transitive verb to subtract (an amount or a part) from another amount or sum.The landlord deducted two hundred dollars from the last month’s rent to make up for our inconvenience. See the…
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spontaneous
adjective happening freely or done by impulse; not forced.She reacted to news of the disaster with spontaneous generosity.His smile in the photograph doesn’t appear spontaneous.The anti-government demonstration had not been planned, but,…
loiter
verb to stand around idly.Teenagers loitered outside the movie theater. See the full entry
incontrovertible
adjective not able to be questioned or disputed.The police didn’t have a strong case against their suspect until they found some incontrovertible evidence. See the full entry