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Vocabulary
Unit 13
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English
7th Grade
03/02/2009

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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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commiserate
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to feel or express sorrow; to sympathize
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compatible
Definition
able to live or perform in agreement with others
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incipient
Definition
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 correction 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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or prevent something from taking place; blick; 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 performer 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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