200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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/ə'bli:k/ a. Syn. inclined
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined


Spelling Word: oblique
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/əb'strɛpərəs/ a.
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry


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


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


Spelling Word: propitious
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/proʊ'skraɪb/;/proʊ-/ v. Syn. banish; outlaw
command against; banish; outlaw


Spelling Word: proscribe
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/pʌŋk'tɪlɪəs/ a.
marked by precise accordance with details


Spelling Word: punctilious
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/kwɪk'sɒtɪk/ a.
idealistic without regard to practicality


Spelling Word: quixotic
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/'rɛktɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n. Syn. uprightness
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment


Spelling Word: rectitude
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/rɪ'sɪnd/ v. Syn. cancel; annul; repeal
cancel; make void; repeal or annul


Spelling Word: rescind
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/'sæŋgwɪn/ a. Syn. cheerful; hopeful; ruddy
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy


Spelling Word: sanguine