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lust after collapse: have a strong sexual desire for; "he is lusting after his secretary"

inclined collapse: at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"

take to collapse: develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation; "She took to drink"; "Men take to the military trades"

choose collapse: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"; select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"; see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

docile collapse: willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"; easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"; ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters"

minded collapse: (used in combination) being of a specified kind of inclination or disposition; "serious-minded"; "fair-minded"; (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified; "civic-minded"; "career-minded"

predisposed collapse: made susceptible; "because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease"

amenable collapse: disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; liable to answer to a higher authority; " the president is amenable to the constitutional court"; open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment"

acquiescent collapse: willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"

tractable collapse: easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

willing collapse: disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

prefer collapse: like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"; promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"; give preference to one creditor over another

prone collapse: lying face downward; having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"

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

receptive collapse: able to absorb liquid (not repellent); "the paper is ink-receptive"; open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"; ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals"

compliant collapse: disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

eager collapse: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"

responsive collapse: readily reacting to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience"; readily reacting to suggestions, influences, appeals or efforts; "keeping government in America responsive to the will of the people"; readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"; containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung in alternation; "responsive reading"; "antiphonal liturgy"

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