200 Difficult Words - Group 1

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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 200 Difficult Words - Group 1
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/æb'dʒʊə(r)/ v. Syn. renounce; abandon
renounce upon oath; abandon forever


Spelling Word: abjure
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/'ækjʊmɛn, ə'kju:mɛn/ n. Syn. acuteness; insight
mental keenness; quickness of perception


Spelling Word: acumen
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/bu:n/ n. Syn. blessing; benefit
blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request


Spelling Word: boon
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/'bʌtrɪs/ v. Syn. support
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence


Spelling Word: buttress
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/kə'dʒoʊl/ v.
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering


Spelling Word: cajole
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/'koʊdʒənt/ a. Syn. convincing
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive


Spelling Word: cogent
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/'ɛnəveɪt/ v. Syn. weaken
weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve


Spelling Word: enervate
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/ɛk'stænt/ a.
still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct


Spelling Word: extant
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/'fætjʊəs/ a. Syn. foolish
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way


Spelling Word: fatuous
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/'frækʃəs/ a. Syn. unruly; disobedient; irritable
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable


Spelling Word: fractious