Words from this root (21)
inconvenience
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/ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns/
trouble or difficulty causing discomfort; also, to cause such trouble
adventitious
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/ˌædvɛnˈtɪʃəs/
arising from an external or accidental cause rather than inherently
adventurer
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/ədˈvɛntʃərər/
a person who seeks out exciting or risky undertakings
adventuresome
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/ædˈvɛntʃɚsəm/
inclined to take risks; venturesome
convene
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/kənˈviːn/
to come or bring together for a meeting
convent
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/ˈkɑnvɛnt/
a community of nuns, or the building they occupy
disadventurous
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/ˌdɪsədˈvɛntʃərəs/
archaic term for unfortunate, unlucky, or marked by misadventure
eventuality
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/ɪˌvɛntʃuˈælɪti/
a possible event or outcome, especially an unwelcome one
impreventable
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/ˌɪmprɪˈvɛntəbəl/
that cannot be prevented; unpreventable
inventive
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/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/
having or showing creativity and originality in devising things
inventory
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/ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/
a complete list of goods or items in stock; the stock itself
preventative
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/prɪˈvɛntətɪv/
serving to prevent something, especially disease
adventurously
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/ədˈvɛntʃərəsli/
in a daring or boldly enterprising manner
adventurousness
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/ədˈvɛntʃərəsnəs/
the quality of being eager for adventure or willing to take risks
contravene
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/ˌkɑntrəˈvin/
to act in violation of a law, rule, or principle
inventiveness
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/ɪnˈvɛntɪvnəs/
the quality of being creative and original in devising things
misadventurous
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/ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃərəs/
marked by misfortune or unlucky mishap
preventable
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/prɪˈvɛntəbəl/
capable of being stopped or kept from happening
preventer
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/prɪˈvɛntɚ/
a person or thing that prevents something, or a rope securing a sail or boom
reinvent
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/ˌriɪnˈvɛnt/
to remake or recreate something in a wholly new way
unconventionally
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/ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəli/
in a way that departs from accepted custom or practice