Common Words

She did not think her vocabulary was _____, yet there were so many words that inevitably she found a few she didn’t know.

A) Unseemly
B) Preemptive
C) Wanting
D) Jejune
E) Impregnable
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wanting Sound Icon
/ˈwɑntɪŋ/
adjective: lacking in a certain required or necessary quality
"Although it was well-rehearsed, Leon's explanation remained wanting in its sincerity."
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unseemly Sound Icon
/ənˈsimɫi/
adjective: (of behavior or actions) not proper or appropriate.
"Eloquent as they were, his remarks were deemed unseemly by the company board."
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