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oxymoron collapse: conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

greeting collapse: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

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"

doubtful collapse: fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"; open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney; unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"

paradox collapse: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"

pending collapse: awaiting conclusion or confirmation; "business still pending"

stare collapse: a fixed look with eyes open wide; fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

parenthetic collapse: qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

inspect collapse: look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

consult collapse: advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"; seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"; get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"

demur collapse: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings; take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"; enter a demurrer

motion collapse: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"; a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"

incontrovertible collapse: impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"

gamble collapse: a risky act or venture; money that is risked for possible monetary gain; play games for money; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

extrinsic collapse: not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid"

axiomatic collapse: evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident"; of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens; containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom"

dubious collapse: not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"

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