200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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/'pælɪeɪt/ v.
lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses


Spelling Word: palliate
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/'pɑrsɪmənɪ/;/-moʊnɪ/ n.
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily


Spelling Word: parsimony
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/pɪ'dʒɒrətɪv/ a.
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling


Spelling Word: pejorative
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/prə'klɪvɪtɪ/ n. Syn. inclination
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning


Spelling Word: proclivity
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/proʊ'zeiɪk/ a. Syn. factual
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual


Spelling Word: prosaic
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/'rɛktɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n. Syn. uprightness
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment


Spelling Word: rectitude
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/rɪ'pru:v/ v. Syn. censure; rebuke
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with


Spelling Word: reprove
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/'skʌrɪləs/ n. Syn. obscene; indecent
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach


Spelling Word: scurrilous
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/sə'lɪsɪtəs/ a. Syn. worried; concerned
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern


Spelling Word: solicitous
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/'sɪkəfænt/ n. Syn. bootlicker; flatterer
one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man


Spelling Word: sycophant