1. Knowsys Group 5

2. Group: Effort

3. Definition: Difficult
arduous är jü əs
adjective
Definition: Difficult
After the blizzard, the task of shoveling the snow was arduous and demanded hours of hard work.
Arduous

4. Definition: to struggle or deal with
verb
cope kōp
Definition: to struggle or deal with
Cody spent many sleepless nights before he learned to cope with the demands of balancing his work and
school schedules.

5. Definition: to suffer or tolerate
endure in dur
verb
Definition: to suffer or tolerate
The older woman could not endure the noisy children;
she had to leave the room quickly before they gave her
a migraine.

6. Definition: exhausting
adjective
grueling grü ə ling
Definition: exhausting
After days of grueling work in the hot sun, the migrant
farm workers were exhausted.

7. Definition: to rush forward or to dash
verb
hurtle hurt l
Definition: to rush forward or to dash
The astronomers watched in awe as the asteroid hurtled
toward Jupiter and then vanished in a plume of orange
smoke.

8. industrious in dus trē əs
adjective
industrious in dus trē əs
Definition: hard working
The industrious entrepreneurs toiled long hours and
were rewarded with great success.

9. Definition: lowly or appropriate to a servant
adjective
menial mē nē əl
Definition: lowly or appropriate to a servant
The teenager found a job doing menial work cleaning
out the dumpsters and washing off the loading dock.

10. Definition: an allotted amount of work or time
noun
stint stint
Definition: an allotted amount of work or time
American soldiers serve a minimum stint of time in the
military.

11. Definition: demanding hard work
adjective
strenuous stren yü əs
Definition: demanding hard work
To earn their lifeguard certification, applicants must
pass a series of strenuous swimming tests.

12. Definition: to work long and hard
verb
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.

13. Definition: a difficulty journey
noun
trek trek
Definition: a difficulty journey
Just imagine the trek the first settlers made across the
United States long before there were roads and
highways.