Oppressing is means exerting pressure on something or someone, with the intention of reducing. It is an indirect transitive verb that comes from the Latin term opprimere. Op is the same as the ob prefix, and means over or...
Ibidem is the way to reference a work already mentioned before on that page of the text. It is a term in Latin that means in the same place, and it is used as a bibliographical reference in Brazil, along with others...
Opinion is the specialized manifestation on a certain subject. In legal terms, the opinion is the understanding issued by a jurist with authority in a certain matter. It's a legal document...
Pungent is an adjective that qualifies something as piercing, sharp and intense, which makes a very vivid and painful impression, and is usually directly related to the sensation of pain. In this sense,...
Parquet, also called parquet or parquet, is a style of floor made up of a set of wooden boards that are arranged in mosaic patterns. Parquet is a French term and can be...
Prospect refers to the condition of something that can happen, that is likely to happen. In addition to representing the character of what has future prospects, the word prospect can also be...
Suddenly is an adverb in Portuguese, used to refer to something or something that happened suddenly, instantaneously or suddenly. When it is said that something happened suddenly,...
Ultimatum is the term attributed to the last requirements of a proposal or negotiation, of an irrevocable and irrefutable nature. An ultimatum should be interpreted as someone's last word, that is, the...
Resolute is an adjective that qualifies something that presents the condition of resolved, decided and determined in its objectives and goals. When it is said that a certain situation is in a resolute state,...
Unbeliever is the quality of someone who does not believe in something, usually used to refer to an individual who has no religious faith. An unbelieving person can also be one who is skeptical, that is, not...
Capitalization is an application for capital accumulation. It is when capital is invested and an interest rate is applied, which ends up accumulating more capital. It's a term used in economics for...
Poultice is a medicinal paste resulting from a mixture of different ingredients, based on flour, roots and leaves, and which is applied to wounds and bodily inflammation. Usually, the...
Abbey are monasteries or convents governed by an abbot or abbess, thus constituting a religious community. The abbeys were of great importance in the Middle Ages with an emphasis on the component...
Automation is a system that employs automatic processes that command and control mechanisms for its own functioning. This word comes from the Greek automata which means to move by itself or...
A curb is the edge of the sidewalk, which marks the gap between the pedestrian sidewalk and the pavement where cars pass. It is a construction usually formed by a row of concrete blocks or...