limited war – A war whose objective is of smaller scope than total defeat of the enemy. More…
institution – First a noun of action or process that became a general and abstract noun describing something objective and systematic. More…
purposely, purposefully – Purposely means “intentionally, on purpose,” while purposefully means “with a specific purpose or objective in mind.” More…
safe, secure – Safe and secure, now nearly synonymous, used to be more different; secure was subjective—man’s own sense of the absence of danger—while safe was objective, the fact of such absence of danger. More…