200 Difficult Words - Group 1

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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 200 Difficult Words - Group 1
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/ə'lækrɪtɪ/ n.
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness


Spelling Word: alacrity
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/kɒnflə'greɪʃ(ə)n/ a.
large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict


Spelling Word: conflagration
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/krɪ'dju:lɪtɪ/;/krɪ'du:lɪtɪ/ n.
readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence


Spelling Word: credulity
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/di:'faɪl/ v. Syn. pollute
pollute; make dirty or spotty


Spelling Word: defile
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/dɪ'raɪd/ v. Syn. ridicule
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt


Spelling Word: deride
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/fə'leɪʃəs/ a. Syn. false; deceptive
false; tending to mislead; deceptive


Spelling Word: fallacious
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/'fɪər(ə)l/ a. Syn. wild
not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state


Spelling Word: feral
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/'fɛtɪd/ a. Syn. stinking
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking


Spelling Word: fetid
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/'flɒrɪd/;/'flɔ:rɪd/ a. Syn. ruddy; reddish
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented


Spelling Word: florid
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/ɪm'pɪərɪəs/ a. Syn. dictatorial
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial


Spelling Word: imperious