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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |