Definition Dictionary

Understood or suggested without being stated directly.

Acting on a sudden urge without much prior consideration.

Unable to exist, work, or be true together without conflict.

Done without careful selection or distinction.

The willingness and ability to begin useful action without waiting to be directed.

Arising naturally without deliberate thought or conscious planning.

Able to replace one another in use without an important difference.

The ease and speed with which an asset can be traded or converted to money without a substantial loss in value.

Able to be shaped or influenced without breaking or resisting strongly.

To lessen the severity of a problem without removing its cause.

Easing the effects or severity of a problem without necessarily removing its cause.

Taking little independent action or accepting events without active resistance.

Presenting another person's words, ideas, or work as one's own without proper acknowledgment.

Openly stated or claimed, without necessarily being demonstrated.

Claimed or alleged to be something, without confirmation.

Generally supposed or claimed to be so, without certainty.

Spreading or growing without effective restraint.

Little known and difficult to understand without specialized knowledge.

Continuing without weakening or letting up.

Accepting an unwelcome situation without further resistance.

The art of effective expression; also language criticized as impressive but lacking substance.

One word family: also includes rhetorical.

A question asked for effect, without expecting an answer.

Clear without requiring further explanation or proof.

Calm and undisturbed, without signs of agitation.