Definition Dictionary

To encourage the growth or development of something.

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

To protest or denounce something loudly and forcefully.

Basic and essential to the nature or functioning of something.

The complete range of something.

The origin or beginning of something.

An excessive supply of something.

The value of final goods and services produced within a country's borders during a specified period.

A sign or forerunner of something approaching.

An arrangement of people or things in ranked levels.

Distinctive of a particular person or thing, often in an unusual way.

One word family: also includes idiosyncrasy.

The worship of idols or excessive devotion to a person or thing.

To weaken or damage the functioning of something.

To communicate information or provide a particular quality to something.

Something that obstructs or makes progress difficult.

To drive or strongly urge someone or something toward action.

To suggest or communicate something indirectly.

To challenge the truth, integrity, or validity of something.

In place of something else.

Something that encourages or motivates action.

Having a tendency or willingness to think or act in a particular way.

A mismatch or lack of agreement between things that are expected to fit together.

Not agreeing with something else or not remaining the same in a reliable way.

One word family: also includes inconsistency.

To include something as a part of a larger whole.