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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WordMeaning
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
bitinghaving the power to bite
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
bolstera long pillow or cushion
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction