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self-reliant |
Adjective
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(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment |
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stringent |
Adjective
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures |
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stern |
Adjective
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severe and unremitting in making demands |
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stern |
Adjective
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of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor |
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stern |
Adjective
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not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty |
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stern |
Adjective
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severely simple |
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stern |
Noun
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the rear part of a ship |
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stern |
Noun
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the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on |
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separatist |
Adjective
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having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude |
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separatist |
Noun
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an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) |
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strict |
Adjective
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incapable of compromise or flexibility |
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strict |
Adjective
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(of rules) stringently enforced |
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strict |
Adjective
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severe and unremitting in making demands |
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strict |
Adjective
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rigidly accurate |
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strict |
Adjective
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characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint |
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statesmanly |
Adjective
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marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman |
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self-sufficient |
Adjective
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able to provide for your own needs without help from others |
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sacked |
Adjective
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having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence |
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self-sufficing |
Adjective
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able to provide for your own needs without help from others |
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self-sustaining |
Adjective
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able to provide for your own needs without help from others |
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self-supporting |
Adjective
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financially independent |
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strong-minded |
Adjective
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marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment |
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strong-minded |
Adjective
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having a determined will |
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sedulous |
Adjective
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marked by care and persistent effort |
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subordinate |
Adjective
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(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence |
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subordinate |
Adjective
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lower in rank or importance |
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subordinate |
Adjective
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subject or submissive to authority or the control of another |
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subordinate |
Noun
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a word that is more specific than a given word |
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subordinate |
Noun
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an assistant subject to the authority or control of another |
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subordinate |
Verb
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make subordinate, dependent, or subservient |
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subordinate |
Verb
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rank or order as less important or consider of less value |
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scorched |
Adjective
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having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy |
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scorched |
Adjective
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dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight |
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shattered |
Adjective
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ruined or disrupted |
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slack |
Adjective
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lacking in rigor or strictness |
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slack |
Adjective
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flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide |
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slack |
Adjective
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not tense or taut |
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slack |
Noun
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a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely |
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slack |
Noun
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the quality of being loose, not taut |
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slack |
Noun
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a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot |
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slack |
Noun
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a stretch of water without current or movement |
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slack |
Noun
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a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality |
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slack |
Noun
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dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve |
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slack |
Verb
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cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water |
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slack |
Verb
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become less in amount or intensity |
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slack |
Verb
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make less active or intense |
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slack |
Verb
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become slow or slower |
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slack |
Verb
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make less active or fast |
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slack |
Verb
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release tension on |
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slack |
Verb
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be inattentive to, or neglect |