200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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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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/'plætɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n.
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality


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


Spelling Word: propensity
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/pʌŋk'tɪlɪəs/ a.
marked by precise accordance with details


Spelling Word: punctilious
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/'ræŋkə(r)/ n. Syn. enmity; hatred
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred


Spelling Word: rancor
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/'seɪlɪənt/ a. Syn. prominent
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs


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


Spelling Word: solicitous