Definition Dictionary

Relationships, networks, and shared norms that support cooperation and access to social resources.

The process of evaluating oneself or one's circumstances in relation to other people.

Relating to the interaction of social and economic conditions.

Thoroughly soaked or saturated with moisture.

A temporary stay in a place.

Serious and dignified in manner, often because of the occasion's importance.

Showing attentive concern or care, sometimes excessively.

One word family: also includes solicitude.

To make something firmer, more secure, or more firmly established.

A speech in which a character voices thoughts aloud, usually while alone.

The philosophical position that only one's own mind is certain to exist; figuratively, extreme self-absorption.

Living, acting, or occurring alone, without companions.

Either annual point when the Sun reaches its greatest apparent northern or southern position relative to the equator.

Sleepy or drowsy.

Deep, full, and resonant in sound.

A person who uses clever but misleading reasoning; also a member of an ancient Greek teaching tradition.

Refinement, worldly experience, or complexity of design or thought.

Causing sleepiness or dulling alertness.

Dirty, degraded, or morally disreputable.

Occurring in sudden, irregular bursts.

A sudden large number or outpouring of things.

Appearing convincing or correct while actually being misleading or unsound.

Ghostly or resembling an apparition; also relating to a spectrum.

A range or ordered series of related things.

Based on possibilities or conjecture rather than established evidence.