LA 1-2 Vocab. Lesson 13 Flashcards

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Commiserate

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To feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize

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Colloquial

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

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Compatible

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Able to live or perform in agreement with others

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Incipient

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In an initial or early stage of development

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Incontrovertible

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Not capable of being disputed or disproved

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Incorrigible

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Not capable of being corrected or reformed

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Prolific

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

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Pugnacious

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Eager to fight; quarrelsome

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Querulous

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Given to complaining

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Tedious

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Something tiresome because of the slowness or length of it

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Tentative

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Not definite or permanent; indicating hesitancy or uncertainty

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Thwart

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To prevent something from taking place; to block, hinder

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Vilify

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

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Virtuoso

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A musical performance of exceptional excellence

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Vulnerable

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Open to danger or to attack; easily hurt or influenced

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