Definition Dictionary

To recover strength or well-being after strain or illness.

One word family: also includes recuperation.

Occurring again, especially repeatedly.

Having a strong scent or strongly suggesting a particular quality or memory.

To remedy a wrong or compensate for a harm.

Oversimplifying by removing important complexity or distinctions.

A group used as a standard for evaluating one's own attitudes, abilities, or circumstances.

A vote in which the public directly decides a specific proposal.

Stubbornly resistant to control or an attempted remedy.

To hold oneself back from doing something.

To renovate or improve the condition and appearance of something.

An argument or evidence showing that a claim is false or mistaken.

To demonstrate that a claim or argument is false.

Royal or impressively dignified.

To entertain or delight someone with stories or other pleasures.

To renew, restore, or develop again.

A planned routine or systematic program of activity.

To help restore ability, condition, or standing after damage, difficulty, or a period of exclusion.

The process of restoring someone or something to a better condition or constructive role.

Repayment of money someone has spent or lost.

Strengthening or support; in learning, a consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior.

To repeat something for emphasis or clarity.

One word family: also includes reiteration.

A reply, especially a sharp or apt one.

To restore freshness, energy, or a more youthful condition.

To assign someone or something to a lower or less prominent position.