200 Difficult Words - Group 1
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200 Difficult Words - Group 1
anathema 
1
 | solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| claim without justification; claim for oneself without right |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
demure
2
| not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state |
| still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct |
| disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
desecrate
3
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness |
| violate with violence, especially to sacred place |
| various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated |
dissemble
4
| disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of |
| showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| claim without justification; claim for oneself without right |
enervate
5
| unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental |
| mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act |
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve |
ephemeral
6
| express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech |
| short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| violate with violence, especially to sacred place |
feral
7
| repeated too often; over familiar through overuse |
| without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
| not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state |
| violate with violence, especially to sacred place |
hegemony
8
| praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others |
| noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
inimical
9
| disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of |
| clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry |
| unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
iniquity
10
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness |
| lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely |
| clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry |