Profound
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep. Very deep; very serious Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The deep; the sea; the ocean. An abyss.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down. To dive deeply; to penetrate.
Example sentence: That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is.
Intense
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light.
Example sentence: I became more aggressive, more dedicated, more intense - taking it match by match, night by night - to literally crawl and scratch my way back to the top.