200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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/'pɑrsɪmənɪ/;/-moʊnɪ/ n.
(البخل) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily


Spelling Word: parsimony
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/pɪ'lju:sɪd/ a. Syn. transparent; limpid
(شفاف) transparent; limpid; easy to understand


Spelling Word: pellucid
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/pə'fɪdɪəs/ a. Syn. treacherous; disloyal
(الغادر) tending to betray; disloyal; faithless


Spelling Word: perfidious
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/prə'pɛnsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. tendency; predilection
(النزوع) natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection


Spelling Word: propensity
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/'proʊtɪɛn, 'proʊti:n/ a. Syn. versatile
(متلون) versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes


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


Spelling Word: quagmire
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/ru:z/ n. Syn. trick; stratagem
(خدعة) trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture


Spelling Word: ruse
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/sə'gæsətɪ/ n.
(حكمة) quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness


Spelling Word: sagacity
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/'sæŋgwɪn/ a. Syn. cheerful; hopeful; ruddy
(تفاؤلا) cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy


Spelling Word: sanguine
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/sə'lɪsɪtəs/ a. Syn. worried; concerned
(مهموم) worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern


Spelling Word: solicitous