Definition Dictionary

Dishonest or willing to misuse a position for improper gain.

An accusation made in response to another accusation.

To act against an influence in order to reduce or cancel its effect.

An accusation made in response to another accusation.

Made to imitate something genuine with the intention of deceiving.

Contrary to what intuition or ordinary expectation suggests.

Having an effect that works against the intended goal.

Having a rural style or character; sometimes used critically to mean unsophisticated.

Grossly insensitive, coarse, or unrefined.

Worthy of belief or trust.

Too ready to believe what one is told.

To shrink back in fear or discomfort, or behave with excessive submission.

A standard or condition used to judge, select, or decide something.

Of decisive importance to a result or decision.

The central and most important point of an issue.

The final or highest point of a process.

Responsibility for wrongdoing or blame.

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.