200 Difficult Words - Group 1
Match Quiz
| 200 Difficult Words - Group 1 | View Group Words |
abjure 
1
 | various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated |
| renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
| noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
acumen
2
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
| whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
antipathy
3
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
| reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
brusque
4
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy |
| spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
effrontery
5
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity |
| very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |
| still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct |
evince
6
| renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
| show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer |
| impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed |
fallacious
7
| whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
| false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
garrulous
8
| renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
| talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details |
| spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap |
| tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action |
hackneyed
9
| mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act |
| repeated too often; over familiar through overuse |
| false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander |
| shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity |
harangue
10
| noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate |
| mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act |