e nər veIt transitive verb to take away the strength or vitality of; weaken. He was enervated by the heat of the day.
specious
spi shəs adjective 1: apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. Some people are convinced by such specious reasoning, but I am not. antonym: valid 2:…
generic
jə ne rihk adjective 1. of, concerning, or applying to all elements of a particular class. Feathers are a generic feature of birds. 2. of or concerning a biological genus. Canis lupus…
vaunt
vawnt transitive verb to speak boastfully of; brag about. He vaunted his many successes. noun a boastful statement or speech.
foundling
faUnd lIng noun a child or infant abandoned by unidentified parents and found by someone else. In Wuthering Heights, old Mr. Earnshaw calls the foundling, Heathcliff, a “poor fatherless child.”