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Industrious

/ˌɪˈndʌstriəs/
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(adj) Hard-working and persistent.

Industrious people look down on laziness.
If I am dull, I am at least industrious.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ student spent many long hours in the library preparing for her final examinations.

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