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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

hard v. rugged v. tough

1. Caves are tough places to live. Which is the original.

hich of the following words can we used instead of "tough" but will retain its meaning?

2. Caves are hard places to live.

3. Caves are rugged places to live.

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Does this definition for tough fit here?

Tough:Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

It is also meaning of rugged.

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tough and hard focus on difficulty for people,

rugged focuses ore on physical harshness of terrain.
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What would be another word for tough here aside from hard ?


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hhtt1. Caves are tough places to live in.
Caves are wretched places to live in.
Caves are onerous places to live in.
Caves are taxing places to live in.
Caves are dreadful places to live in.
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AlpheccaStarsCaves are dreadful places to live in.
But somehow seems it that dreadful has a more strong word than hard/tough/difficult.

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hhttBut somehow seems it that dreadful has a more strong word than hard/tough/difficult.
They all have different shades of meaning. That is what we have different words for.
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