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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aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism