cappuccino \kae-peh-CHI-no\ (noun) - Espresso coffee served with milk.

"Jeff was the sort who liked to start his day with cappuccino, though on the way to work, it was probably better to have a biscotto with it than '...Read More

hallucinate \heh-LU-seh-neyt\ (verb) - To be deceived by delusions as a result of mental illness or a narcotic; to suffer a wildly distorted dream of something nonexistent but perceived as real.

"Courtney hallucinates ...Read More

ratiocination \rash-ee-ah-suh-NAY-shun; rash-ee-oh-\ (noun) - The process of reasoning.

"Such were the intensity of Henry's thought processes that one imagined that they could almost hear the ratiocination as it proceeded...Read More

gubernatorial \GOO-ber-nuh-TOR-ee-uhl\ (adjective) - Of or pertaining to a governor.

"Jed was convinced that the gubernatorial race was going to be as much of a snoozer as usual, and was surprised when the dirt one ...Read More

propitiate \pro-PISH-ee-ayt\ (transitive verb) - To render favorably inclined; to appease; to conciliate (one offended).

"Azorka, a black house-dog, probably conscious of his guilt in barking for nothing and anxious to ...Read More

senescent \si-NES-uhnt\ (adjective) - Growing old; aging.

"The senescent director of the new WWII epic was described as being anything but by the stars of the movie, as he was wont to jump from boat to boat carrying the ...Read More