Definition Dictionary

Complicated and difficult to follow.

Warm, polite, and friendly.

A conclusion or result that follows naturally or logically from something else.

A relationship in which two things vary together, without by itself establishing that one causes the other.

To strengthen a statement or finding with additional supporting evidence.

Dishonest or willing to misuse a position for improper gain.

An accusation made in response to another accusation.

To act against an influence in order to reduce or cancel its effect.

An accusation made in response to another accusation.

Made to imitate something genuine with the intention of deceiving.

Contrary to what intuition or ordinary expectation suggests.

To cancel or reverse an earlier order.

Having an effect that works against the intended goal.

Having a rural style or character; sometimes used critically to mean unsophisticated.

Grossly insensitive, coarse, or unrefined.

Lacking courage in a contemptible way.

Worthy of belief or trust.

Too ready to believe what one is told.

To shrink back in fear or discomfort, or behave with excessive submission.

A standard or condition used to judge, select, or decide something.

Of decisive importance to a result or decision.

The central and most important point of an issue.

The final or highest point of a process.

Responsibility for wrongdoing or blame.