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enervate

Posted on June 9, 2014May 27, 2014 by admin

e nər veIt transitive verb to take away the strength or vitality of; weaken. He was enervated by the heat of the day.  

specious

Posted on June 6, 2014May 27, 2014 by admin

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

Posted on June 5, 2014May 27, 2014 by admin

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

Posted on June 4, 2014May 27, 2014 by admin

vawnt  transitive verb to speak boastfully of; brag about. He vaunted his many successes. noun a boastful statement or speech.  

foundling

Posted on June 3, 2014May 27, 2014 by admin

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.”

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