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Words I learned & now want to share with others so we can all spice up our vocabulary. Yay for learning in your adulthood.

EBULLIENT
E•BUL•LIENT (iˈbo͝olyənt)
adjective
- cheerful; full of energy
-(of liquid or matter) boiling / agitated like when something is boiling

DEBONAIR
DEB•O•NAIR (debəˈner)
adjective
-confident, stylist & charming [of a man]

BESMIRCH
/BE•SMIRCH/bəˈsmərCH
- damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others
- make (something) dirty or discolored

EFFERVESCENT
/EFF•ER•VES•CENT/efərˈves(ə)nt
- vivacious & enthusiastic
- (in drink) bubbly, fizzy, carbonated

PROCLIVITY
/PRO•CLIV•I•TY/prōˈklivədē
- tendency to choose/to do something regularly
- an inclination towards something

VICISSITUDE
/VI•CIS•SI•TUDE/vəˈsisəˌt(y)o͞od
-an unpleasant change of fortune
- an alteration between opposite things

CONSTITUENT
/CON•STIT•U•ENT/kənˈstiCHo͞oənt
- being a part of a whole; a component
- voting member of a community/organization who is able to appoint or elect

VITRIOL
/VIT•RI•OL/ˈvitrēˌôl/
- cruel & bitter criticism or critique
- sulfuric acid

LOQUACIOUS
/LO•QUA•CIOUS/lōˈkwāSHəs/
-to be talkative

TREPIDATIOUS
/TREP•I•DA•TIOUS/ˌtrepəˈdāSHəs/
- apprehensive, agitated or nervous something will happen
- (archaic) trembling motion

SURREPTITIOUSLY
/SUR•REP•TI•TIOUSLY/
ˌsərəpˈtiSHəslē/
-to do something secretly
-in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention

FUTILITY
/FU•TIL•ITY/ˌfyo͞oˈtilədē/
- pointlessness or uselessness

ORNERY
/OR•NER•Y/ˈôrn(ə)rē/
-bad tempered & combative; stubborn.

APOPLEXY
/AP•OP•LEXY/ˈapəˌpleksē/
-incapacity or speechlessness caused by extreme anger

INSIPID
/IN•SIP•ID/inˈsipid/
- to lack flavour, vigour or interest

MALODOROUS
/MAL•O•DOR•OUS/malˈōdərəs/
- smelling very unpleasant

INSURMOUNTABLE
/IN•SUR•MOUNT•A•BLE
/ˌinsərˈmoun(t)əb(ə)l/
- to great to be overcome

EQUANIMITY
/E•QUA•NIM•I•TY/ˌekwəˈnimədē/
- mental calmness, to uphold calm composure especially in a difficult situation

PONTIFICATE
/PON•TIF•I•CATE/pänˈtifiˌkāt/
- to express ones opinion in a way that’s “annoyingly pompous and dogmatic.”

TENACIOUS
/TE•NA•CIOUS/təˈnāSHəs/
-to cling on, to keep a firm hold on to something

COPIOUS
/CO•PI•OUS/ˈkōpēəs/
- abundant in supply & quantity

RUMINATE
RU•MI•NATE/ˈro͞oməˌnāt/
-think deeply about something

UNSCRUPULOUS
/UN•SCRU•PU•LOUS/
ˌənˈskro͞opyələs/
- having no morals, unhonest, unfair.

SACCHARINE
/SAC•CHA•RINE/ˈsak(ə)rən/
- excessively sweet or sentimental

BIFURCATE
/BI•FUR•CATE/bīfərˌkāt/
- to divide into two branches or forks

OSTENTATIOUS
/OS•TEN•TA•TIOUS /ˌästənˈtāSHəs/
- vulgar or pretentious display to impress or attract noise

GERRYMANDER
/GER•RY•MAN•DER /ˈjerēˌmandər/
- manipulate boundaries of an electoral constituency, to favor one party or class

TEMPESTUOUS
/TEM•PES•TU•OUS/
temˈpesCH(o͞o)əs/
-Stormy; characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.

VOCIFEROUS
/VO•CIF•ER•OUS/vōˈsifərəs/
-vehement or clamorous (if a person or speech
-constantly or noisily crying out or making a statement

DELETERIOUS
/DEL•E•TE•RI•OUS/ˌdeləˈtirēəs/
-causing harm or damage

PULCHRITUDINOUS
/PUL•CHRI•TU•DI•NOUS/ˌpəlkrəˈt(y)o͞od(ə)nəs/
-physically beautiful or attractive

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