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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/əb'tju:s/;/əb'tu:s/ a. Syn. stupid
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid


Spelling Word: obtuse
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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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/'pɪθɪ/ a. Syn. concise
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief


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


Spelling Word: proscribe
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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'pru:v/ v. Syn. censure; rebuke
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with


Spelling Word: reprove
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/'sɒmnələnt/ a.
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep


Spelling Word: somnolent
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/sʌrəp'tɪʃəs/ a. Syn. secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently


Spelling Word: surreptitious
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/'tæntəmaʊnt/ a.
equivalent in effect or value


Spelling Word: tantamount