Definition Dictionary

Excessively occupied with one's own importance, interests, or achievements.

Exceptionally and conspicuously bad.

To force someone or something out of a place.

Carefully developed and containing many details or complex features.

An explanation that adds detail, or the process of developing an idea more fully.

Filled with great joy or pride.

Basic or essential to the nature of something.

To raise something in position, status, quality, or level.

To draw out a response, information, or feeling.

The skill or manner of speaking clearly and expressively.

Expressing ideas or feelings fluently and persuasively.

To make a meaning or difficult point clear.

To escape capture or remain beyond someone's grasp or understanding.

Difficult to find, catch, achieve, or define.

Extremely thin and weakened, especially through lack of nourishment.

To issue, flow, or originate from a source.

To take away the strength, effectiveness, or power of something.

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

A person or thing that gives a clear, concrete expression to an idea or quality.

To give a concrete form to an idea or represent it fully.

At a very early stage of development.

To correct or improve the wording of a text.

Retired while retaining an honorary title.

Prominent and highly respected in a field.