Definition Dictionary

A deliberate choice not to take part in an action, especially a decision not to cast a vote.

The deliberate practice of refraining from something.

To formally find someone not guilty of a charge; more generally, to clear someone of blame.

To cause someone to act or something to operate.

Having considerable wealth or financial resources.

A whole formed by combining several separate parts.

Requiring considerable effort or endurance.

Showing an exaggerated sense of one's importance or superiority.

The deliberate, unlawful burning of property.

Natural and without deliberate pretense or calculation.

Unreasonably intolerant of people or opinions outside one's own group or beliefs.

Involving support or cooperation from two political parties.

A rude person who shows little consideration for others.

Deliberately planned to achieve a particular result.

One of the four traditional virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.

A portrayal that exaggerates selected traits, often for humor or criticism.

Sharply critical or sarcastic; literally, able to burn or corrode.

Payment for work, or something provided to make up for a loss or disadvantage.

A collection assembled from several separate sources or pieces.

The quality of having many connected parts or considerations.

General agreement within a group.

To introduce something unwanted that makes a substance or result impure or unreliable.

An accusation made in response to another accusation.

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