LA 1-2 Vocab. Lesson 13 Flashcards
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Commiserate
To feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize
Colloquial
Used in or suitable to spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; conversational
Compatible
Able to live or perform in agreement with others
Incipient
In an initial or early stage of development
Incontrovertible
Not capable of being disputed or disproved
Incorrigible
Not capable of being corrected or reformed
Prolific
Producing offspring or fruits in great abundance; turning out many products of the mind
Pugnacious
Eager to fight; quarrelsome
Querulous
Given to complaining
Tedious
Something tiresome because of the slowness or length of it
Tentative
Not definite or permanent; indicating hesitancy or uncertainty
Thwart
To prevent something from taking place; to block, hinder
Vilify
To use abusive or slanderous language about or of; to defame
Virtuoso
A musical performance of exceptional excellence
Vulnerable
Open to danger or to attack; easily hurt or influenced