Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence
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alacrity 
1
 | very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| generous gift; money or gifts bestowed |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
brusque
2
| incipient; coming into existence; emerging |
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
| very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
conundrum
3
| weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve |
| riddle; difficult problem; dilemma |
| avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from |
| incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
cursory
4
| inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
| absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness |
| riddle; difficult problem; dilemma |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
enervate
5
| generous; high-minded; chivalrous |
| avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from |
| generous gift; money or gifts bestowed |
| weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve |
evince
6
| show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer |
| unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental |
| lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely |
| happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success |
fastidious
7
| tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details |
| showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
fractious
8
| inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
| having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous |
| avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from |
| capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
gregarious
9
| inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
| sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
| naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
inimical
10
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details |
| showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
| unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental |