Definition Dictionary

Quiet, inactive, or temporarily at rest.

Representing the most characteristic or ideal example of a type.

Idealistic to an impractical or unrealistic degree.

Involving a fundamental change or a large departure from established practice.

A consequence or implication of an action, often part of a complex series of effects.

Strongly opposing change and seeking a return to earlier social or political arrangements.

To formally withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.

To respond with a similar action or feeling.

Stubbornly resistant to control or an attempted remedy.

A planned routine or systematic program of activity.

To repeat something for emphasis or clarity.

One word family: also includes reiteration.

A renewed period of activity, creativity, or growth.

To formally give up or reject a claim, belief, or practice.

A consequence, often indirect and unwelcome, of an action.

An act of retaliation for an injury or perceived wrong.

To return a feeling or repay an action in kind.

Restrained in expressing feelings or in speaking and acting around others.

Firm determination or a decision intended to guide action.

To hold back, limit, or control an action, impulse, or movement.

Control over one's impulses, or a limit placed on an action.

To revive or bring back into active use.

An action taken in return for a perceived injury, offense, or attack.

To withdraw a statement or claim previously made.

A statement withdrawing or correcting something previously asserted.