inveigh
[ in-vey ]
/ ɪnˈveɪ /
verb (used without object)
to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against): to inveigh against isolationism.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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OTHER WORDS FROM inveigh
in·veigh·er, nounun·in·veigh·ing, adjectiveWords nearby inveigh
invasion, invasion of privacy, invasive, invected, invective, inveigh, inveigle, invenit, invent, invent the wheel, invention
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inveigh
/ (ɪnˈveɪ) /
verb
(intr foll by against) to speak with violent or invective language; rail
Derived forms of inveigh
inveigher, nounWord Origin for inveigh
C15: from Latin invehī, literally: to be carried in, hence, assail physically or verbally, from in- ² + vehī to be carried, ride
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