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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/'ækjʊmɛn, ə'kju:mɛn/ n. Syn. acuteness; insight
mental keenness; quickness of perception


Spelling Word: acumen
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/æn'tɪpəθɪ/ n. Syn. aversion; dislike
strong feeling of aversion; dislike


Spelling Word: antipathy
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/'bʌtrɪs/ v. Syn. support
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence


Spelling Word: buttress
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/'dɛsɪkreɪt/ v.
violate with violence, especially to sacred place


Spelling Word: desecrate
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/ɛk'spʌndʒ/ v. Syn. cancel; remove
cancel; remove; erase or strike out


Spelling Word: expunge
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/ɪk'stɔl/ v. Syn. praise; glorify
praise highly; glorify; celebrate


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


Spelling Word: fallacious
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/'gærʊləs/ a. Syn. wordy; talkative
talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details


Spelling Word: garrulous
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/ɪm'pɜrtɪnənt/ a. Syn. rude
improperly forward or bold; rude


Spelling Word: impertinent
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/'ɪnkoʊət/ a. Syn. rudimentary; elementary
recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary


Spelling Word: inchoate