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Practice: hard

Test your knowledge of stronger alternatives for "hard".

Practice is designed to help you get familiar with the replacement words. Some sentences may have small grammar errors, and sometimes more than one answer could work—focus on choosing the best replacement word.
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Boring sentence
The winter was hard this year, with nonstop wind, dangerous roads, and days so cold school kept getting canceled.

The winter was ____ this year, with nonstop wind, dangerous roads, and days so cold school kept getting canceled.