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excellence collapse: the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree; an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"

indecency collapse: an indecent or improper act; the quality of being indecent

sophistication collapse: falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies; "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"; the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment; being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"

quietly collapse: with little or no sound; "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"; with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"

daintiness collapse: the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"

inappropriateness collapse: the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting; "he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person"; "his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness"; inappropriate conduct

vogue collapse: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"

palate collapse: the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

referee collapse: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play; an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case; evaluate professionally a colleague's work; be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

decently collapse: in a decent manner; "they don't know how to dress decently"

properly collapse: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

cultivation collapse: (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops; socialization through training and education

unsuitability collapse: the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

beak collapse: horny projecting mouth of a bird; beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles); informal terms for the nose

moderator collapse: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence; someone who presides over a forum or debate; in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly; any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

superego collapse: (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience

conscience collapse: conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience"; a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty"; motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

elegance collapse: a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"; a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"

sup collapse: take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon

polish collapse: the property of being smooth and shiny; the Slavic language of Poland; a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad; a preparation used in polishing; of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"; bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"; improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"; make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

third party collapse: a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system; someone other than the principals who are involved in a transaction

understated collapse: exhibiting restrained good taste; "the room is pleasant and understated"

culture collapse: the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"; (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"; the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group; the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"; a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"

indelicate collapse: verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition"; in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"

chastity collapse: abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)

specimen collapse: a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"; an example regarded as typical of its class

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