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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/'pælɪd/ a. Syn. pale; wan
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness


Spelling Word: pallid
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/'pærɪə/ n. Syn. untouchable
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home


Spelling Word: pariah
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/prə'pɛnsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. tendency; predilection
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection


Spelling Word: propensity
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/prə'pɪʃəs/ a. Syn. favorable; fortunate; advantageous
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous


Spelling Word: propitious
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/proʊ'zeiɪk/ a. Syn. factual
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual


Spelling Word: prosaic
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/rɪ'bju:k/ v. Syn. admonish; scold
scold harshly; criticize severely


Spelling Word: rebuke
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/rɪ'pru:v/ v. Syn. censure; rebuke
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with


Spelling Word: reprove
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/sə'gæsətɪ/ n.
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness


Spelling Word: sagacity
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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