200 Difficult Words - Group 1

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/ə'lækrɪtɪ/ n.
(الملحد الهمة) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness


Spelling Word: alacrity
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/'æroʊgeɪt/ v.
(تنتح��) claim without justification; claim for oneself without right


Spelling Word: arrogate
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/'kæləmnɪ/ n. Syn. slander
(الافتراء) false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander


Spelling Word: calumny
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/kə'prɪʃəs/ a. Syn. unpredictable; fickle; arbitrary
(متقلبة) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly


Spelling Word: capricious
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/'koʊdʒənt/ a. Syn. convincing
(دبر) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive


Spelling Word: cogent
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/kə'nʌndrəm/ n. Syn. riddle
(لغز) riddle; difficult problem; dilemma


Spelling Word: conundrum
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/kju:'pɪdɪtɪ/ n. Syn. greed
(طمع) greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth


Spelling Word: cupidity
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/'dɛsɪkreɪt/ v.
(تدنيس) violate with violence, especially to sacred place


Spelling Word: desecrate
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/fæ'stɪdɪəs/ a.
(الحساسية) difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details


Spelling Word: fastidious
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/'ɪnkoʊət/ a. Syn. rudimentary; elementary
(بدائي) recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary


Spelling Word: inchoate