200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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


Spelling Word: paucity
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/pɪ'lju:sɪd/ a. Syn. transparent; limpid
transparent; limpid; easy to understand


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


Spelling Word: proclivity
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/'proʊtɪɛn, 'proʊti:n/ a. Syn. versatile
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes


Spelling Word: protean
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/'pʌlkrɪtju:d/ n. Syn. beauty; comeliness
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty


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


Spelling Word: scurrilous
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/'sɜrvaɪl/;/'sɛrvl/ a. Syn. slavish; cringing
slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor


Spelling Word: servile
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/'spjʊərɪəs/ a. Syn. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical


Spelling Word: spurious
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/'sɪkəfænt/ n. Syn. bootlicker; flatterer
one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man


Spelling Word: sycophant