Royal liens are obligations that limit the enjoyment and disposition of property, representing rights over something else. These are encumbered rights whose utility would consist in generating credits...
Egocentric is a masculine adjective that refers to self-centeredness, relative to the ego, and describes someone who considers himself to be the center of all interest. Some synonyms for egocentric are: selfish,...
Playful is a masculine adjective from the Latin ludos that refers to games and fun. A playful activity is an entertainment activity, which gives pleasure and entertains the people involved. O...
Dating means the affective relationship maintained between two people who are united by the desire to be together and share new experiences. It is a relationship in which the couple is socially committed, but...
Homeostasis (or homeostasis) is the tendency in some organisms to balance and conserve physiological elements and metabolism through some regulatory mechanisms. É...
Continental blockade was a strategy used by Napoleon Bonaparte, the then emperor of France, which consisted in closing all ports, from all European countries to British trade, during the...
Federal Constitution is the set of fundamental laws that organize and govern the functioning of a country. It is considered the maximum and mandatory law among all citizens of a given nation, serving...
pH stands for "Hydrogenionic Potential", a logarithmic scale that measures the degree of acidity, neutrality or alkalinity of a given solution. This concept was introduced in 1909 by the chemist...
Urban mobility is the condition created for people to be able to move between different areas of a city. Currently, private cars and public transport are the means...
Malice is a feminine noun with origins in the Latin malitia and meaning a propensity or tendency to perform acts of evil. Acting with malice often means behaving with intent, with...
Mineral resources are inorganic substances extracted from the Earth and which are useful as a raw material. They are the elements or chemical compounds found naturally in the earth's crust, that is, that...
The term "darn" means angry, cursed, smart or extraordinary. Depending on the context, it can have different meanings. The word naughty comes from the Latin damnatus, a word that describes a...
Sadism is a word used to refer to an individual who takes pleasure in the suffering of others. In sadism, the feeling of satisfaction can basically occur in two ways: by making someone suffer...
Teleology, from the Greek word telos, meaning purpose or end, is the study of aims, ends, purposes and destinies. In teleology it is believed that human beings and other organisms have purposes...
An illustration is an image that conveys a message, intended to inform, explain or help in understanding something. Illustrations can accompany texts or can be images that, by themselves, fulfill...