Vocab 6 Flashcards

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Provincial

A

Unsophisticated

The girl was very provincial in her speech

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2
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Provoke

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To excite, anger, or annoy someone

His speech provoked thought

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3
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Rectify

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To set up right

Winstons job was to rectify things

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4
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Renounce

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To give up

I renounced my anger towards him

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5
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Tantamount

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Having equal value

The students essay was tantamount as one found online

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6
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Vulnerable

A

Easily hurt

The little puppy was vulnerable

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7
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extraneous

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Foreign

There was an extraneous solution to the problem

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8
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Obscure

A

Not clear

Their shadow was obscure

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9
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Unseemly

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Unbecoming

The shirt was unseemly

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10
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Indomitable

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Not easily defeated

The bulky wanted to seem indomitable

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11
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Temper

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To make suitable

He said he must temper his behavior to stay

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12
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Virtue

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Conformity to a standard of right

He admired her virtues

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13
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Vitality

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Energy

The mans vitality never faltered

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14
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Behoove

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To be necessary

It be hooves me to get good grades

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15
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Unprecedented

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Unheard of

Neil Armstrong did an unprecedented thing for the time

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