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Adjective
disputing
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Noun
dreaded
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Adjective
encouraging
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Adjective, Noun
enormous
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Adjective
exacting
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Adjective
fearsome
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Adjective
finicky
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Adjective
formidable
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Adjective
fostering
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Noun
grim
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
hardship
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Noun, Verb
harsh
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
heavy
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
herculean
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Adjective
inspirational
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Adjective, Noun
intense
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Adjective
intensive
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Adjective, Noun
intricate
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Adjective, Verb
knotty
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Adjective
laborious
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Adjective
nonthreatening
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Adjective
nurturing
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
objecting
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Verb
painstaking
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Noun, Adjective
picky
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Adjective, Noun
plex
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Noun
pressing
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Adjective, Noun
promising
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Adjective, Noun
protest
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Noun, Verb
rebuttal
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Noun
redoubtable
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Adjective
refuting
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Verb
requiring
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Noun
rugged
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Adjective
sensitive
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Adjective, Noun
serious
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Adjective, Adverb
severe
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Adjective, Noun
sophisticated
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Adjective
spiny
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Noun, Adjective
spurring
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Noun
stimulant
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Noun, Adjective
stringent
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Adjective
taxing
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Noun, Adjective
thorny
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Adjective
ticklish
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Adjective
undermining
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Noun
uphill
//
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
vibrant
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Adjective, Noun
die
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Verb, Noun
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
fall
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Verb, Noun