200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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200 Difficult Words - Group 2
officious 
1
 | acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
perfidious
2
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
| done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
puerile
3
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care |
rebuke
4
| cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
| acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| scold harshly; criticize severely |
recalcitrant
5
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
rife
6
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
sagacity
7
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care |
| quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
serendipity
8
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
| excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
| full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
taciturn
9
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
temerity
10
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |