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200 Difficult Words - Group 1
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/hə'ræŋ/ n. noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression In her lengthy harangue, the principal berated the offenders. |
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hegemony |
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/hɪ'gɛmənɪ/;/'hɛdʒɛmoʊnɪ/ n. domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others When Germany claimed hegemony over Russia, Stalin was outraged. |
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impassive |
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/ɪm'pæsɪv/ a. without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited Refusing to let the enemy see how deeply shaken he was by his capture, the prisoner kept his face impassive. |
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imperious |
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/ɪm'pɪərɪəs/ a. Syn. dictatorial urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial Jane rather liked a man to be masterful, but Mr. Rochester seemed so bent on getting his own way that he was actually imperious! |
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impertinent |
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/ɪm'pɜrtɪnənt/ a. Syn. rude improperly forward or bold; rude His neighbors' impertinent curiosity about his lack of dates angered Ted; it was downright rude of them to ask him such personal questions. |
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impervious |
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/ɪm'pɜrvɪəs/ a. Syn. impenetrable impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed The carpet salesman told Simone that his most expensive brand of floor covering was warranted to be impervious to ordinary wear and tear. |
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impetuous |
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/ɪm'pɛtjʊəs/ a. Syn. violent; hasty; rash. marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate I don't believe that "Leap before you look" is the motto suggested by one particularly impetuous young man. |
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impinge |
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/ɪm'pɪndʒ/ v. Syn. infringe; touch infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make physical impact on; touch How could they be married not to impinge on one another's freedom?. |
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implacable |
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/ɪm'plækəb(ə)l/ a. incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; Madame Defarge was the implacable enemy of the Evremonde family. |
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inchoate |
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/'ɪnkoʊət/ a. Syn. rudimentary; elementary recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary Before the Creation, the world was an inchoate mass. |
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incontrovertible |
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/ɪnkɒntrə'vɜrtɪb(ə)l/ a. Syn. indisputable indisputable; not open to question Unless you find the evidence against my client absolutely incontrovertible, you must declare her not guilty of this charge. |
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indefatigable |
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/ɪndɪ'fætɪgəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. tireless tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action Although the effort of taking out the garbage tired Wayne out for the entire morning, when it came to partying, he was indefatigable. |
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ineffable |
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/ɪn'ɛfəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. unutterable unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech Such ineffable joy must be experienced; it cannot be described. |
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inexorable |
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/ɪn'ɛksərəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. unyielding; implacable not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable The judge was inexorable and gave the convicted man the maximum punishment allowed by law. |
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ingenuous |
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/ɪn'dʒɛnjʊəs/ a. Syn. young; unsophisticated naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated The woodsman had not realized how ingenuous Little Red Riding Hood was until he heard that she had gone off for a walk in the woods with the Big Bad Wolf. |
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inimical |
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/ɪ'nɪmɪk(ə)l/ a. Syn. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental I've always been friendly to Martha. Why is she so inimical to me?. |
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iniquity |
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/ɪ'nɪkw(ə)tɪ/ n. absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness He thought of New York as a den of iniquity. |
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insidious |
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/ɪn'sɪdɪəs/ a. Syn. treacherous; stealthy; sly spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap More insidious is the whole issue of the second amendment. |
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inure |
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/ɪ'njʊə(r)/ v. Syn. harden; habituate apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate Then as it relates to the benefits that we expect to inure from the system itself, let me turn that over to Stan to give you some highlights. |
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invective |
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/ɪn'vɛktɪv/ n. Syn. abuse abusive language used to express blame or ill will He had expected criticism but not the invective that greeted his proposal. |