200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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oblique  Speak Example sentences
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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point directly overhead in sky; summit
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
pariah  Speak Example sentences
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social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home
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having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
pathos  Speak Example sentences
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ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
pejorative  Speak Example sentences
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easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
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tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
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slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
perfidious  Speak Example sentences
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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
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tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
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easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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idealistic without regard to practicality
platitude  Speak Example sentences
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excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
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dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way
precocious  Speak Example sentences
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tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something
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streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
prosaic  Speak Example sentences
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streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful
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excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
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dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
prurient  Speak Example sentences
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excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something
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momentary; temporary; staying for short time
reprobate  Speak Example sentences
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soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
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omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
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person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples