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secession collapse: formal separation from an alliance or federation; the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War; an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

elements collapse: violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements); "they felt the full fury of the elements"

presume collapse: take liberties or act with too much confidence; constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"

judge collapse: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice; determine the result of (a competition); put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"

allow collapse: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"; allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"; let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"; grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"

polarization collapse: the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration; the condition of having or giving polarity

appraisal collapse: the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth; a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

dissatisfaction collapse: the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received"

advocacy collapse: active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

disrespect collapse: a disrespectful mental attitude; an expression of lack of respect; have little or no respect for; hold in contempt; show a lack of respect for

secret agent collapse: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

consider collapse: regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"; take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"; think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"; show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

consensus collapse: agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole; "the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions"; "those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus"

evaluation collapse: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of; an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"

matter of fact collapse: a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact

impression collapse: the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"; an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"; (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"; an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"; all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"

consultation collapse: a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"; a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"

atmosphere collapse: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"; the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body; the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog"; a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement"

admonition collapse: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger); a firm rebuke

persuasion collapse: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

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