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Ubiquitous
Existing or seeming to be everywhere; omnipresent
Cumbersome
Difficult or burdensome; awkward because of being large, heavy or not effective
Facetious
Not meant to be taken seriously (teasingly, in an attempt to be funny or appear clever)
Arduous
Requires a lot of effort; difficult
Presumptuous
Showing lack of respect by doing something you shouldn’t
Pensive
Deep or serious thought
Circuitous
Not straight or direct (like a route, path)
Conscientious
Morally responsible for doing work carefully and treating others with respect
Meticulous
Showing great attention to detail
Convoluted
Difficult to follow; complex; twisted
Germane
Relevant; closely or significantly related
Preposterous
Contrary to reason; ridiculous; absurd
Perfunctory
Performed merely as routine, habit, duty
Truculent
Fierce; cruel; aggressively hostile
Austere
Severe in manner; strict; without excess
Capricious
Subject to sudden or unpredictable change
Defamatory
False or unjustified harm to someone’s reputation
Esoteric
Understood by a select few who have special knowledge; obscure
Nascent
Beginning to exist or develop
Quintessential
Representing the most perfect or typical example
Whimsical
Unusual and strange; unpredictable
Disingenuous
Dishonest; deceitful
Sly
Deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want
Devious
Dishonest in a complicated, but often clever and succesful
Strenuous
Needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort
Assiduous
Showing hard work, care, and attention to detail
Gruelling
Extremely tiring and difficult; demanding great effort
Up to speed
To have all the latest information about a subject
Ruminative
Thinking deeply and for a long period
Wistful
Sad, and thinking about something that is impossible or in the past
Spearhead
To lead something such as an undertaking, movement, or course of action
Forgo
To decide not to have or do something, although you want to have it or do it
Procrastinate
To keep delaying something that you must do, often because it is unpleasant or boring
Overhaul
To completely change a system so that it works more effectively
Resolve
To solve or end a problem or difficulty
Strategize
To think of a detailed for achieving success
Brainstorm
To quickly suggest a lot of ideas for a future activity (with a group of people)
Implement
To start using a plan or system; to put into action
Execute
To perform or accomplish something, such as a task, plan or order
Improvise
To perform, invent or deliver something without previous preparation
Champion
To support, defend or fight for a belief, right or principle enthusiastically
Restructure
To organize a company, business, or system in a new way to make it operate more effectively
Troubleshoot
To discover why something does not work correctly and help to improve it
Network
To meet people who might be useful to know, especially in your job
Attend
To go to an event or place; be present somewhere
Assist
To help
Submit
To give or offer something for a decision to be made by others
Commute
To make the same journey regularly between work and home
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