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influential collapse: having or exercising influence or power; "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace"

up to collapse: busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"

vested interest collapse: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit; (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another

brain collapse: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord; mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"; the brain of certain animals used as meat; kill by smashing someone's skull; hit on the head

persuasive collapse: capable of convincing; "a persuasive argument"; "the evidence is persuasive but not conclusive"; tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"

feasible collapse: capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

absolutism collapse: the doctrine of an absolute being; the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government; dominance through threat of punishment and violence

prerogative collapse: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

adequate collapse: (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary"; enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

metier collapse: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"

oratory collapse: addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"

able collapse: (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"; having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"; have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"; having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"

infallible collapse: incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible"

beneficial collapse: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"; tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"

rebuttal collapse: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

ingenuity collapse: the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design"

eloquent collapse: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

slashing collapse: as if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing demon-ridden cadenza"

affection collapse: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

subversion collapse: the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

legitimacy collapse: lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

charismatic collapse: possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"

intelligence collapse: the operation of gathering information about an enemy; the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience; secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage"; a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

gutsy collapse: marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine"

glibness collapse: a kind of fluent easy superficiality; "the glibness of a high-pressure salesman"

skill collapse: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"; an ability that has been acquired by training

refutation collapse: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

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