Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence
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obdurate 
1
 | hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
pernicious
2
| one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |
| green; full of juice in vegetation |
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
propensity
3
| streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
| natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
prurient
4
| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
puerile
5
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
recalcitrant
6
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
| green; full of juice in vegetation |
rectitude
7
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed |
reprobate
8
| person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
scurrilous
9
| obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
tacit
10
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
| one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |