200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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/əb'si:kwɪəs/ a.
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery


Spelling Word: obsequious
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/ə'fɪʃəs/ a.
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others


Spelling Word: officious
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/'pælɪd/ a. Syn. pale; wan
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness


Spelling Word: pallid
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/'pærɪə/ n. Syn. untouchable
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home


Spelling Word: pariah
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/pɪ'dʒɒrətɪv/ a.
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling


Spelling Word: pejorative
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/prə'klɪvɪtɪ/ n. Syn. inclination
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning


Spelling Word: proclivity
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/rɪ'kælsɪtrənt/ a.
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority


Spelling Word: recalcitrant
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/raɪf/ a. Syn. current
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use


Spelling Word: rife
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/sə'gæsətɪ/ n.
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness


Spelling Word: sagacity
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/sʌrəp'tɪʃəs/ a. Syn. secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently


Spelling Word: surreptitious