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Spell Bee Word: Invulnerable


Basic Details

Word: Invulnerable

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Impossible to harm, damage or attack successfully.

Synonyms: unassailable, secure, safe, indestructible

Antonyms: vulnerable, exposed, weak

How to Spell Invulnerable

Syllables: in - vul - ner - a - ble

Tricky part: The l after vu is often swallowed in speech, giving invunerable. This word ends in -able, unlike invincible.

Watch out for: invunerable, invulnerible, invulnarable

Memory tip: Say vul as in vulture: in-VUL-ner-a-ble. Then it is simply in- added to vulnerable, with nothing changed.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The hero in the comic is invulnerable to fire.

Example 2: No computer is invulnerable to a clever hacker.

Example 3: The fort on the hilltop seemed invulnerable from below.

Fun Fact

In Greek myth, Achilles was dipped in a magic river as a baby and became invulnerable everywhere except the heel his mother held. That is why a weak spot is called an Achilles heel.

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Word Connection

Choose the word closest in meaning to invulnerable as used in the sentence:

Inside its hard shell, the tortoise is almost invulnerable to the jackal's teeth.

a) attracted
b) exposed
c) immune
d) hidden

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c) immune. Being invulnerable to the teeth means they cannot harm it, which is what immune to says.

Word Makeup

Only one of these words takes the prefix in- to make a real word. Choose it:

in-

a) possible
b) vulnerable
c) legal
d) regular

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b) vulnerable. Possible takes im-, legal takes il- and regular takes ir-, so only vulnerable takes in- itself.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

invulnereable

a) n
b) a
c) r
d) e

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d) e. After vulner comes able at once; there is no e between r and a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A superhero who is invulnerable ____.

a) cannot see
b) cannot fly
c) cannot speak
d) cannot be hurt

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d) cannot be hurt

2. Which is the opposite of invulnerable?

a) protected
b) vulnerable
c) powerful
d) invincible

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b) vulnerable

Associated Words

indignantsensiblecomplexdesistjournalism
philosopherhereditaryabscondedvexationfurther

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