The Word of the Day

Word of the Day

self-reliance


Definition: (noun) Personal independence.
Synonyms: self-direction, self-sufficiency, autonomy.
Usage: I should have thought you had learned self-reliance on Berande, instead of needing to lean upon the moral support of every whisky-guzzling worthless South Sea vagabond.

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