Quiz 69 Flashcards
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Provincial
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Provincial ( pruh VIN shul) limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world; narrow
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Provisional
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Provisional (pruh VIZH uh nul) adj conditional; temporary; tentative
•Louis had been accepted as a provisional member of the club.
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Proximity
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Proximity (pork SIM uh tee) n nearness
. . . Always in proximity of a restaurant.
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Prudent
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Prudent (PROOD unt) adj careful; having foresight.
•Joe is a prudent money manager.
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Purported
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Purported (pur PORT id) adj rumored; claimed
The heiress is purported to have been kidnapped. . .
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Putative
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Putative ( PYOO tuh tiv ) adj commonly accepted; supposed; reputed
•the putative reason for placing the monument uptown was coz nobody wanted it uptown.
