Difficult Words to Spell + Meanings and Examples

1. Sherbet Meaning: a frozen dessert made with fruit juice added to milk or cream, egg white, or gelatin. Example: "The ice cream shop is now serving creamy strawberry sherbet alongside its other sweet treats."

2. Playwright Meaning: a person who writes plays. Example: "Shakespeare is quite possibly the most well known playwright in the world."

3. Mischievous Meaning: maliciously or playfully annoying. Causing annoyance, harm, or trouble. Example: "The mischievous student has been disobedient to his mother since he was a child."

4. Liquefy Meaning: make or become liquid. Example: "The vegetables were liquefied in a blender."

5. Paraphernalia Meaning: the equipment needed for a particular activity. Some examples of commonly used paraphernalia are needles, syringes, tin foil, plastic bags, pipes, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, bongs, lighters, small spoons, glue, and medicine containers. Example: "Cathy is going to get plates, balloons, and other party paraphernalia at the drugstore."

6. Orangutan Meaning: a large mainly solitary arboreal ape with long reddish hair, long arms, and hooked hands and feet, native to Borneo and Sumatra. Example: "In one area of the rainforest, he watched an orangutan move through the trees."

7. Nauseous Meaning: affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. Example: "If the patient is poorly nourished, the drugs make them feel nauseous."

8. Dilate Meaning: to become enlarged or widened. Muscles in the colored part of your eye, called the Iris, control your pupil size. Your pupils get bigger or smaller, depending on the amount of light around you. In low light, your pupils open up, or dilate, to let in more light. When it's bright, they get smaller, or constrict, to let in less light. Example: "Kim's eyes dilated while the outdoor stadium rocked in celebration."

9. Fuchsia Meaning: a vivid purplish-red color like that of the sepals of a typical fuchsia flower. Example: "A mix between purple and red, the pinkish fuchsia flower was the most vibrant of all those in the vase."

10. Acquiesce Meaning: To acquiesce is to agree to something or to give in. If your sister is refusing to hand over the television remote, you hope she acquiesces before your favorite show comes on. Example: "While I did not want to go to the show with Laura, her begging eventually caused me to acquiesce."

11. Conscientious: Meaning: (of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly. Example: "He was a hard and conscientious worker and became widely known for his ability in debate."

12. Accommodate Meaning: (of physical space, especially a building) provide lodging or sufficient space for. Example: "The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests. "

13. Onomatopoeia Meaning: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Example: Cuckoo, Sizzle, Buzz and hiss are examples of Onomatopoeia.