Definitions

 - an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power; desire to achieve a particular end

 - a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features : a thorough study

 - a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object

 - a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference; an established rule or principle or a self-evident truth

 - a thing that helps 

 - sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts

 - an argument or evidence in opposition

 - the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action

 - a systematic and ongoing effort to enhance products, services, or processes over time. The primary goal of continuous improvement is to incrementally make small, positive changes that collectively lead to significant improvements in efficiency, quality, and overall performance. [Source: IdeaScale]

 - the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; the set of values, goals, conventions, or social practices associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic

 - based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest

 - to produce the promised, desired, or expected results

 - a writing conveying information

 - a strongly desired goal or purpose

 - to carry out fully; put completely into effect

 - determination of the value, nature, character, or quality of something or someone

 - the transmission of evaluative or corrective information about an action, event, or process to the original or controlling source

 - a basic conceptional structure (as of ideas) 

 - the end toward which effort is directed

 - a science that deals with the principles and criteria of validity of inference and demonstration; the science of the formal principles of reasoning

 - a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct

 - the dimensions, capacity, or amount of something ascertained by measuring against a criteria

 - a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline : a particular procedure or set of procedures 

 - a significant point in development

 - something that may be chosen

 - the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged

 - (n) an orderly arrangement of parts of an overall design or objective

 - (v) to devise or project the realization or achievement of

 - the quality or state of being dull or insipid

 - a banal, trite, or stale remark

 - if you say you like something without explaining WHY [TCG definition]

 - an argument or evidence in affirmation

 - a question raised for inquiry, consideration, or solution

 - a forward or onward movement (as to an objective or to a goal)

 - a specific plan or design

 - something set up as an object or end to be attained

 - something wanted or needed

 - the process or result of making something less severe, dangerous, painful, harsh, or damaging

 - knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method

 - principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses

 - concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself; seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others (see: Self-Interest)

 - a concern for one's own advantage and well-being (see: Selfish)

 - is a problem or issue that is severe enough to completely halt progress on a project 

 - an assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time

 - Three Letter Acronym (TLA) for The Cynical Guru

 - a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena 

 - Three Letter Acronym

 - TLAs are the mainstay in the Information Technology industry

 - outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen  AKA: Putinned