200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 200 Difficult Words - Group 2
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/pænə'sɪə/ n.
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all


Spelling Word: panacea
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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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/'pɑrsɪmənɪ/;/-moʊnɪ/ n.
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily


Spelling Word: parsimony
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/'peɪθɒs/ n. Syn. pity
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings


Spelling Word: pathos
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/pə'fʌŋktərɪ/ a. Syn. superficial
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care


Spelling Word: perfunctory
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/'pɔ:tɛnt/ n. Syn. sign; omen; forewarning
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event


Spelling Word: portent
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/prə'pɛnsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. tendency; predilection
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection


Spelling Word: propensity
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/kwɪk'sɒtɪk/ a.
idealistic without regard to practicality


Spelling Word: quixotic
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/ru:z/ n. Syn. trick; stratagem
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture


Spelling Word: ruse
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/'tæntəmaʊnt/ a.
equivalent in effect or value


Spelling Word: tantamount