Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence
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obfuscate 
1
 | excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
oblique
2
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
obtuse
3
| full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
officious
4
| equivalent in effect or value |
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
pathos
5
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
pellucid
6
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
| debase; degrade; spread negative information about |
| regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
protean
7
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
reprove
8
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
serendipity
9
| quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
| extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
sycophant
10
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |