200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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| 200 Difficult Words - Group 2 | View Group Words |
obsequious 
1
 | inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
officious
2
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
pejorative
3
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
perfidious
4
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
pernicious
5
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
pithy
6
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| equivalent in effect or value |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
platitude
7
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
| tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
proclivity
8
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
propitious
9
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| equivalent in effect or value |
| presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
proscribe
10
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |