sihn tI lə noun a tiny amount; trace. There was not a scintilla of truth in the rumor.

plaen jənt adjective 1. sounding deeply or loudly. The cello’s plangent notes introduce a sense of foreboding. 2. having a sad or mournful sound; plaintive. In the fall, we hear the plangent…

sael vihj noun 1. the act of saving property from destruction, esp. the rescue of a ship or its cargo from fire or shipwreck. The salvage of the leaking vessel seemed impossible….

flai bai noun a flight over or close to a designated point, area, or target by an aircraft or spacecraft for the purpose of making aerial observations.

buhm bəl intransitive verb 1. to act or speak clumsily or blunderingly. He bumbled around the kitchen in the dark. She bumbled here and there during her speech. transitive verb to spoil…