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endeavour, try, attempt: He struggled to keep his head above
water. 2 contend, fight, wrestle, battle: They struggled
against the twin odds of poverty and sickness. 3 wriggle,
wiggle, squirm, writhe, twist, worm: She finally struggled free
of the ropes.
--n. 4 effort, exertion, strain; toil, work, travail, labour,
drudgery, striving, struggling: Earning even a humble living
was a struggle in those days. Was the outcome worth the
struggle? 5 contention, competition, contest, battle, fight,
tussle, match, clash, encounter, strife: The struggle between
good and evil continues.
strut
stub
v. swagger, parade, promenade, peacock, prance: She goes
strutting about the office as if she were the boss.
n. 1 butt, end, stump, tail (end), remnant, Colloq Brit
fag-end: He produced a stub of pencil from his pocket and began
to make notes. 2 counterfoil; receipt: You will need your
ticket stub for any claim.
stubborn adj. obstinate, unyielding, inflexible, intransigent,
intractable, uncompromising, mulish, pigheaded, refractory,
wayward, adamant, recalcitrant, bull-headed, persistent,
tenacious, pertinacious, unrelenting, dogged, determined: He
remains stubborn in his refusal to join the group.
student n. 1 pupil, learner, scholar, undergraduate, schoolboy,
schoolgirl, schoolchild, trainee, apprentice, disciple; Colloq
Brit swot or swotter or swat, US grind: Only students of
advanced standing are admitted to this class. 2 devotee,
follower, admirer, observer, evaluator, commentator, critic:
Nicole is a perceptive student of human nature.
studied adj. premeditated, deliberate, calculated, planned,
intentional, wilful, well-thought-out, conscious, contrived,
feigned, forced, laboured: He treated even the greatest crisis
with a studied air of insouciance.
studious adj. 1 assiduous, sedulous, diligent, industrious, attentive,
careful, painstaking, thorough, tireless: Miniaturists must pay
studious attention to detail. 2 scholarly, bookish, academic:
She refused to allow her athletic achievements to interfere with