Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence
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oblique 
1
 | easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
obstreperous
2
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry |
odious
3
| slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
palliate
4
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
quixotic
5
| noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
ruse
6
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
| impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
sacrosanct
7
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
staid
8
| impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
tacit
9
| equivalent in effect or value |
| natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
taciturn
10
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| debase; degrade; spread negative information about |
| impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |