200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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obdurate  Speak Example sentences
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
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put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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childish; belonging to childhood; immature
obfuscate  Speak Example sentences
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worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern
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obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
pariah  Speak Example sentences
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trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
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proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication
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social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home
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annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
paucity  Speak Example sentences
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cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
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scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
precocious  Speak Example sentences
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social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home
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cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
proclivity  Speak Example sentences
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
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scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
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forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
prosaic  Speak Example sentences
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dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
puerile  Speak Example sentences
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regarded as sacred and inviolable
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childish; belonging to childhood; immature
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seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion
repudiate  Speak Example sentences
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disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
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indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
ruse  Speak Example sentences
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indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
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one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man
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hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion