Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau

Faculty of Letters

Student: 1st Year, English- Romanian, Strungariu Adriana-Elena

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Main word: Strong Related words

Webster: tough, difficult, hard, firm, powerful, robust, concentrated, gross, zealous, fertile, emphatic, stout, sturdy, stalwart, tenacious, vigorous, convincing, healthy, able-bodied, heavy, mighty, fierce, stubborn, durable, ambitious.

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Related words.......................................................................................................................................... 2 9) Table .................................................................................................................................................. 12 10) American Notes, Charles Dickens................................................................................................... 14 Bibliography:.......................................................................................................................................... 16

STRONG(A)

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1), 2) - Cambridge: powerful; having or using great force or control. - Webster: having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man". - MacMillan: powerful and healthy . - Longman: able to lift heavy things/ do hard work 3) Common/shared feature: having strength or great power

4), 5) Related words Webster: tough, difficult, hard, firm, powerful, robust, concentrated, gross, zealous, fertile, emphatic, stout, sturdy, stalwart, tenacious, vigorous, convincing, healthy, ablebodied, heavy, mighty, fierce, stubborn, durable, ambitious.

6), 7) 1) Tough Cambridge: difficult. Webster: Very difficult. MacMillan: strong and able to deal with difficult situations or pain.
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Longman: difficult to do or deal with Specific feature: expressing difficulty 8) 2) Difficult Cambridge: not easy to do or understand Webster: not easy, hard to do or make MacMillan: not easy to do, deal with, or understand Longman: hard to do, understand, or deal with Specific feature: not easy to understand

3) Hard Cambridge: firm and not easy to press or bend Webstern: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort MacMillan: stiff, firm, and not easy to bend or break Longman: firm, stiff, and difficult to press down, break, or cut Specific feature: Difficult to bend or break

4) Firm Cambridge: not soft, but not completely hard Webstern: not soft or yielding to pressure MacMillan: solid but not hard Longman: not completely hard, but not soft, and not easy to bend into a different shape

Specific feature: neither soft nor hard

5) Powerful Cambridge: able to control or influence people or things that happen Webstern: having great power or force or potency or effect MacMillan: able to influence or control what people do or think Longman: a powerful person who is able to control and influence events and other people's actions Specific feature: able to control or influence

6) Robust Cambridge: (of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail Webstern: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body" MacMillan: a robust person is strong and healthy Longman: a robust person is strong and healthy Specific feature: strong and healthy

7) Concentrated Cambridge: to think very hard about the thing you are doing and nothing else Webstern: intensely focused MacMillan: concentrated liquids or substances have been made stronger by having water removed Longman: a concentrated liquid or substance has been made stronger by removing water from it Specific features: To think hard That have had water removed from it

8) Gross Cambridge: (especially in law) unacceptable because clearly wrong

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Webstern: Lacking fine distinctions or detail; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable" MacMillan: a gross amount of money is the total amount before taxes or costs have been taken out Longman: clearly wrong and unacceptable Specific features: something unacceptable, clearly wrong (lack fine distinctions or detail)

9) Zealous Cambridge: enthusiastic and eager Webstern: marked by active interest and enthusiasm MacMillan: full of great energy, effort and enthusiasm, especially in your political or religious ideas Longman: someone who is zealous does or supports something with great energy

Specific feature: enthusiastic

10) Fertile Cambridge: fertile land or soil produces a lot of healthy plants Webstern: capable of reproducing MacMillan: a fertile person, animal, or plant is able to produce babies, young animals, or new plants Longman: fertile land or soil is able to produce good crops Specific feature: capable of production

11) Emphatic Cambridge: done or said in a strong way and without any doubt

Webstern: Forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty" MacMillan: said or shown in a very strong clear way Longman: expressing an opinion, idea in a clear, strong way to show its importance Specific feature: expressing an opinion very clearly

12) Stout Cambridge: (especially of older people) quite fat and solid-looking, especially around the waist Webstern: euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" MacMillan: slightly fat. This word is less rude than fat Longman: fairly fat and heavy, or having a thick body Specific feature: fairly fat

13) Sturdy Cambridge: very strong and solid Webstern: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "sturdy young athletes" MacMillan: strong and not easily hurt, damaged, or affected by what happens Longman: an object that is sturdy is strong, well-made, and not easily broken Specific feature: not easily broken

14) Stalwart Cambridge: loyal, especially for a long time; able to be trusted Webstern: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "proud of her tall stalwart son" MacMillan: a stalwart friend or supporter is very loyal
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Longman: a very loyal and strong supporter

Specific features:

very loyal only for a person

15) Tenacious Cambridge: holding tightly on to something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way Webstern: stubbornly unyielding; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"; "men tenacious of opinion" MacMillan: a tenacious person is very determined and is not willing to stop when they are trying to achieve something Longman: determined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult Specific feature: determined

16) Vigorous Cambridge: showing or needing a lot of physical energy Webstern: characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war" MacMillan: full of energy, enthusiasm, or determination Longman: using a lot of energy and strength or determination Specific feature: full of energy

17) Convincing Cambridge: to make someone believe that something is true Webstern: capable of convincing or persuading; "a convincing argument"
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MacMillan: something that is convincing makes you believe that it is true or persuades you to do something Longman: making you believe that something is true or right Specific feature: to make someone believe that something is true

18) Healthy Cambridge: not sick Webstern: having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" MacMillan: physically strong and not ill Longman: physically strong and not likely to become ill or weak Specific feature: not ill

19) Able-bodied Cambridge: describes someone who is healthy and has no illness, injury or condition that makes it difficult to do the things that other people do Webstern: having a strong healthy body; "every able-bodied young man served in the army" MacMillan: physically strong and healthy Longman: physically strong and healthy, especially when compared with someone who is disabled Specifific feature: (not ill, healthy)

20) Heavy Cambridge: heavy objects weigh a lot Webstern: of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture" MacMillan: used when talking about how much someone or something weighs
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Longman: weighing a lot Specific feature: weighing a lot

21) Mighty Cambridge: with great effort Webstern: having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan" MacMillan: very large, powerful, or impressive Longman: very strong and powerful, or very big and impressive Specific feature: impressive

22) Fierce Cambridge: showing strong feeling or energetic activity Webstern: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty" MacMillan: involving very strong feelings such as determination, anger, or hate Longman: done with a lot of energy and strong feelings, and sometimes violent Specific feature: involving very strong feelings

23) Stubborn Cambridge: never changing your ideas, plans, even when you should Webstern: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield MacMillan: a stubborn person is not willing to change their ideas or to consider anyone elses reasons or arguments
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Longman: determined not to change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable Specific feature: not willing to change their ideas

24) Durable Cambridge: able to last a long time without becoming damaged Webstern: being strong, solid, tough, sturdy or stout MacMillan: able to stay in good condition for a long time and after being used a lot Longman: staying in good condition for a long time, even if used a lot Specific feature: able to stay in good condition for a long time

25) Ambitious Cambridge: wanting to be successful or powerful Webstern: having a strong desire for success or achievement MacMillan: determined to be successful, rich, famous Longman: determined to be successful, rich, powerful Specific feature: determined to be successful

9) Table

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Having strength or great power Strong Tough Difficult Hard Firm Powerful Robust Concentr ated Gross Zealous Fertile Emphati c Stout Sturdy Stalwart Tenaciou s Vigorous Convinci ng Healthy Ablebodied Heavy Mighty Fierce Stubbor n Durable Ambitio us + + + + + + -

Expressing difficulty + + + x + +

Not easy to understand + + + -

Difficult to bend or break + + + + x + + + + -

Only for a person + + + + + + + +

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Able to control or influence Strong Tough Difficult Hard Firm Powerful Robust Concentrat ed Gross Zealous Fertile Emphatic Stout Sturdy Stalwart Tenacious Vigorous Convincing Healthy Ablebodied Heavy Mighty Fierce Stubborn Durable Ambitious + + + + -

Strong and healthy + + + + + + + -

Not easily broken + + + + + + + + -

Determin ed + + + + +

Full of energy + + -

10) American Notes, Charles Dickens

Strong The name of him upon whom the spirit of prophecy thus descended was John Willet, a burly, large-headed man with a fat face, which betokened profound obstinacy and slowness of apprehension, combined with a very strong reliance upon his own merits. Barnaby Rudge, Charles Dickens

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Tough The landlord was a dry, tough, hard-faced old fellow (not so very old either, for he was but just turned sixty, I should think), who had been out with the militia in the last war with England, and had seen all kinds of service, except a battle; and he had been very near seeing that, he added: very near.

Difficult At first, too, and even when the hour, and all the objects it exalts, have come to be familiar, it is difficult, alone and thoughtful, to hold them to their proper shapes and forms. American Notes, Charles Dickens Hard I read in bed (but to this hour I dont know what) a good deal; and reeled on deck a little; drank cold brandy-and-water with an unspeakable disgust, and ate hard biscuit perseveringly: not ill, but going to be. American notes, Charles Dickens Firm We came to a wharf, paved with uplifted faces; got alongside, and were made fast, after some shouting and straining of cables; darted, a score of us along the gangway, almost as soon as it was thrust out to meet us, and before it had reached the ship and leaped upon the firm glad earth again! American notes, Charles Dickens Powerful It was such a powerful one, that it seemed quite to lift him out of his seat. Bleak House, Charles Dickens Robust I took him to be nearer sixty than fifty, but he was upright, hearty, and robust. Bleak House, Charles Dickens Concentrated The sun strikes upon our heads at this open window, as though its rays were concentrated through a burning-glass; but the day is in its zenith, and the season an unusual one. American Quotes, Charles Dickens

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Gross Strange as it may seem too, there is undoubtedly a degree of protection in the wig and gown a dismissal of individual responsibility in dressing for the part which encourages that insolent bearing and language, and that gross perversion of the office of a pleader for The Truth, so frequent in our courts of law. American Quotes, Charles Dickens Zealous Who would be enchanted to serve you; who would be so true, so zealous, and so faithful, every day! Bleak House, Charles Dickens

Bibliography:
1) 2) 3) 4) Cambridge Dictionaries online, http://dictionary.cambridge.org/. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, http://www.ldoceonline.com/ MacMillan Dictionary, http://www.macmillandictionary.com/ Websters Dictionary online, http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/

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