Definition Dictionary

Deserving blame for a fault or wrongdoing.

A constructed channel or passage that carries water beneath a road or similar barrier.

Increasing or developing as successive additions or effects build on one another.

To restrain, limit, or keep something under control.

The subjects, learning goals, and planned course of study offered by an educational program.

Hasty and not attentive to detail.

To reduce, restrict, or bring to an earlier end.

Following an established habit or usual practice.

Distrustful of people's sincerity and inclined to assume selfish motives.

To intimidate or discourage by presenting difficulty.

Required by fashion, convention, or accepted practice.

A standstill caused by opposing sides that cannot reach agreement.

Open to reasonable disagreement or uncertainty.

Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, especially drinking.

To weaken strength or the ability to function.

One word family: also includes debilitating.

A young woman making a formal entrance into society.

The act of deliberately misleading someone through false statements or appearances.

The act of leading someone to believe something false, or a device used to do so.

To work out the meaning of coded, unclear, or difficult material.

The ability to make clear, firm decisions without undue delay.

Behavior suited to accepted standards of propriety.

An authoritative order or formal decision.

A state of serious deterioration or weakness from age, wear, or neglect.

To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts or premises.