Definition Dictionary

An action taken to change a situation or influence an outcome.

Difficult to manage, control, or resolve.

An unwanted entry or interference in a place, activity, or private matter.

Fair treatment and action that respect what people are properly due.

A reason or explanation offered to show that an action or belief is reasonable or acceptable.

To provide sufficient reasons or evidence for an action, claim, or belief.

Present but not yet visible, active, or developed.

An authoritative instruction or permission to act.

Attractively showy but lacking genuine worth.

A substantial transformation in form or character.

Very careful and attentive to detail.

A false or misleading account of facts, views, or events.

Near death or close to ceasing activity or existence.

Unwilling to consider ideas or practices beyond a limited set of familiar views.

Very small in amount; also existing in name rather than in actual effect.

Careful noticing of a fact or event, or a comment based on what was noticed.

Something left out, or the act of failing to include or do something.

Conforming to established beliefs, practices, or methods.

Designed to attract notice through a show of wealth or importance.

To exclude someone from a group or shared activities.

Excessive satisfaction of a desire or appetite.

An additional suggestion or feeling accompanying the main meaning of words or an action.

Taking little independent action or accepting events without active resistance.

Support or sponsorship given to a person or activity.