John opened the rimose trunk and pulled out his various insipid lucubrations on North American biota: "Vociferant Mammals That Nidify", "Drupe-producing Umbrageous Trees", "Terrence's Terrets, Marc's Marc, and Jess's Jess".
rimose: Full of chinks, cracks, or crevices.
insipid: 1. Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty. 2. Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull.
lucubration: 1. Laborious study or meditation. 2. Writing produced by laborious effort or study, especially pedantic or pretentious writing. Often used in the plural.
biota: The combined flora and fauna of a region.
vociferant: Noisy and insistent; vociferous.
nidify: To build a nest.
drupe: A fleshy fruit, such as a peach, plum, or cherry, usually having a single hard stone that encloses a seed. Also called stone fruit. see also drupelet.
umbrageous: 1. Affording or forming shade; shady. 2. Easily offended; irritable.
terret: 1. One of the metal rings on a harness through which the reins pass. 2. A ring on an animal's collar, used for attaching a leash.
marc: 1. The pulpy residue left after the juice has been pressed from grapes, apples, or other fruits. 2. Brandy distilled from grape or apple residue.
jess: n. A short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk or other bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened. tran. v. To put jesses or a jess on (a hawk, for example).
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