200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion


Spelling Word: obdurate
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/'pælɪeɪt/ v.
lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses


Spelling Word: palliate
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/'pɔ:sɪtɪ/ n. Syn. scarcity
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness


Spelling Word: paucity
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/'plætɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n.
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality


Spelling Word: platitude
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/'plɛθərə/ n. Syn. excess; overabundance
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance


Spelling Word: plethora
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/prɪ'koʊʃəs/ a.
advanced in development; appearing or developing early


Spelling Word: precocious
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/'sɒmnələnt/ a.
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep


Spelling Word: somnolent
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/'sɜrfɪt/ v.
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess


Spelling Word: surfeit
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/sʌrəp'tɪʃəs/ a. Syn. secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently


Spelling Word: surreptitious
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/tɪ'mɛrɪtɪ/ n. Syn. boldness; rashness
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger


Spelling Word: temerity