The Definition of ARDUOUS – ARDUOUS in a Sentence
The Definition of ARDUOUS – ARDUOUS in a Sentence
The video provides the meaning and definition of the word ‘arduous’. A pronunciation guide is given, then a piece of clipart to encapsulate the main idea. This is followed by an illustrated sentence example so you can get a feel for the word by seeing ARDUOUS in a sentence..
You will find the picture and sentence example a useful tool in helping to memorize the meaning and definition of arduous. Now all that remains is for you to start using it in your everyday vocabulary when you describe a job or a journey that is tiring and difficult.
Slide 1: What Is the Definition of ARDUOUS?
Slide 2: AR◦joo◦us – stress the 1st syllable
something difficult which requires much effort
The clipart shows a person pushing a heavy ball up a hill.
Slide 3: In the picture we see two workmen standing in mud.
Sentence example: Cleaning up after the flood was an arduous process.
In other words, the work of cleaning up after the flood was a very tiring, laborious, difficult job.
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- affable
- aggressive
- arduous
- bent
- biased
- conventional
- delinquent
- detrimental
- erroneous
- expendable
- extraordinary
- fragile
- gracious
- gradual
- hospitable
- impressive
- impulsive
- relevant
- remiss
- ridiculous
- squalid
- supercilious
- suspicious
- sympathetic
- wooden
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More examples of the word ARDUOUS in a sentence:
Stitching a multifaceted patchwork of creative fields into a cohesive political force is an arduous task.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/arts-advocacy-pandemic-relief/2021/01/07/97a36c8c-4edb-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html
Alas, a good chunk of the film’s first half depicts Augustine and Iris’ arduous trek through the Arctic tundra, and it is not tense but sleep-inducing.
Source: https://www.salon.com/2020/12/23/midnight-sky-review-george-clooney-netflix/
Months earlier, when I sat down with Whitman, CEO of Quibi, she and Katzenberg were doing what seems like a fairly arduous day of media briefings ahead of their keynote speech the next day.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/6/21208973/quibi-meg-whitman-ceo-app-video-streaming-short-form-app
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