200 Difficult Words - Group 1
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| 200 Difficult Words - Group 1 | View Group Words |
approbation 
1
 | expression of warm approval; praise |
| foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
| generous gift; money or gifts bestowed |
| notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
buttress
2
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial |
calumny
3
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
| whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
| generous; high-minded; chivalrous |
| false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander |
cursory
4
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial |
| claim without justification; claim for oneself without right |
decry
5
| express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
dissemble
6
| urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial |
| in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with |
| disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
egregious
7
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| repeated too often; over familiar through overuse |
| notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
fatuous
8
| noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
| foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of |
garrulous
9
| talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
harangue
10
| give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade |
| noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
| reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action |