Effort and Jerk

Effort

Effort noun - The active use of energy in producing a result.

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Jerk and effort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jerk" instead a noun "Effort".

Jerk noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.

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Effort and jerk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effort" instead a noun "Jerk".

real	real effort	real jerk
massive	massive effort	massive jerk
big	big effort	big jerk
enormous	enormous effort	enormous jerk
Other adjectives: huge, little, major, heroic, less.

It turns out his jerk personallity was intentional, as he was planning to join the Count Dooku and the CIS after sabotaging the Republic effort on Umbarra.

Source: Jerkass / Western Animation
Jerk, but he also dedicates a majority of his time and effort towards saving people's lives and making people happier.

Source: Series / Masters of Sex
In Fate, if you-as-Shirou are too much of a jerk to Saber she basically kills you in a moment of absentmindedness to get the Grail (this practically requires a conscious effort to get).

Source: Relationship Values

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