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 |
|---|---|
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |