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Definition: (noun) A laborer who is obliged to do menial work.
Synonyms: navvy, peon, galley slave.
Usage: Picking up after my ungrateful kids every day makes me feel like little more than a household drudge.
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  1. epigram Definition: (noun) A witty, often paradoxical remark, concisely expressed. Synonyms: quip. Usage: These gentlemen were obliged to be civil in public, yet they cut at each other with epigrams that were as sharp as razors. Discuss

  2. drudgery Definition: (noun) Hard, menial, and monotonous work. Synonyms: donkeywork, plodding, grind. Usage: The novelty soon wore off, and though she thought she was prepared for drudgery, she found it very tedious to go on doing the same thing day after day. Discuss

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