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Academic IELTS (Band 8 and Above) - Challenges

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Vocabulary for Academic IELTS (8)
grueling

extremely tiring, challenging, and demanding strenuous effort and perseverance

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daunting

intimidating, challenging, or overwhelming in a way that creates a sense of fear or unease

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Sisyphean

relating to a task that is endless, futile, and laborious

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Herculean

requiring great strength, effort, or courage

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draining

causing a significant loss of physical, emotional, or mental energy

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thorny

causing problem or difficulty

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painstaking

requiring a lot of effort and time

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onerous

difficult and needing a lot of energy and effort

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exacting

requiring a great amount of effort, skill, or care

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hard-won

achieving something after facing a lot of challenges and putting in a great deal of effort

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wearisome

causing fatigue, boredom, or irritation due to being repetitive or tiresome

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uphill

challenging situation that requires considerable effort

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to grin and bear something

to accept or tolerate a difficult or undesirable situation that one cannot change without complaint

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to surmount

to successfully overcome challenges or difficulties

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to brave

to endure a difficult or dangerous situation with courage and determination

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to outsmart

to use skill and cunning to gain an advantage over someone, defeating or surpassing them through intelligence

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to strive

to make great efforts or struggle in opposition, often in contention or dispute

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to contend

to engage in a struggle, conflict, or battle

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