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rejoinder collapse: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

exaggerated collapse: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"; enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"; represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

burlesque collapse: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease); relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater"

execrate collapse

chichi collapse: someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way; affectedly trendy and fashionable

argue collapse: present reasons and arguments; give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"; have an argument about something

communicate with collapse

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

prohibitive collapse: tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive"

extortionate collapse

instruction collapse: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

rumble collapse: a fight between rival gangs of adolescents; a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage; a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"; make a low noise; "rumbling thunder"

some collapse: remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

overlarge collapse: excessively large

square dance collapse: American country dancing in which couples form squares; dance in formation

laconic collapse

statesmanlike collapse: marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; "a man of statesmanlike judgment"; "a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities"-V.L.Parrington

rigamarole collapse

flummery collapse: a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal

rigmarole collapse: a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time"; a set of confused and meaningless statements

double talk collapse: deliberately unintelligible gibberish

insist upon collapse

deliberate collapse: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"; marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision"

amplification collapse: (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current; addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"; the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

presuppose collapse: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"; take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"

prose collapse: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

drifting collapse: aimless wandering from place to place

sensationalism collapse: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"; subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes

spout collapse: an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

bargaining collapse: the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement

greet collapse: react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls"; send greetings to; express greetings upon meeting someone; be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"

ambitious collapse: having a strong desire for success or achievement; requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

craze collapse: a fine crack in a glaze or other surface; state of violent mental agitation; develop a fine network of cracks; "Crazed ceramics"

embroidered collapse: adorned with embroidery

come back collapse: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"; even the score, in sports

declaim collapse: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"; recite in elocution

figured collapse: (of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns; "my dress is richly figured"- Amy Lowell

workmanlike collapse: worthy of a good workman; "a competent job"; "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index"

conference collapse: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic; a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

consult collapse: advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"; seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"; get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"

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