Although similar, synonyms have subtly different meanings and are used in different contexts. For example, the words calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon and work out are all synonyms of each other because they have roughly the same meaning, but there are subtle differences. Test your synonym knowledge.
= 1. For the student who doesn't read well, homework is ___ work, which means that it demands great physical or mental effort.
= 2. An English assignment to write an essay might be particularly ___, meaning that it not only requires effort but skill.
= 3. Memorizing long lists of vocabulary words would be ___ and suggests prolonged, wearisome toil.
= 4. Reading
War and Peace, however, would be an ___ task, because it would require a persistent effort over a long period of time.
= 5. A student who is new to a school may find it especially ___, which implies that it taxes someone's patience, skill, or capabilities.
a. arduous
b. difficult
c. hard
d. laborious
e. trying
f. backbreaking
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