Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence
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pallid 
1
 | one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
paucity
2
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
prosaic
3
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
querulous
4
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
reprobate
5
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples |
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
salient
6
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
servile
7
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
stolid
8
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
stupefy
9
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
| make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
| trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
temerity
10
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| green; full of juice in vegetation |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |