hard, difficult, tiresome

Skillful, dexterous

To raise doubts,objections or show reluctance

to give up or to quit

Th assignment given to the recruits was an ___ twenty mile hike with full packs in the hot sun.

In one ___ move, the police officer subdued the thief and took him to the ground.

I bet that if asked, Ms. Clary would ___ to skipping the vocabulary quiz.

The parents urged their daughter to ___ her career as a model and become a teacher.

When the toddler lost his toy, he burst into ___ tears.

Some actors attempt to ___ their roles by upstaging their fellow actors.

The teacher told the students to ___ any hopes of skipping the vocabulary quiz.

The judge ordered the clerk to ___ the lawyer's statement from the record.