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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/ə'bli:k/ a. Syn. inclined
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined


Spelling Word: oblique
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/'pærəgən/;/'pærəgɒn/ n. Syn. model
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example


Spelling Word: paragon
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/pə'nɪʃəs/ a. Syn. deadly
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly


Spelling Word: pernicious
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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


Spelling Word: portent
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/'prɒməlgeɪt/ v. Syn. announce
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication


Spelling Word: promulgate
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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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/'kwɒgmaɪə(r)/ n.
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself


Spelling Word: quagmire
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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