Sunday, August 23, 2009

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nerve-wracking (adjective)
a nerve-wracking task is one which you must do – but which makes you very nervous when you think of it.

off-putting (adjective)
verb = to put someone off something
A difficult novel can put you off trying to read English literature. if an aspect of a task is off-putting, it discourages you from attempting to try it.

novice (noun)
if someone is a novice, they are new to the task or job.
We can also use this as an adjective, e.g. a novice writer.

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