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lore collapse: knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"

phonetics collapse: the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

presence collapse: the act of being present; the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force"; the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"; an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby; the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"

golden rule collapse: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12); any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"

hemophilia collapse: congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son

pagan collapse: a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)

shocker collapse: a sensational message (in a film or play or novel); a shockingly bad person

ethical collapse: conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley; adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"; of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics; "ethical codes"; "ethical theories"

phonology collapse: the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes

Stoicism collapse: an indifference to pleasure or pain; (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

mythology collapse: the study of myths; myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person

poise collapse: a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second; a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium; hold or carry in equilibrium; cause to be balanced or suspended; be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"

discipline collapse: training to improve strength or self-control; the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"; the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";; a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"; punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"; train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

scholarship collapse: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

charity collapse: an activity or gift that benefits the public at large; a kindly and lenient attitude toward people; an institution set up to provide help to the needy; a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

blameless collapse: free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation"

heathen collapse: a person who does not acknowledge your god; not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

paleography collapse: the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

decorous collapse: characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"

grammar collapse: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)

approved collapse: generally or especially officially judged acceptable or satisfactory; "an approved method"; "work on the approved project went ahead on schedule"; established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates"

logic collapse: reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"; a system of reasoning; the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation; "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war"; the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations; the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference

customary collapse: in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"

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