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afflatus collapse: a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"

biological clock collapse: an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions

life cycle collapse: a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage; the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced

life force collapse: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

heartbeat collapse: an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"

infection collapse: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure; moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease; (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound; the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

faun collapse: ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

Pan collapse: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids; shallow container made of metal; cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel; (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus; express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"; wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals; make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room"

infusion collapse: the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality; "the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent"; (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force); the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water); a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

exhilaration collapse: the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

zombie collapse: several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur

anima collapse: (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious

poltergeist collapse: a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder

dybbuk collapse: (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior

lifeblood collapse: an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"; the blood considered as the seat of vitality

Priapus collapse: (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards

animation collapse: the making of animated cartoons; quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous; the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed"; the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

thrilling collapse: causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake"

banshee collapse: (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

satyr collapse: one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns; man with strong sexual desires

larva collapse: the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

exhilarating collapse: making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air"

impelling collapse: markedly effective as if by emotional pressure; "impelling skill as a teller of tales"; "an impelling personality"

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