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51unyielding — I adjective adamant, adamantine, constant, decided, dedicated, determined, devoted, enduring, faithful, firm, fixed, hard, headstrong, immobile, immovable, impliant, indomitable, inductile, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent,… …
52zealous — I adjective active, ardent, assiduous, attentive, bent upon, dedicated, desirous, devoted, devout, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fanatical, fervent, fervid, fiery, hearty, impassioned, impetuous, industrious, infatuated, keen, loving, passionate …
53industrious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. active, busy, hardworking; diligent, assiduous, sedulous. See activity. Ant., lazy, indolent. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. assiduous, hard working, diligent, enterprising; see active 2 , busy 1 ,… …
54studious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. scholarly, thoughtful, speculative, contemplative, bookish. See thought, learning. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. industrious, thoughtful, contemplative, busy, well read, well informed, scholarly,… …
55sedulity — (n.) 1540s, from L. sedulitas, noun of quality from sedulus (see SEDULOUS (Cf. sedulous)) …
56nurse — vb Nurse, nurture, foster, cherish, cultivate are comparable especially when they mean to give the care neces sary to the growth, development, or continued welfare or existence of someone or something. Nurse basically implies close care of and… …
57busy — [biz′ē] adj. busier, busiest [ME busi < OE bisig, occupied, diligent; akin to Du bezig: seen only in LowG & E] 1. occupied in some activity; at work; not idle 2. full of activity; characterized by much action or motion 3. a) in use at the… …
58sedulity — noun the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive • Syn: ↑sedulousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sedulous (for: ↑sedulousness), ↑sedulous • Hypernyms: ↑ …
59sedulously — adverb in a sedulous manner (Freq. 1) this illusion has been sedulously fostered • Derived from adjective: ↑sedulous …
60sedulousness — noun the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive • Syn: ↑sedulity • Derivationally related forms: ↑sedulous, ↑sedulous (for: ↑sedulity) • Hypernyms: ↑di …
