Difficult Words

Lakshmi B.
This is mostly for my own use (words I was unable to answer in the other lists), but feel free to use it for yourself as well!!!
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  1. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
    Dr. Badger, however, remains true to character: pedantic, smug and disdainful.
    "PSAT" (Emily Z.)
  2. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
    The worker was fawning his boss in an attempt to get a raise.
    "PSAT" (Emily Z.)
  3. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
    We noticed an incongruity in his story - he said that he had not been outside, but his pants had fresh grass stains on them.
    "PSAT" (Emily Z.)
  4. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
    The Weather man gave us a premonition about the upcoming hurricane
    "PSAT" (Emily Z.)
  5. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
    It was presumptuous of her to have dinner with us without being invited.
    "PSAT" (Emily Z.)
  6. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
    It found that younger consumers are the most amenable to using mobile wallets. New York Times (Aug 8, 2012)
    "PSAT" (Emily Z.)
Created on Tue Jan 08 21:56:32 EST 2013 (updated Tue Jan 08 22:21:52 EST 2013)

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