200 Difficult Words - Group 1
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200 Difficult Words - Group 1
adumbrate 
1
 | inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
| make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt |
| show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers |
| give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade |
brusque
2
| incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
| generous gift; money or gifts bestowed |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
calumny
3
| false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander |
| incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
| large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |
| capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
conundrum
4
| large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |
| insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
| riddle; difficult problem; dilemma |
| reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented |
demure
5
| notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth |
| present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden |
deprecate
6
| abusive language used to express blame or ill will |
| very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate |
effrontery
7
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity |
| present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden |
| violate with violence, especially to sacred place |
execrable
8
| present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden |
| express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
feral
9
| abusive language used to express blame or ill will |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state |
| generous gift; money or gifts bestowed |
hackneyed
10
| repeated too often; over familiar through overuse |
| not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state |
| clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry |
| very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |