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gluttony collapse: eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins); habitual eating to excess

excess collapse: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits; a quantity much larger than is needed; more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

self-gratification collapse: the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure

viceroy collapse: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller; governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

secede collapse: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

bey collapse: the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire; (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"

tolerate collapse: have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"; recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We must tolerate the religions of others"

leave behind collapse: depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"

beat around the bush collapse: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

solicit collapse: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"; incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

please collapse: used in polite request; "please pay attention"; give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"; give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"; be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"

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

turn down collapse: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"; take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

forgiveness collapse: the act of excusing a mistake or offense; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

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