mora the time span of an ordinary syllable. vocable a word treated as a combination of sounds. reduct an area partitioned off from a room for balance with a fireplace, etc. cheville a word used merely to satisfy meter or to balance a phrase. plumper something held in the mouth to fill out hollow cheeks. caprifig an inedible species of fig, used to attract fig wasps to pollinate edible figs, usu. Smyrna.