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200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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perfunctory |
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/pə'fʌŋktərɪ/ a. Syn. superficial done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care I introduced myself, and at my name his perfunctory manner changed; I knew he heard me before. |
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pernicious |
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/pə'nɪʃəs/ a. Syn. deadly very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly Crack cocaine has had a pernicious effect on urban society: it has destroyed families, turned children into drug dealers, and increased the spread of violent crimes. |
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pertinacious |
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/pɜrtɪ'neɪʃəs/;/-tn'eɪʃəs/ a. Syn. stubborn; persistent stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate He is bound to succeed because his pertinacious nature will not permit him to quit. |
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pithy |
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/'pɪθɪ/ a. Syn. concise precisely meaningful; forceful and brief While other girls might have gone on and on about how un-cool Elton was, Liz summed it up in one pithy remark: "He's bogus!" |
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platitude |
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/'plætɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n. dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality In giving advice to his son, old Polonius expressed himself only in same platitude; every word out of his mouth was a commonplace. |
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plethora |
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/'plɛθərə/ n. Syn. excess; overabundance excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance She offered a plethora of excuses for her shortcomings. |
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portent |
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/'pɔ:tɛnt/ n. Syn. sign; omen; forewarning omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event He regarded the black cloud as a portent of evil. |
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precocious |
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/prɪ'koʊʃəs/ a. advanced in development; appearing or developing early Listening to the grown-up way the child discussed serious topics, we couldn't help remarking how precocious she was. |
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primeval |
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/praɪ'mi:v(ə)l/ a. Syn. ancient; primitive ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient The archaeologist claimed that the skeleton was primeval origin, though in fact it was the remains of a modern day monkey. |
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proclivity |
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/prə'klɪvɪtɪ/ n. Syn. inclination inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning Watching the two-year-old boy voluntarily put away his toys, I was amazed by his proclivity for neatness. |
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promulgate |
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/'prɒməlgeɪt/ v. Syn. announce proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication During an interview with ABC News, Barack Obama said Republican attempted to promulgate, falsely, his Muslim connections. |
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propensity |
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/prə'pɛnsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. tendency; predilection natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection Convinced of his own talent, Sol has an unfortunate propensity to belittle the talents of others. |
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propitious |
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/prə'pɪʃəs/ a. Syn. favorable; fortunate; advantageous presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous Chloe consulted her horoscope to see whether Tuesday would be a propitious day to dump her boyfriend. |
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prosaic |
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/proʊ'zeiɪk/ a. Syn. factual dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual Though the ad writers came up with an original way to publicize the product, the head office rejected it for a more prosaic, ordinary slogan. |
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/proʊ'skraɪb/;/proʊ-/ v. Syn. banish; outlaw command against; banish; outlaw Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus united to proscribe all those who had conspired against Julius Caesar. |
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protean |
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/'proʊtɪɛn, 'proʊti:n/ a. Syn. versatile versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes A remarkably protean actor, Alec Guinness could take on any role. |
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prurient |
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/'prʊərɪənt/ a. having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something Aroused by his prurient impulses, the dirty old man leered at the sweet young thing and offered to give her a sample of his "prowess.". |
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puerile |
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/'pjʊəraɪl/;/-rəl/ a. Syn. childish childish; belonging to childhood; immature His puerile pranks sometimes offended his more mature friends. |
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pulchritude |
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/'pʌlkrɪtju:d/ n. Syn. beauty; comeliness great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty I do not envy the judges who have to select this year's Miss America from this collection of female pulchritude. |
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punctilious |
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/pʌŋk'tɪlɪəs/ a. marked by precise accordance with details Percy is punctilious about observing the rules of etiquette whenever Miss Manners invites him to stay. |