rae shi a sih neI shən noun the process of thinking logically; reasoning. Sherlock Holmes uses his exceptional powers of ratiocination to solve mysteries. In unfamiliar territory, he proceeds by instinct while she…

mə le və lihnt adjective wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. The spirits haunting this house are mischievous but not malevolent. Since my promotion, the administrative assistant looks at me with…

ih fyu sihv adjective 1. expressing emotions at undue length or intensity. His effusive apologies are becoming tiresome. My father is quite reserved, but my mother tends to be effusive. 2. flowing out…

tae sit turn adjective habitually silent and uncommunicative. Her taciturn son had a surprising amount to say on the subject of prisons.

pə daen tihk adjective making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. The teacher’s dry, pedantic introduction to Greek mythology stifled our natural…