Definition Dictionary

To present something as less important or serious than it may be.

Severe or extreme in action, effect, or extent.

Uncertain or doubtful; also questionable in reliability or value.

Able to be drawn into wire or shaped; figuratively, easily led or influenced.

Sweet or pleasing to hear.

To deceive or trick someone.

Deceit through contradictory words or conduct.

Characterized by activity or change, or by interactions that produce change.

Depicting an imagined society marked by oppression or misery.

Showing sincere, serious, and determined purpose.

To decline or gradually diminish.

Overflowing with cheerful energy and enthusiasm.

Unconventional or noticeably different from ordinary behavior or style.

Relating to a church or its organization and clergy.

Drawing ideas, styles, or elements from varied sources.

One word family: also includes eclecticism.

Using money, time, or other resources efficiently and with little waste.

A community of organisms together with the physical environment with which they interact.

An authoritative public order or decree.

A substantial building or an elaborate constructed system.

To draw out or infer something from available information.

Successful in producing an intended result.

Traditionally describing a man or boy as having qualities considered feminine; often disparaging.

Weakened or depleted to the point of ineffectiveness.

Capable of producing the intended effect.