contro'vertible

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controvert (ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːt, ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)
2.  to argue or wrangle about
 
[C17: from Latin contrōversus; see controversy]
 
'controverter
 
n
 
contro'vertible
 
adj
 
contro'vertibly
 
adv

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Contro'vertible is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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