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benighted collapse: lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education"; overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"

huff collapse: a state of irritation or annoyance; inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"

volition collapse: the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith

dazzling collapse: amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones

individualism collapse: the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs; a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

shrug off collapse: minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"

treasure collapse: a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures"; any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures"; accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"

engage collapse: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"; keep engaged; "engaged the gears"; hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"; carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"; ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"

engram collapse: a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory

balloon collapse: large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air; small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck; become inflated; "The sails ballooned"; ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"

grass collapse: German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927); narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay; shoot down, of birds; feed with grass; cover with grass; spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach; cover with grass; "The owners decided to grass their property"

recrudescence collapse: a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms"

cue collapse: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards; an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

intolerance collapse: impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions"; unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs

common sense collapse: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

telepathy collapse: apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

exalt collapse: raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

uncomprehending collapse: lacking understanding; "tried to explain to her uncomprehending husband"

grow collapse: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"; become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"; increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"; cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"; become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"; cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

mirror collapse: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light; a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend"; reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"; reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"

philosophy collapse: any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"; the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

talent collapse: a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

vacuum collapse: an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction; a region that is devoid of matter; the absence of matter; clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets"

accumulate collapse: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

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