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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| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
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| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
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| lewd | obscene |