To relieve pain, difficulty, or worry; to make something easier or less troubling, often by reducing intensity or burden.
Capable of producing the desired result with minimal waste of time or resources; functioning in the best possible manner.
To remove something completely or to exclude it from consideration.
Describing a group or individuals that are the most skilled, powerful, or highly regarded; superior or exclusive.
Having the ability to express ideas clearly, effectively, and persuasively in speech or writing.
To give special importance or prominence to something; to stress or highlight a point, idea, or detail.
To bear, tolerate, or withstand something difficult or painful; to continue to exist over time.
To improve or increase the quality, value, or extent of something; to make more effective or attractive.
A person or thing that embodies the perfect example of a quality; also a concise summary of a larger work.
Having the same value, meaning, or effect as something else; interchangeable in a given context.
Containing or based on incorrect information; mistaken.
To form an approximate judgment or calculation of the value, number, or extent of something; as a noun, a rough calculation or educated guess of such a value.
To escape or avoid something—such as danger, capture, or a rule—often by cleverness or deceit.
To determine the value, quality, importance, or credibility of something by careful judgment; to assess.
Facts, signs, or objects that help prove a claim or establish what happened.
To develop gradually, especially from simple to more complex forms; to undergo a process of gradual change.
