Definition Dictionary

Presenting another person's words, ideas, or work as one's own without proper acknowledgment.

An excessive abundance or very large amount.

Exaggeratedly self-important or ceremonious.

The people of future generations.

Planned or considered in advance, especially before a wrongful act.

A greater amount, number, weight, or influence than the alternatives.

To prove stronger or more successful, or to be generally present.

Very deep, intense, or showing considerable understanding.

To increase or spread rapidly.

Generally supposed or claimed to be so, without certainty.

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

An accusation made in response to another accusation.

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

One word family: also includes recuperation.

To renew, restore, or develop again.

To repeat something for emphasis or clarity.

One word family: also includes reiteration.

Directly connected with or useful to the matter being considered.

One word family: also includes relevance.

Payment or compensation for work or services.

Providing payment or financial reward.

Generally believed or said to be a particular kind of person or thing.

A service or musical work for the dead, or a lament for something lost.

Looking back on past events or work.

One word family: also includes retrospect.

Showing deep respect or devotion.

The art of effective expression; also language criticized as impressive but lacking substance.

One word family: also includes rhetorical.

Humor, irony, or exaggeration used to expose and criticize faults or wrongdoing.