self-assured
61self-righteous — adjective piously self assured and smugly moralistic …
62self-collected — adj. composed, serene, self assured …
63self-assuredness — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the quality or state of being self assured …
64Assured destruction — is a concept sometimes used in game theory and similar discussions to describe a condition where certain behaviors or choices are deterred because they will lead to the imposition by others of overwhelming punitive consequences.The concept of… …
65Self-incompatibility in plants — Self incompatibility (SI) is a general name for several genetic mechanisms in angiosperms, which prevent self fertilization and thus encourage outcrossing. In plants with SI, when a pollen grain produced in a plant reaches a stigma of the same… …
66Self-replication — is any process by which a thing might make a copy of itself. Biological cells, given suitable environments, reproduce by cell division. During cell division, DNA is replicated and can be transmitted to offspring during reproduction. Biological… …
67Self (philosophy) — Self is broadly defined as the essential qualities that make a person distinct from all others. The task in philosophy is defining what these qualities are, and there have been a number of different approaches. The self is the idea of a unified… …
68self-reliant — self reliantly, adv. /self ri luy euhnt, self /, adj. relying on oneself or on one s own powers, resources, etc. [1840 50] Syn. independent, assured, enterprising, resolute, capable. * * * …
69self-pos|sessed — «SEHLF puh ZEHST», adjective. having or showing control of one s feelings and actions; not excited, embarrassed, or confused; calm: »... as impenitent and self possessed a young lady as one would desire to see (George Bernard Shaw). In a moment… …
70self-per|pet|u|a|tion — «SEHLF puhr PEHCH u AY shuhn», noun. perpetuation of oneself or itself: »Self perpetuation of the organization is assured (Harper s) …
