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Knowsys Group 5
Group: Effort
arduous är jü əs
Definition: DifficultAfter the blizzard, the task of shoveling the snow was arduous and demanded hours of
hard work.
Arduous
adjective
cope kōp
Definition: to struggle or deal withCody spent many sleepless nights before he learned to cope with the demands of
balancing his work andschool schedules.
verb
endure in dur
Definition: to suffer or tolerateThe older woman could not endure the noisy children;
she had to leave the room quickly before they gave hera migraine.
verb
grueling grü ə ling
Definition: exhaustingAfter days of grueling work in the hot sun, the migrant
farm workers were exhausted.
adjective
hurtle hurt l
Definition: to rush forward or to dashThe astronomers watched in awe as the asteroid hurtledtoward Jupiter and then vanished in a plume of orange
smoke.
verb
industrious in dus trē əs
Definition: hard workingThe industrious entrepreneurs toiled long hours and
were rewarded with great success.
adjective
menial mē nē əl
Definition: lowly or appropriate to a servant
The teenager found a job doing menial work cleaningout the dumpsters and washing off the loading dock.
adjective
stint stint
Definition: an allotted amount of work or time
American soldiers serve a minimum stint of time in themilitary.
noun
strenuous stren yü əs
Definition: demanding hard workTo earn their lifeguard certification, applicants must
pass a series of strenuous swimming tests.
adjective
toil toil
Definition: to work long and hard The construction workers toiled night and day to finish
the new road before the first winter snow.
verb
trek trek
Definition: a difficulty journey Just imagine the trek the first settlers made across the
United States long before there were roads andhighways.
noun