suffering vs. sagacious

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Sun Lizhe's

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 name zhe---sage while I am neither sufferer nor sage in that degree. I may have some speciality, without learning from his and others' devotion, braveness, my battle might be lost against more strong competitors.

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Main Entry: suffering

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: pain, agony

Synonyms: adversity, affliction, anguish, difficulty, discomfort, distress, dolor, hardship, martyrdom, misery, misfortune, ordeal, passion, torment, torture

Antonyms: happiness, health, joy

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Main Entry: sagacious

Part of Speech: adjective

Definition: smart, judicious

Synonyms: acute, apt, astucious, astute, cagey, canny, clear-sighted, clever, cool*, discerning, discriminating, far-sighted, foxy*, gnostic, heady, hip*, insightful, intelligent, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, perceptive, perspicacious, prudent, rational, sage, sapient, savvy*, sensible, sharp, shrewd, smooth, sophic, wise, witty

Antonyms: careless, foolish, ignorant, stupid