Definition Dictionary

Stated clearly and directly, leaving little need for interpretation.

Intended to investigate possibilities or gather initial understanding.

Changing by a constant proportional factor over equal intervals, or relating to a quantity expressed with an exponent.

A model that reduces the present value of a future outcome by the same proportional factor for each equal unit of delay.

Exceptionally fine, beautiful, or delicately made.

Spoken or performed without a prepared script.

Covering a large area, range, or amount.

Making a fault or difficult situation seem less serious or blameworthy.

To remove or destroy something completely.

Obtaining something through threats or coercive pressure.

Irrelevant or not essential to the matter at hand.

To estimate beyond known observations by extending a pattern or relationship.

One word family: also includes extrapolation.

Excessive spending or use of resources; also an unusually lavish purchase or display.

To free from a difficulty, entanglement, or constraint.

Coming from outside rather than belonging to a thing's essential nature.

Overflowing with energy, joy, or enthusiasm.

One word family: also includes exuberance.

An invented account presented as true.

A building's front, or a misleading outward appearance.

Treating a serious matter with deliberately inappropriate humor.

To make a process or action easier.

A smaller group within a larger one that pursues its own aims or position.

Willing to consider people and arguments without bias or favoritism.

Failure to remain loyal, trustworthy, or true to a commitment.

Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken assumption.