from theory

The theory was developed through deduction from principle, a priori.

from observation

The idea was reached inductively from evidence, a posteriori.

unfertilized birth

Athena was born by parthogenesis from Zeus's forehead.

vowel repetition

Notice the assonance of the words croon, duel, and tube.

rebuke

We read the teacher's red-penned objurgations on the term paper.

of the common people

We studied the demotic alleyway slang.

sleep-inducing

Her soporific platitudes bored everyone in the audience.

mutually destructive

Their internecine wars doomed the barbarian tribes.

very long (words)

Having a sesquipedalian vocabulary is fun.

unique

Her self-originated style was boldly sui generis.

government of wealthy

The democracy degenerated into a plutocracy.

to outline

Please quickly delineate the features of your plan.

two-part division

Is there a clear dichotomy between the two choices?

revelation

In a sudden epiphany, he saw the solution!

twisting

The tortuous highway winds through the hills of West Virginia.