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Vocab WK two
english vocab for week two
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (ADJ)excessivley sooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; Fatty, oily; Pliable | unctuous |
| (N) foilage giving giving shade; An overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; A vague suspicion | umbrage |
| (V) To rise above or beyond, exceed | transcend |
| (V) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of | simulate |
| (N) a special right or privilege; A special quality showing excellence | prerogative |
| (ADJ.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | pentulant |
| (ADJ.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise | meritorious |
| (ADJ.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; Sensational; Pale or shallow in color; Terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint. | lurid |
| (ADJ>) Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | jaded |
| (ADJ>) Pertaining to an outlying area, local, narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; Of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; | provincial |
| (N) A person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony | (N) provincial |