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'strɛpərəs/ a.
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry


Spelling Word: obstreperous
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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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/'pɔ:sɪtɪ/ n. Syn. scarcity
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness


Spelling Word: paucity
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/pə'fɪdɪəs/ a. Syn. treacherous; disloyal
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless


Spelling Word: perfidious
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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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/prɪ'koʊʃəs/ a.
advanced in development; appearing or developing early


Spelling Word: precocious
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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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/sæŋktɪ'moʊnɪəs/ a. Syn. hypocritical
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious


Spelling Word: sanctimonious
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/'skʌrɪləs/ n. Syn. obscene; indecent
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach


Spelling Word: scurrilous
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/sə'lɪsɪtəs/ a. Syn. worried; concerned
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern


Spelling Word: solicitous