intolerance
baulkiness, bias, bigotry, bullheadedness, determination, discrimination, doggedness, dogmatism, fanaticism, fixed mind, hard-headedness, illiberality, inflexible will, mulishness, narrow-mindedness,
obey the rules - comply, conform, defer to, hearken to, heed, keep, mind, obey, observe, stay in line, submit, toe the mark
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despair of - despair, despond, falter, give up, give way, lose heart ,
tear to pieces - atomize, break to pieces, carp, catch at straws, cavil, cleave, cut up, defoliate, demolish, denude, disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle, dismember, draw and quarter,
abounding in riches - affluent, comfortable, fat, flush, independent, loaded, luxurious, moneyed, opulent, prosperous, rich, warm, wealthy, well-off, well-to-do ,
dissimilar - antithetical, antonymous, assorted, at odds, at variance, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, counter, departing, deviating, different, differentiated, differing,
eat away - abate, abrade, abstract, bate, bite, canker, corrode, curtail, decrease, deduct, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, disparage,
academic discipline - area, arena, art, concern, discipline, domain, field, natural science, province, science, social science, speciality, sphere, study, technology ,
practical ability - ability, address, artfulness, artistry, bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity, cleverness, command, competence, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship,
punch cards - magnetic tape, microfiche, microfilm, oscilloscope, printout, reader, readout, recorder ,
upper limit - bound, boundary, ceiling, circumscription, compass, confine, cut-off, deadline, delimitation, determinant, end, extremity, finish, floor, frontier,
despair of - despair, despond, falter, give up, give way, lose heart ,
tear to pieces - atomize, break to pieces, carp, catch at straws, cavil, cleave, cut up, defoliate, demolish, denude, disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle, dismember, draw and quarter,
abounding in riches - affluent, comfortable, fat, flush, independent, loaded, luxurious, moneyed, opulent, prosperous, rich, warm, wealthy, well-off, well-to-do ,
dissimilar - antithetical, antonymous, assorted, at odds, at variance, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, counter, departing, deviating, different, differentiated, differing,
eat away - abate, abrade, abstract, bate, bite, canker, corrode, curtail, decrease, deduct, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, disparage,
academic discipline - area, arena, art, concern, discipline, domain, field, natural science, province, science, social science, speciality, sphere, study, technology ,
practical ability - ability, address, artfulness, artistry, bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity, cleverness, command, competence, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship,
punch cards - magnetic tape, microfiche, microfilm, oscilloscope, printout, reader, readout, recorder ,
upper limit - bound, boundary, ceiling, circumscription, compass, confine, cut-off, deadline, delimitation, determinant, end, extremity, finish, floor, frontier,

