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200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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/'kwɒgmaɪə(r)/ n. soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself Up to her knees in mud, Myra wondered how on earth she was going to extricate herself from this quagmire. |
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querulous |
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/'kwɛrʊləs/ a. Syn. fretful; whining habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance Even the most agreeable toddlers can begin to act querulous if they miss their nap. |
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quixotic |
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/kwɪk'sɒtɪk/ a. idealistic without regard to practicality Constantly coming up with quixotic, unworkable schemes to save the world, Simon has his heart in the right place, but his head somewhere in the clouds. |
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rancor |
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/'ræŋkə(r)/ n. Syn. enmity; hatred bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred Thirty years after the war, she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with rancor against the foe. |
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rebuke |
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/rɪ'bju:k/ v. Syn. admonish; scold scold harshly; criticize severely No matter how sharply I rebuke Huck for his misconduct, he never talks back but just stand there like a stump. |
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recalcitrant |
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/rɪ'kælsɪtrənt/ a. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority Which animal do you think is more recalcitrant, a pig or a mule?. |
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rectitude |
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/'rɛktɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n. Syn. uprightness uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment The Eagle Scout was a model of rectitude. |
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replete |
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/rɪ'pli:t/ a. filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied The movie star's memoir was replete with juicy details about the love life of half of Hollywood. |
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reprobate |
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/'rɛproʊbeɪt/ n. person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples I cannot understand why he has so many admirers if he is the reprobate you say he is. |
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reprove |
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/rɪ'pru:v/ v. Syn. censure; rebuke voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with The principal would severely reprove the students whenever they talked in the halls. |
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repudiate |
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/rɪ'pju:dɪeɪt/ v. Syn. disown disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of On separating from Tony, Tina announced that she would repudiate all debts incurred by her soon-to-be ex-husband. |
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rescind |
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/rɪ'sɪnd/ v. Syn. cancel; annul; repeal cancel; make void; repeal or annul To change or rescind is justified only when re-estimate of all of the available facts. |
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restive |
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/'rɛstɪv/ a. impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control Waiting impatiently in line to see Santa Claus, even the best-behaved children grow restive and start to fidget. |
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ribald |
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/'rɪbəld/ a. Syn. wanton; tasteless coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive He sang a ribald song that offended many of the more prudish listeners. |
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rife |
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/raɪf/ a. Syn. current excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use In the face of the many rumors of scandal, which are rife at the moment, it is best to remain silent. |
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ruse |
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/ru:z/ n. Syn. trick; stratagem trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture Police believe the ruse is attractive to criminal gangs because the profits are similar to those made by trafficking drugs, but with less punitive penalties. |
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sacrosanct |
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/'sækroʊsæŋkt/ a. Syn. inviolable regarded as sacred and inviolable The brash insurance salesman invaded the sacrosanct privacy of the office of the president of the company. |
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sagacity |
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/sə'gæsətɪ/ n. quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness She was half sorry her sagacity had miscarried, and half glad that Tom had stumbled into obedient conduct for once. |
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salient |
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/'seɪlɪənt/ a. Syn. prominent prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs One of the salient features of that newspaper is its excellent editorial page. |
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sanctimonious |
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/sæŋktɪ'moʊnɪəs/ a. Syn. hypocritical excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious What we need to do is not fool ourselves and remain sanctimonious about the issue of doping in baseball. |