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Extortionate :: Extortionate (a.) Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.

Inoppressive :: Inoppressive (a.) Not oppressive or burdensome.

Nightmare :: Nightmare (n.) Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence..

Burdensome :: Burdensome (a.) Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.

Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc..

Redress :: Redress (v. t.) To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.

Disburden :: Disburden (v. t.) To rid of a burden; to free from a load borne or from something oppressive; to unload; to disencumber; to relieve.

Swelve :: Sweltry (v. i.) Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry.

Sufferance :: Sufferance (n.) Submission under difficult or oppressive circumstances; patience; moderation.

Gripingly :: Gripingly (adv.) In a griping or oppressive manner.

Rapacity :: Rapacity (n.) The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain.

High-handed :: High-handed (a.) Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act..

Quit :: Quit (a.) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate..

Light :: Light (superl.) Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as, light food; also, containing little nutriment..

Pressive :: Pressive (a.) Pressing; urgent; also, oppressive; as, pressive taxation..

Onerous :: Onerous (a.) Burdensome; oppressive.

Exacting :: Exacting (a.) Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe.

Tyrannize :: Tyrannize (v. t.) To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress..

Hard :: Hard (superl.) Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms..

Oppressive :: Oppressive (a.) Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands..

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