task vs scut work

task and scut work both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
task	Yes	No	Yes	No
scut work	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scut work is a hyponym of task; that is, scut work is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than task:

task: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
scut work: trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores

Other hyponyms of task include ball-breaker, ball-buster, stint, shitwork.

task (noun)	scut work (noun)
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee	trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

task (verb)	scut work (verb)
use to the limit
assign a task to