Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Word of the Week #3

Arduous

Source: Asian/Pacific Islander American Women

Article: Women in the 'Ohana, Extended Family

How it was used: Women's work, although less physically demanding, was nevertheless arduous and tedious and required forethought and planning.....

Definition: (adjective)
1. requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult
2.requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous:
3.hard to climb; steep.

4.hard to endure; full of hardships; severe:

My Sentence:

The keynote speaker for the leadership conference made an inspirational speech about his arduous life.

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