200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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200 Difficult Words - Group 2
obtuse 
1
 | impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
pernicious
2
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
portent
3
| quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
| sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
prosaic
4
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
quixotic
5
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
rebuke
6
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| green; full of juice in vegetation |
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| scold harshly; criticize severely |
rectitude
7
| uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate |
| omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
staid
8
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
stolid
9
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
| uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
surreptitious
10
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
| false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
| secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |