Toil 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /tɔɪl/ (noun & verb) Noun: hard work, drudgery, labor, chore, slog, donkeywork Verb: to work very hard especially physically, slave, labor, sweat, strive, work one’s fingers to the bone – move with difficulty, drag oneself, struggle Robots take toil from the agricultural fields Le Plan Medoc, France–Repetitive and …
Pursue 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /pəˈsjuː/ (verb) to try to catch or achieve something, take up, aim at, strive for, carry out, seek, aspire to, work at, engage in – follow or chase someone or something, run after, hunt, hound, track, trail Many children grow up idealizing the professions of their parents. If …
Compete 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 10 with synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS candidates in real context /kəmˈpiːt/ (verb) to take part in a competition or contest, to try to be better or more successful than others as your competitors, keep up with, rival, be involved, contend, battle, challenge, …
Strive Strive (verb) /straɪv/ to make a concerted effort to do something – try hard – struggle – endeavor – do your best – try your best – attempt – make an effort – give it your best shot: Strive in context Jack constantly strove to remain the top student at school. In her pursuit …