Definition Dictionary

Unfamiliar or unusual, often because it comes from elsewhere.

To speak or write at length and in detail.

The usefulness or convenience of an action for achieving an immediate aim.

Useful or convenient for reaching an aim, though not always principled.

Money, time, or effort spent for a purpose, or the act of spending it.

Based on, gained through, or involving direct experience.

A word or phrase used as an exclamation, especially one considered profane.

Stated clearly and directly, leaving little need for interpretation.

Intended to investigate possibilities or gather initial understanding.

Changing by a constant proportional factor over equal intervals, or relating to a quantity expressed with an exponent.

A model that reduces the present value of a future outcome by the same proportional factor for each equal unit of delay.

Exceptionally fine, beautiful, or delicately made.

Spoken or performed without a prepared script.

Covering a large area, range, or amount.

Making a fault or difficult situation seem less serious or blameworthy.

To remove or destroy something completely.

Obtaining something through threats or coercive pressure.

Irrelevant or not essential to the matter at hand.

To estimate beyond known observations by extending a pattern or relationship.

Excessive spending or use of resources; also an unusually lavish purchase or display.

To free from a difficulty, entanglement, or constraint.

Coming from outside rather than belonging to a thing's essential nature.

An abundance of lively energy, enthusiasm, or joy.

Overflowing with energy, joy, or enthusiasm.