Definition Dictionary

To charm or attract someone, sometimes deceptively.

Deserving criticism or blame for a fault or wrongful act.

Strongly interested in books or learning, sometimes more than in practical experience.

Broad freedom or authority to act as one chooses.

The stopping or ending of an activity.

Following a winding or indirect route; also indirect in expression or action.

Based on surrounding facts that support an inference about what happened.

The use of threats or force to make someone act.

Mental activity involved in knowing, thinking, perceiving, or remembering.

Done by or relating to people acting as a group.

Characteristic of ordinary informal conversation.

To force or strongly persuade someone to act.

Willing to follow instructions or meeting stated requirements.

One word family: also includes compliance.

To act in accordance with a rule, standard, or accepted pattern.

One word family: also includes conformity.

Readily noticeable or attracting attention.

To interpret a statement or action in a particular way.

Following established practices or commonly accepted ideas.

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

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

Following an established habit or usual practice.

Required by fashion, convention, or accepted practice.

The act of deliberately misleading someone through false statements or appearances.

The act of leading someone to believe something false, or a device used to do so.

To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts or premises.