assiduous

Day 65Level 2

uh-SIJ-oo-uhs

diligent

hard working, diligent

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

sedulous, laborious, meticulous

Antonyms:

lazy, idle, negligent

Example Sentence:

His assiduous efforts got him an admission in a top ranking college.

Related Words

adjoin

uh-BUHT

border on; adjoin

to caution

ad-MAH-nish

to caution or warn

spurious

uh-PAHK-ruh-fuhl

of doubtful authenticity

ready to fight

buh-LIJ-er-uhn

waging war

disparaging

dih-ROG-uh-tawr-ee

tending to damage; disparaging

pretend emotion

ih-MOHT

to show or pretend emotion; stir up