Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence
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anathema 
1
 | solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
| without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
brusque
2
| without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
| pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| improperly forward or bold; rude |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
deleterious
3
| not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state |
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous |
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
enervate
4
| whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
| not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state |
| weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve |
| unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental |
fastidious
5
| improperly forward or bold; rude |
| having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious |
| difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
fatuous
6
| present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden |
| impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed |
| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
florid
7
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
| reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make physical impact on; touch |
gregarious
8
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
| sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
harangue
9
| noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
| without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
impinge
10
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious |
| infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make physical impact on; touch |
| fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor |