Knowsys Group 5

Group: Effort

arduous är jü əs

Definition: DifficultAfter the blizzard, the task of shoveling the snow was arduous and demanded hours of

hard work.

Arduous

adjective

cope kōp

Definition: to struggle or deal withCody spent many sleepless nights before he learned to cope with the demands of

balancing his work andschool schedules.

verb

endure in dur

Definition: to suffer or tolerateThe older woman could not endure the noisy children;

she had to leave the room quickly before they gave hera migraine.

verb

grueling grü ə ling

Definition: exhaustingAfter days of grueling work in the hot sun, the migrant

farm workers were exhausted.

adjective

hurtle hurt l

Definition: to rush forward or to dashThe astronomers watched in awe as the asteroid hurtledtoward Jupiter and then vanished in a plume of orange

smoke.

verb

industrious in dus trē əs

Definition: hard workingThe industrious entrepreneurs toiled long hours and

were rewarded with great success.

adjective

menial mē nē əl

Definition: lowly or appropriate to a servant

The teenager found a job doing menial work cleaningout the dumpsters and washing off the loading dock.

adjective

stint stint

Definition: an allotted amount of work or time

American soldiers serve a minimum stint of time in themilitary.

noun

strenuous stren yü əs

Definition: demanding hard workTo earn their lifeguard certification, applicants must

pass a series of strenuous swimming tests.

adjective

toil toil

Definition: to work long and hard The construction workers toiled night and day to finish

the new road before the first winter snow.

verb

trek trek

Definition: a difficulty journey Just imagine the trek the first settlers made across the

United States long before there were roads andhighways.

noun