200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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| 200 Difficult Words - Group 2 | View Group Words |
ostensible 
1
 | put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
palliate
2
| oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| equivalent in effect or value |
propitious
3
| coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
| presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
proscribe
4
| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
prurient
5
| equivalent in effect or value |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
rancor
6
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
servile
7
| slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
spurious
8
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
surreptitious
9
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
tractable
10
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |