Definition Dictionary

To express sharp disapproval of someone's behavior.

To answer an argument with opposing reasons or evidence.

A response that challenges a claim with opposing arguments or evidence.

To formally withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.

To summarize the main points of something.

To move backward or away, or gradually become smaller or less intense.

Willing to listen to, consider, or accept ideas and suggestions.

A return to criminal behavior after a previous offense or punishment.

Shared or exchanged by both sides.

To respond with a similar action or feeling.

Avoiding company and preferring seclusion.

To restore harmony or make differing accounts or ideas consistent.

Little known and difficult to understand without specialized knowledge.

Cowardly or disloyal, especially in abandoning a duty.

An accusation made in response to another accusation.

To correct or put something right.

Lying down or reclining.

To recover strength or well-being after strain or illness.

The process of recovering strength or condition after illness, strain, or difficulty.

Occurring again, especially repeatedly.

Having a strong scent or strongly suggesting a particular quality or memory.

To remedy a wrong or compensate for a harm.

A group used as a standard for evaluating one's own attitudes, abilities, or circumstances.

A vote in which the public directly decides a specific proposal.