The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Glossary

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Glossary

Axiom

a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established

Infinitely

Never ending

Deduction

when one arrives at a conclusion

Assurance

a positive declaration intended to give confidence

Embellishing

in the context of words, exaggerating something

Conjecture

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

Dissipate

waste or cause to disappear

Amass

gathering together items

Monotony

in the context of actions, when same and boring actions occur. In the context of speech, the sameness of pitch or tone which is dull

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