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totem collapse: emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians); a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object

moiety collapse: one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe; one of two (approximately) equal parts

pessimistic collapse: expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds

union collapse: the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"; a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner); the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals"; a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B"; an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"; a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union"; the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"; healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones; the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"; being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"; of trade unions; "the union movement"; "union negotiations"; "a union-shop clause in the contract"

despondent collapse: without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"

ordeal collapse: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence; a severe or trying experience

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"

dispirited collapse: marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"

soft spot collapse: a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"

promiscuity collapse: indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations

forgiveness collapse: the act of excusing a mistake or offense; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

dominance collapse: the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

testing collapse: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"; an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

leverage collapse: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses); strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"; the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever; provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"; supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"

public opinion collapse: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

verification collapse: (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

dejected collapse: affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"

teamwork collapse: cooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective); "it will take money, good planning and, above all, teamwork"

persuasion collapse: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

drooping collapse: hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness); weak from exhaustion

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