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200 Difficult Words - Group 2
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive | |
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies | |
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion | |
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck | |
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way | |
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act | |
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous | |
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined | |
idealistic without regard to practicality | |
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness | |
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery | |
guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence | |
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious | |
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry | |
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing | |
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive | |
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid | |
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection | |
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious | |
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure | |
green; full of juice in vegetation | |
debase; degrade; spread negative information about |
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others | |
guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence | |
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments | |
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate | |
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty | |
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to | |
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality | |
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful | |
lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses | |
childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs | |
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste | |
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness | |
cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
marked by precise accordance with details | |
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach | |
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control | |
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example | |
long and thin; slender; having little substance | |
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious | |
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to |
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture | |
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home | |
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication | |
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty |
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | |
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control | |
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern | |
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings | |
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious | |
one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man | |
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home | |
one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man | |
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness | |
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example | |
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly | |
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning | |
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority | |
transparent; limpid; easy to understand | |
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck | |
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless | |
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious | |
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority | |
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care | |
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery | |
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act | |
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly | |
cancel; make void; repeal or annul | |
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless | |
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence | |
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control | |
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate | |
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern |
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief | |
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way | |
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty | |
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality | |
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care | |
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs | |
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing | |
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance | |
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty | |
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs | |
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture | |
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event | |
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with | |
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep | |
advanced in development; appearing or developing early | |
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient | |
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality | |
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger | |
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something | |
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning | |
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant | |
scold harshly; criticize severely |
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication | |
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful | |
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness | |
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
marked by precise accordance with details | |
slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor | |
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself | |
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty | |
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous | |
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | |
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care |
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical | |
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious | |
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual | |
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care | |
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery | |
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant | |
command against; banish; outlaw |
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes | |
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with | |
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance | |
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something | |
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of | |
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep | |
cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
transparent; limpid; easy to understand | |
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture | |
childish; belonging to childhood; immature | |
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy | |
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to | |
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty | |
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes | |
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse | |
green; full of juice in vegetation | |
marked by precise accordance with details |
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach | |
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself | |
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred | |
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
marked by precise accordance with details | |
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance | |
transparent; limpid; easy to understand | |
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient | |
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use | |
idealistic without regard to practicality | |
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred | |
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies | |
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse | |
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
scold harshly; criticize severely | |
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing | |
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery | |
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments |
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture | |
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality | |
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority | |
change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation | |
command against; banish; outlaw | |
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment | |
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed | |
filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied | |
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with | |
regarded as sacred and inviolable |
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach | |
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all | |
person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples | |
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent | |
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with | |
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach | |
person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples |
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless | |
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck | |
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical | |
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection | |
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance | |
equivalent in effect or value | |
cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control | |
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor | |
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry | |
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes | |
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile | |
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous | |
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example | |
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant | |
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen | |
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex | |
long and thin; slender; having little substance | |
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture | |
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
advanced in development; appearing or developing early | |
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor | |
regarded as sacred and inviolable | |
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness | |
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious | |
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of | |
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs | |
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed | |
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of | |
person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples |
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act | |
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance | |
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness | |
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with | |
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something | |
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy | |
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant | |
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred | |
transparent; limpid; easy to understand | |
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication | |
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous | |
debase; degrade; spread negative information about | |
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
debase; degrade; spread negative information about | |
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs | |
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority | |
slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern | |
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate | |
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies | |
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to |
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself | |
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess | |
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep | |
green; full of juice in vegetation |
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined | |
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home | |
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical | |
command against; banish; outlaw |
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety | |
acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand | |
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate | |
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication | |
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief | |
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility | |
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to | |
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home | |
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance | |
regarded as sacred and inviolable |
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor | |
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion | |
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess | |
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence | |
advanced in development; appearing or developing early | |
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture | |
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently | |
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | |
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste | |
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of | |
one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man | |
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself | |
acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion | |
childish; belonging to childhood; immature | |
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent | |
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness | |
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | |
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse | |
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
equivalent in effect or value | |
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection | |
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance | |
lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep | |
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility | |
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger | |
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility | |
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure | |
long and thin; slender; having little substance | |
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent | |
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility | |
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid | |
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
advanced in development; appearing or developing early | |
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed | |
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority | |
acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
marked by precise accordance with details | |
long and thin; slender; having little substance | |
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile | |
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
momentary; temporary; staying for short time | |
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture | |
marked by precise accordance with details | |
point directly overhead in sky; summit |
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility | |
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform | |
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all | |
filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen | |
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess | |
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event | |
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
command against; banish; outlaw | |
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined | |
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to | |
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous | |
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home | |
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language | |
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
debase; degrade; spread negative information about | |
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste | |
command against; banish; outlaw | |
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality | |
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent | |
change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation | |
sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate |
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety | |
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of | |
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile | |
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness |
childish; belonging to childhood; immature | |
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply | |
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness | |
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care | |
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority | |
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger | |
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure | |
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance | |
idealistic without regard to practicality | |
sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate |
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant | |
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with | |
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication | |
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined | |
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness | |
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor | |
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful | |
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief | |
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex | |
slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of | |
childish; belonging to childhood; immature | |
transparent; limpid; easy to understand | |
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection | |
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies | |
slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor | |
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness | |
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform | |
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of | |
green; full of juice in vegetation |
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse | |
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to | |
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive | |
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments |
acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand | |
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of | |
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent | |
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess | |
change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation | |
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act | |
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern |
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing | |
momentary; temporary; staying for short time | |
debase; degrade; spread negative information about | |
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow | |
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless | |
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure | |
marked by precise accordance with details |
lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses | |
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use | |
cancel; make void; repeal or annul | |
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste | |
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex | |
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings | |
childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way | |
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly | |
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious | |
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with | |
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful | |
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless | |
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate | |
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness | |
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern | |
point directly overhead in sky; summit |
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent | |
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment | |
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments | |
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |