evocable

[ev-uh-kuh-buhl, ih-voh-kuh-]

ev·o·ca·ble

[ev-uh-kuh-buhl, ih-voh-kuh-]
adjective
capable of being evoked.

Origin:
1885–90; evoc(ation) + -able

un·ev·o·ca·ble, adjective
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Evocable is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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evoke (ɪˈvəʊk)
 
vb
1.  to call or summon up (a memory, feeling, etc), esp from the past
2.  to call forth or provoke; produce; elicit: his words evoked an angry reply
3.  to cause (spirits) to appear; conjure up
 
[C17: from Latin ēvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to call]
 
 
evocable
 
adj
 
e'voker
 
n

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