GRE Word List

ARDUOUS

hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult

The meaning of the word arduous is hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult.

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prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
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elusivetending to elude: such as
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modulateto tune to a key or pitch
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
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