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Let's enjoy the powerful word irrepressible!
The word "repress" has Latin bits that literally mean "to hold back" or "to press back."
Part of speech:
Pick the semi-common, often positive, always emphatic word "irrepressible" to call special attention to something so strong that it's bound to burst free no matter how hard you try to squash it.
"His irrepressible energy was always driving him into new fields of work."
Explain the meaning of "irrepressible" without saying "unruly" or "unrestrainable."
Fill in the blanks: "(Someone's) enthusiasm for (something) (is or was) irrepressible."
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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The precise opposite of IRREPRESSIBLE is REPRESSIBLE. But a pretty close opposite of IRREPRESSIBLE is
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