gli nIngz plural noun something that is gleaned or collected bit by bit. Her research gleanings confirmed my theory.  

intransitive verb 1. to strike and rebound from another object or surface (usu. fol. by off). The baseball caromed off the wall. See full entry

tem pə raIz intransitive verb 1. to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. The company was not returning her calls after her encouraging job…

ihk stem pə raIz intransitive verb 1. to speak without preparation or reference to notes. He could scarcely recollect a word of his part, but he remembered the general drift of it,…

ə klI vih ti noun a rising slope. (Cf. declivity.) Where the acclivity is too steep, there is not enough soil for trees to grow.