rigor
Other forms: rigors
When a school boasts of its academic rigor, it means its students learn a lot and work really hard. Rigor means thoroughness and exhaustiveness — the gold standard for a good teacher.
You may have heard of "rigor mortis" — which is a medical term describing the stiffness of a body after death. Another meaning of rigor is "sternness or severity" — for many, the rigors of boot camp are not easy to endure.
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excessive sternness“the rigors of boot camp”synonyms: austerity, hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness
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something hard to enduresynonyms: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severitytypes:sternnessthe quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbiddingtype of:
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the quality of being valid and rigorous
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As you pack your backpack and sharpen your pencils, take a moment to sharpen your vocabulary! Here are ten words that can inspire you to take on the academic challenges of a new school year.
The full title of this declaration includes a focus on citizenship, and it was published two years after the declaration of rights for men and immediately after the National Assembly of France rejected a proposal to extend the rights to women. With an ironic tone, the writer and activist Olympe de Gouges dedicated it to Marie Antoinette, who -- as a woman -- was not seen as an equal. And, as a queen, she did nothing to promote gender equality (yet she was eventually given a trial and death sentence equal to that of King Louis XVI). While a postscript and form for a social contract are also included, the main structure and contents of this declaration parallel and parody its male counterpart. Compare these lists to hear the echoes. E-text available here. Here are links to our lists on rights: The Declaration of Independence, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Declaration of the Rights of Woman, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Willow Chance is an offbeat genius whose life is thrown off course when her adoptive parents die in a tragic accident.