200 Difficult Words - Group 1
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200 Difficult Words - Group 1
acumen 
1
 | praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make physical impact on; touch |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
ascetic
2
| notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
buttress
3
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous |
cajole
4
| greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth |
| whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
| influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
| incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
credulity
5
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with |
| curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration |
| greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth |
decry
6
| fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |
deprecate
7
| large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |
| not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
egregious
8
| short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers |
| repeated too often; over familiar through overuse |
| notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
ephemeral
9
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
gregarious
10
| express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer |