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  • 91aggressive — ag‧gres‧sive [əˈgresɪv] adjective 1. an aggressive action uses direct and forceful methods in order to achieve the result that someone wants: • aggressive marketing tactics to promote smoking among teenagers • aggressive cost cutting • Aggressive …

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  • 92cogent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. potent, forceful, convincing, persuasive, weighty, compelling. See power, vigor. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Persuasive] Syn. convincing, sound, forceful, compelling; see persuasive . 2. [Relevant]… …

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  • 93effective — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. efficacious, effectual, productive, adequate, telling, potent, active, operative, dynamic; successful; causative; efficient, capable. See power, utility, agency, success, vigor. Ant., ineffective,… …

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  • 94strong — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. powerful (see strength); strong smelling, pungent, piquant, etc. (see odor); intense, concentrated, brilliant, bright, vivid, dazzling, etc.; alcoholic, spirituous, hard, bodied, heady, proof (see… …

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  • 95virile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. manly, masculine, macho; vigorous, potent; fully sexed. See strength, vigor. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Manly] Syn. masculine, potent, manly, macho; see male , manly , masculine 2 . 2. [Forceful]… …

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  • 96aggressive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Energetic and forceful] Syn. assertive, forward, pushing, enterprising, forceful, domineering, self assertive, outspoken, bold, energetic, vigorous, dynamic, driving, determined, competitive, activist, proactive, pushy* …

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  • 97powerful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Wielding power] Syn. mighty, all powerful, almighty, superhuman, omnipotent, overpowering, great, invincible, dominant, indomitable, influential, authoritative, overruling, potent, puissant, forceful, forcible,… …

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  • 98powerful — adjective 1) powerful shoulders Syn: strong, muscular, muscly, sturdy, strapping, robust, brawny, burly, athletic, manly, well built, solid; informal beefy, hunky; dated stalwart; literary stark, thewy Ant …

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  • 99hard´-sell´er — hard sell, Informal. 1. forceful and aggressive sales techniques; high pressure salesmanship: »A company chairman…started a conference of big businessmen with a warning against overusing the hard sell (Observer). 2. a difficult task of persuasion …

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  • 100ab·so·lute·ly — /ˈæbsəˌluːtli/ adv 1 : in an absolute way: such as 1 a : completely or totally He is absolutely certain who will win. Let me make one thing absolutely clear. Keep a …

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