Big Brain Vocab

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Erstwhile	adj. - former "His erstwhile enemies..."
Enervate	v. - 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."
Prevaricate	v. - speak or act in an evasive way "He seemed to prevaricate when he heard the journalists' questions."
Precipitate	v. - 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."
Posit	v. - 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."
Quiddity	n. - 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."
Ubiquitous	adj. - present, appearing, or found everywhere "The ubiquitous noise gave me a migraine."
Capricious	adj. - given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior "Our capricious boss makes our workplace a nightmare."
Insidious	adj. - 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."
Fastidious	adj. - 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."
Perfidious	adj. - deceitful and untrustworthy "My ex-girlfriend was a perfidious lover."
Insouciant	adj. - showing a general lack of concern; indifferent "When questioned about her infidelity, she gave an insouciant shrug."
Phosphorescence	n. - 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."
Amanuensis	n. - a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation and copies manuscripts "The monastery trained him to be an able amanuensis."
Contumelious	adj. - (of behavior) scornful and insulting; insolent. "I was shocked at how contumelious I found the principal to be."
Sibyl	n. - 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."
Tocsin	n. - an alarm bell or signal "His resignation was a tocsin to the danger of overwhelming power."
Consentient	adj. - of the same opinion in a matter; in agreement "For once, we found ourselves consentient."
Hardpan	(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."
Ruthful	adj. - full of sorrow; woeful; rueful "The accused murderer seemed surprisingly ruthful during his sentencing."
Nidification	(in zoology) n. - (the act of) nest building "Owls are masters in the art of nidification."
Flappable	adj. - excitable and quick to lose one's composure "Her father warned her to avoid seeming flappable during the interview."
Vespertine	adj. - relating to, occurring, or active in the evening "Writers are stereotypically vespertine beings."
Alluvium	n. - 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."
Factitious	adj. - artificially created or developed "He had created a factitious identity for himself."
Renascent	adj. - becoming active or popular again "Socialism has made itself known as a renascent movement."
Furbelow	n. - 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."
River Delta	n. - 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."
Topiary	n. - 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."
Pugnacious	adj. - eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight. "The politicians grew more and more pugnacious as the debate intensified."

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