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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"

fingering collapse: touching something with the fingers; the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument

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

function collapse: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"; what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"; a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function"; a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"; a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set; perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

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"

presumption collapse: a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"; audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"; (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

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"

veracious collapse: precisely accurate; "a veracious account"; habitually speaking the truth; "an honest man"; "a veracious witness"

hint collapse: a slight indication; an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"; drop a hint; intimate by a hint

catch on collapse: become popular; "This fashion caught on in Paris"; understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

drift collapse: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"; the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"; a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"; something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents; a force that moves something along; the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane); a process of linguistic change over a period of time; be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"; be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"; drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"; cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"; move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"; vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher"

pregnant collapse: carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

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

sake collapse: a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"; the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument"; Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

desideratum collapse: something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"

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"

explicate collapse: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

effect collapse: (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect"; an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"; the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work; a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"; produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"; act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"

propitious collapse: presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs or success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

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

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

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"

truthful collapse: expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"; conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"

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

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"

naming collapse: the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"

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