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tropism collapse: an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source

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

free will collapse: the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

soft spot collapse: a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"

proclivity collapse: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

willingness collapse: cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"

predisposition collapse: a disposition in advance to react in a particular way; an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way

decision collapse: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"; a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"; the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"; (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

predilection collapse: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

intention collapse: an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"; (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

liking collapse: a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

pleasure collapse: sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"; an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure"; a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President"; a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure"

diathesis collapse: constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality

instinct collapse: inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"

choice collapse: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"; the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"; of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"; appealing to refined taste; "choice wine"

liability collapse: the quality of being something that holds you back; the state of being legally obliged and responsible

lust collapse: self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)

eagerness collapse: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

prejudice collapse: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance; disadvantage by prejudice

leaning collapse: the act of deviating from a vertical position; an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

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