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C2 Vocab difficulty

QuestionAnswer
confounding causing confusion, surprise, or bewilderment
inscrutable extremely difficult or nearly impossible to understand
muddled lacking clarity or coherence; confused
unfathomable impossible to fully comprehend
enigmatic mysterious or difficult to interpret
impenetrable extremely difficult to understand
labyrinthine very complicated and confusing, like a maze
idiot-proof designed to be so simple that anyone can use it without making mistakes
grueling extremely tiring and demanding great effort
daunting intimidating or overwhelming due to difficulty
Sisyphean describing a task that is endless, futile, and laborious
Herculean requiring great strength or effort
draining causing a major loss of physical, emotional, or mental energy
thorny causing difficulty or problems
painstaking requiring great care, effort, and time
onerous burdensome or requiring a lot of effort
convoluted long and complicated in a way that makes it hard to understand
exacting very demanding or strict in requirements
uphill involving a difficult challenge that requires great effort
to surmount to successfully overcome difficulties or obstacles
esoteric understood by only a small, specialized group
to brave to face or endure danger or hardship with courage
cinch something extremely easy to accomplish
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