Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence
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oblique 
1
 | having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
ostensible
2
| swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence |
perfunctory
3
| regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
| done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care |
platitude
4
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
| swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
plethora
5
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
proscribe
6
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
prurient
7
| done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care |
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness |
replete
8
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
| filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
| impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
repudiate
9
| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
| uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
scurrilous
10
| great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty |
| obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
| filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |