stolid
adjectiveShowing little emotion or outward reaction.
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Clear all filtersShowing little emotion or outward reaction.
Planned with a broader or longer-term objective in mind.
An organized plan for achieving a broader goal.
Requiring or involving vigorous effort.
A severe criticism or a restrictive rule.
Severe criticism
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Bitter or prolonged conflict.
Strict and demanding in requirements or application.
To make something ineffective or appear foolish; to inhibit its development.
Make ineffective or inhibit
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Astonishingly great in size or degree.
A state of greatly reduced alertness or a dazed condition.
To block progress or leave someone unable to proceed.
Smooth, confident, and polished in social manner.
A smaller part formed by dividing a larger whole.
To bring under control or reduce the force or intensity of something.
Influenced by individual views, feelings, or experience.
To bring under domination or control.
To redirect an impulse into a socially acceptable or constructive activity.
Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire awe.
Below the threshold of conscious perception.
The act of yielding to another's authority or control.
Yielding to authority
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Inclined to accept another person's authority or wishes without resistance.
Lower in rank, importance, or authority.
Following later in time or order.
Excessively obedient or willing to put oneself below others.
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