200 Difficult Words - Group 1
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200 Difficult Words - Group 1
brusque 
1
 | lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer |
capricious
2
| express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
deride
3
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| generous gift; money or gifts bestowed |
| difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details |
| show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers |
desecrate
4
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct |
| violate with violence, especially to sacred place |
| inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
execrable
5
| lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
| large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |
| amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint |
| very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |
extol
6
| praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt |
| insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
fastidious
7
| difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details |
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from |
florid
8
| avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
| reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented |
imperious
9
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details |
| urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial |
| capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
impervious
10
| show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer |
| impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed |
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |