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- 1Erstwhileadj. - former
"His erstwhile enemies..." - 2Enervatev. - Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken
"The heat enervated us."
adj. - lacking in energy or vitality
"His presence was generally enervate." - 3Prevaricatev. - speak or act in an evasive way
"He seemed to prevaricate when he heard the journalists' questions." - 4Precipitatev. - to cause (an event or situation, typically unpleasant) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely
"The incident precipitated a political crisis."
adj. - done, made, or acting suddenly without careful consideration
"My staff's actions were precipitate."
(in chemistry) v. - to cause a substance to be deposited in solid form from a solution.
"Cell proteins were then precipitated."
(in chemistry) n. - a substance precipitated from a solution.
"The chemist pondered this strange precipitate." - 5Positv. - to assume as a fact; to put forward as a basis of an argument
"Confucius posits a perfectible human nature."
v. - to put in position; to place
"He posits Hemingway at the top of his list of favorites."
(in philosophy) n. - a statement that is put forward on the assumption that it is true
"I hold a posit that humans are inherently good." - 6Quiddityn. - the inherent nature or essence of someone or something.
"His quiddity is ultimately evil."
n. - a distinctive feature; a peculiarity
"His quirks and quiddities astound me." - 7Ubiquitousadj. - present, appearing, or found everywhere
"The ubiquitous noise gave me a migraine." - 8Capriciousadj. - given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
"Our capricious boss makes our workplace a nightmare." - 9Insidiousadj. - proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
"STDs can be insidious and sometimes without symptoms."
adj. - treacherous; crafty
"I found proof of their insidious alliance." - 10Fastidiousadj. - very attentive and concerned with accuracy and detail
"The work of a copyeditor is fastidious."
adj. - Very concerned about matters of cleanliness
"His mother's fastidiousness made her visits stressful." - 11Perfidiousadj. - deceitful and untrustworthy
"My ex-girlfriend was a perfidious lover." - 12Insouciantadj. - showing a general lack of concern; indifferent
"When questioned about her infidelity, she gave an insouciant shrug." - 13Phosphorescencen. - light emitted by a substance without combustion or perceptible heat.
"The stones in the cave gleamed with phosphorescence."
(in physics) n. - the emission of radiation in a similar manner to fluorescence but on a longer timescale, so that emission continues after excitation (the process in which an atom or other particle adopts a higher energy state when energy is supplied) ceases
"Scientists carefully monitored the material's phosphorescence." - 14Amanuensisn. - a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation and copies manuscripts
"The monastery trained him to be an able amanuensis." - 15Contumeliousadj. - (of behavior) scornful and insulting; insolent.
"I was shocked at how contumelious I found the principal to be." - 16Sibyln. - a woman in ancient times supposed to utter the oracles and prophecies of a god
"She acted as the town's sibyl, and eased the communities concerns." - 17Tocsinn. - an alarm bell or signal
"His resignation was a tocsin to the danger of overwhelming power." - 18Consentientadj. - of the same opinion in a matter; in agreement
"For once, we found ourselves consentient." - 19Hardpan(in geology) n. - a hardened impervious layer, typically of clay, occurring in or below the soil and impairing drainage and plant growth
"The farmer found the hardpan to be the culprit for his struggles." - 20Ruthfuladj. - full of sorrow; woeful; rueful
"The accused murderer seemed surprisingly ruthful during his sentencing." - 21Nidification(in zoology) n. - (the act of) nest building
"Owls are masters in the art of nidification." - 22Flappableadj. - excitable and quick to lose one's composure
"Her father warned her to avoid seeming flappable during the interview." - 23Vespertineadj. - relating to, occurring, or active in the evening
"Writers are stereotypically vespertine beings." - 24Alluviumn. - a deposit of clay, silt, sand, and gravel left by flowing streams in a river valley or delta, typically producing fertile soil
"The alluvium that the prospectors found filled them with hope for the land." - 25Factitiousadj. - artificially created or developed
"He had created a factitious identity for himself." - 26Renascentadj. - becoming active or popular again
"Socialism has made itself known as a renascent movement." - 27Furbelown. - a gathered strip or pleated border of a skirt or petticoat
"She was drawn to the furbelow of the skirt in the window."
v. - to adorn with trimmings
"The girls were furbelowed by the town dressmaker." - 28River Deltan. - a landform shaped like a triangle, created by the deposition of sediment that is carried by a river and enters slower-moving or stagnant water
"He felt compelled to explore the river delta." - 29Topiaryn. - the art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes
"He was a specialist in topiary art."
n. - shrubs or trees clipped into ornamental shapes
"The cottage was surrounded by topiaries." - 30Pugnaciousadj. - eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
"The politicians grew more and more pugnacious as the debate intensified."
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