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| 1. primary reason, point, or subject |
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| 1. primary action or activity, work, or operation |
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1. strong feelings
2. first sensation
3. vague belief
4. a pressure-produced mark
5. imitating someone's movements, voice, and traits by a comedian or other entertainer |
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| 1. after considering data (facts and clues), evidence, and observations, arriving at a conclusion |
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| 1. filled up and stuffed to capacity |
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| 1. an occurrence that can be observed |
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| 1. intuitive hunch, forewarning, a feeling |
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| 1. forerunner, omen, or pre curser that heralds something coming |
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| 1. anxious fear, nervousness and apprehension |
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| 1. harmful or injurious; toxic, deadly or lethal |
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1. full of sound
2. loud, deep, and resonant |
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| 1. censored, covered up, or subdued |
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| 1. separated, at odds and divided |
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| 1. to aim someone's thoughts in a direction |
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1. beneficial or wholesome (favorable)
2. promoting health |
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| 1. gullible and ready to believe anything |
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| 1. Not lasting (short-lived, fleeting) |
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| 1. A person concerned with the practical |
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| 1. unspoiled, clean (immaculate) |
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| 1. economical and thrifty (frugal) |
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| Principle of Parsimony, Law of Parsimony, Principle of Economy, Law of Succinctness, Occam's/Ockham's Razor |
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| 1. the aphorism originating with William of Ockham (1284-1387, English philosopher and theologian) states that assumptions introduced to explain an idea or concept must not be multiplied beyond what is necessary; the simplest of two or more competing theories is preferred; also, it is best to explain unknown phenomena via known entities and information |
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1. to weaken
2. to make slender or thin |
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