Difficult Words with Meaning and Sentence
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ostensible 
1
 | long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
panacea
2
| false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
| unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |
paragon
3
| omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
paucity
4
| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
| model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
| full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
pejorative
5
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
primeval
6
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
prosaic
7
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
| point directly overhead in sky; summit |
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
puerile
8
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
punctilious
9
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
rife
10
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |