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Wordle 26. Dour. dour Adjective: Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance. Synonyms: severe - stern - austere - rigid - grim - strict – hard The strict teacher had a dour face. fortitude. for·ti·tude
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Dour • dour • Adjective: Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance. Synonyms: severe - stern - austere - rigid - grim - strict – hard • The strict teacher had a dour face.
fortitude • for·ti·tude • Noun: Courage in pain or adversity: "she endured her illness with great fortitude". • The soldiers had great fortitude when they fought against an enemy with twice their number and survived.
hedonist • hedonist: • Noun: someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures • The coquette was considered a hedonist by many people in the town. But she really she just liked the attention from flirting.
furlough • fur·lough • Noun: Leave of absence, esp. that granted to a member of the armed services. • Verb: Grant such leave of absence to. Synonyms: leave - vacation – holiday • Tom went to the beach for his two week furlough from the army instead of going home.
hubris • hu·bris • Noun: Excessive pride or self-confidence. • (in Greek tragedy) Excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis. • Synonyms: arrogance - hauteur - haughtiness - pride – insolence • Icarus showed too much hubris when he tried to fly as high as the gods. Instead, he fell into the ocean.
Onus (Review Word) • o·nus • Noun: Used to refer to something that is one's duty or responsibility: "the onus is on you to show that you have suffered". Synonyms: burden - charge - responsibility - weight – liability • Because she was the boss, it was Amy’s onus to fire Richard.
Missive (Review Word) • mis·sive • Noun: A letter, esp. a long or official one. Synonyms: letter - epistle – message • Tina wrote a missive to the school to ask them to donate books to the orphanage.