Definition Dictionary

To draw out a response, information, or feeling.

Expressing ideas or feelings fluently and persuasively.

To make a meaning or difficult point clear.

Difficult to find, catch, achieve, or define.

To decorate or add details, sometimes to exaggerate an account.

Prominent and highly respected in a field.

To strive to equal or surpass a model through imitation.

One word family: also includes emulation.

To cause a feeling, situation, or condition to arise.

Fair and just toward the people involved.

Unclear, open to different interpretations, or not conclusive.

Understood by or intended for a small group with specialized knowledge.

To make an existing problem or undesirable condition worse.

One word family: also includes exacerbation.

Irrelevant or not essential to the matter at hand.

Treating a serious matter with deliberately inappropriate humor.

Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken assumption.

Very attentive to details or demanding about cleanliness, taste, or standards.

Foolish in a smug or thoughtless way.

Possible to carry out successfully under the circumstances.

Changing loyalties, preferences, or attitudes unpredictably.

Obviously and seriously wrong or offensive.

Showing an inappropriately casual or disrespectful attitude toward a serious matter.

One word family: also includes flippancy.

To prevent or delay something through earlier action.

Courage and strength in facing difficulty.

Happening by chance rather than by design.