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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/'ɒbfʌskeɪt/ v. Syn. confuse; muddle
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex


Spelling Word: obfuscate
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/əb'si:kwɪəs/ a.
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery


Spelling Word: obsequious
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/ɒ'stɛnsɪb(ə)l/ a. Syn. apparent
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown


Spelling Word: ostensible
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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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/pɪ'dʒɒrətɪv/ a.
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling


Spelling Word: pejorative
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/'pjʊəraɪl/;/-rəl/ a. Syn. childish
childish; belonging to childhood; immature


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


Spelling Word: quixotic
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/'rɪbəld/ a. Syn. wanton; tasteless
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive


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


Spelling Word: sanguine
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/'sɜrvaɪl/;/'sɛrvl/ a. Syn. slavish; cringing
slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor


Spelling Word: servile