This week's theme: words better known in their negative forms. vincible (VIN-suh-buhl) adjective
Defeatable; capable of being overcome. [From Latin vincibilis, from vincere (to overcome). Ultimately from Indo-European root weik- (to fight or conquer) which is also the source of victor, vanquish, convince, and evict.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=vincible -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "They had a lead of 21-0 and still the Eagles, who were both pervious and vincible, beat them, 35-30." Steve Jacobson; Boomer Won't Pass the Blame; Newsday (New York); Oct 4, 1993. Sponsored by: Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 And Namix: What's in a name? Smart naming solutions for products, services, and businesses: http://namix.com ............................................................................ Whoever imagines himself a favorite with God holds others in contempt. -Robert Green Ingersoll, lawyer and orator (1833-1899) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). For subscriber services, visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/vincible.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/vincible.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/vincible.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
