Vocab 13 Flashcards

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Used in or suitable to spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; conversational

Syn: informal, vernacular
Ant: formal

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Colloquial

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To feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize

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Commiserate

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Able to live or perform in agreement with others

Syn: agreeable
Ant: discordant

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Compatible

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In an initial or early stage of development

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Incipient

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Not capable of being disputed or disproved

Syn: irrefutable
Ant: disputable, debatable

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Incontrovertible

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Not capable of being corrected or reformed

Syn: intractable

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Incorrigible

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Producing offspring or fruits in great abundance; turning out many products of the mind

Syn: fertile, fruitful
Ant: barren, sterile

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Prolific

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Eager to fight; quarrelsome

Syn: combative
Ant: peaceful

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Pugnacious

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Given to complaining

Syn: petulant, cranky
Ant: contented, genial

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Querulous

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Something tiresome because of the slowness or length of it

Syn: onerous
Ant: interesting

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Tedious

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Not definite or permanent; indicating hesitation or uncertainty

Syn: provisional; open to change
Ant: confirmed, firm, settled

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Tentative

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To prevent something from taking place; to block, hinder

Syn: foil, frustrate
Ant: support

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Thwart

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To use abusive or slanderous language about or of; to defame

Syn: slander
Ant: praise

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Vilify

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14
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A musical performer of exceptional excellence

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Virtuoso

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Open to danger or to attack; easily hurt or influenced

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Vulnerable

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