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heedful collapse: taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"

fascinated collapse: having your attention fixated as though by a spell; intensely interested in or attracted by; "I'm very interested in birds; in fact I'm fascinated by them"

foreign collapse: relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"; of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"

quiz collapse: an examination consisting of a few short questions; examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

bizarre collapse: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"

seek collapse: the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk; inquire for; "seek directions from a local"; go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"; try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"

unfamiliar collapse: not known or well known; "a name unfamiliar to most"; "be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings"

prurience collapse: feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness

funny collapse: experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"

loving collapse: feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"

fanciful collapse: indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"; having a curiously intricate quality; "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers"; not based on fact; dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself"

circumspect collapse: heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

thoughtful collapse: considerate of the feelings or well-being of others; having intellectual depth; "a deeply thoughtful essay"; acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man"; exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper"

careful collapse: exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"; with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"; mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"; cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"; full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41

extraordinary collapse: far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"; beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"

agape collapse: a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship; selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature); (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind

attentive collapse: (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"

singular collapse: the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton; being a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James; grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit; composed of one member, set, or kind; the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions"

rubberneck collapse: a person who stares inquisitively; strain to watch; stare curiously; "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"

cautious collapse: cautious in attitude and careful in actions; prudent; "a cautious answer"; "very cautious about believing everything she was told"; showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"; avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"

grotesque collapse: art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants; distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes"

peculiar collapse: markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf

enthusiastic collapse: having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

absurd collapse: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus; inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman; incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

peer collapse: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group; a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage; look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"

mindful collapse: bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"

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