open-minded, tolerant, unbiased provincial (adj.) – of a certain part of a country/empire - having a narrow view, unsophisticated or narrow-minded (person) (n.) province the provinces of China Examples: Older people are provincial when it comes to piercing and tattoos because they don’t accept them as easily. Synonyms: parochial, narrow minded, simple, biased Antonyms: open-minded, tolerant, unbiased

provoke (verb) – to anger, arouse, bring to action (n.) provocation Examples: The lady tried to provoke my mother by threatening to call the police. Synonyms: Trigger, irritate, inflame, anger Antonyms: Appease, pacify

purgation (noun) – the process of getting rid of impurities Examples: Her act of purgation, while cleansing her face, prevented her from getting acne. Synonyms: Purge, rid, eliminate, remove, purify, subtract Antonyms: Add, include, insert

quarry Examples: hunting quarry (noun) – a large open pit from which stone is cut (n.) – an animal or bird that is hunted Examples: hunting quarry The work done in the quarry was very vociferous. Synonyms: Mine, pit

Raconteur rak-uh n-tur (noun) – skilled storyteller Examples: The raconteur at the elementary school told a story to the students. Synonyms: narrator , storyteller, lecturer

Response, negation, confrontation, retort, refutation rebuttal (n) – reply to criticism (vb.) rebut Examples: The kid had a rebuttal to the teacher because she was upset that he was sleeping in class. Synonyms: Response, negation, confrontation, retort, refutation Antonyms: Ignore, reticent