Definition Dictionary

A twelve-month period used for accounting or financial reporting.

Obviously and seriously wrong or offensive.

To display something conspicuously in order to impress.

Weak in substance, construction, or supporting evidence.

An inappropriately light or disrespectful attitude toward a serious matter.

Showing an inappropriately casual or disrespectful attitude toward a serious matter.

To grow vigorously, develop well, or achieve success.

A rise and fall or repeated variation in an amount, level, or condition.

Recklessly bold despite obvious danger or difficulty.

To anticipate or recognize that something is likely to happen.

To prevent or delay something through earlier action.

To abandon or give up.

Direct and candid in expression.

Courage and strength in facing difficulty.

Happening by chance rather than by design.

To encourage the growth or development of something.

A supporting structure or organized set of ideas used to guide understanding or action.

Open, sincere, and direct in expressing what one thinks.

Careful to avoid unnecessary spending or waste.

Producing useful results, successful ideas, or abundant growth.

To protest or denounce something loudly and forcefully.

Basic and essential to the nature or functioning of something.

The joining of separate elements into a combined whole.

Unable to achieve the intended result.