Definition Dictionary

To ask or plead humbly and earnestly.

An assumption or proposal accepted provisionally without proof.

A position of highest authority, power, or dominance.

An amount greater than is needed or enjoyable.

To exceed someone or something in achievement, quality, or extent.

An amount left over after needs or requirements have been met.

Strangely dreamlike or unreal in appearance or experience.

Done secretly to avoid notice or disapproval.

Readily affected or influenced by something.

One word family: also includes susceptibility.

Food, nourishment, or other support that maintains life or strength.

To feel oppressed by intense heat.

A person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.

A person who flatters someone powerful to gain advantage.

One word family: also includes sycophantic.

Relating to woods or a wooded setting.

Having the same or nearly the same meaning, or being closely associated in people's minds.

The combination of separate ideas or elements into a coherent whole.

Following an organized method or plan.

Affecting or relating to an entire system rather than one isolated part.