200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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| 200 Difficult Words - Group 2 | View Group Words |
oblique 
1
 | cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
obsequious
2
| annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples |
ostensible
3
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
pathos
4
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
pernicious
5
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
primeval
6
| unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
proclivity
7
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
| inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
propitious
8
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
prosaic
9
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| scold harshly; criticize severely |
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
salient
10
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |
| omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
| scold harshly; criticize severely |