200 Difficult Words - Group 1

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/'ækjʊmɛn, ə'kju:mɛn/ n. Syn. acuteness; insight
mental keenness; quickness of perception


Spelling Word: acumen
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/ə'lækrɪtɪ/ n.
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness


Spelling Word: alacrity
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/æprə'beɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. approval
expression of warm approval; praise


Spelling Word: approbation
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/'æroʊgeɪt/ v.
claim without justification; claim for oneself without right


Spelling Word: arrogate
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/bu:n/ n. Syn. blessing; benefit
blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request


Spelling Word: boon
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/brʊsk/;/brʌsk/ a. Syn. blunt; abrupt
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly


Spelling Word: brusque
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/'klɛmənsɪ/ n.
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act


Spelling Word: clemency
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/'dɛsɪkreɪt/ v.
violate with violence, especially to sacred place


Spelling Word: desecrate
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/ɛk'spʌndʒ/ v. Syn. cancel; remove
cancel; remove; erase or strike out


Spelling Word: expunge
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/ɛk'stænt/ a.
still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct


Spelling Word: extant