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inflict collapse: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

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

sequel collapse: a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it; something that follows something else

reference collapse: the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"; the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"; the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"; a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"; refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"

forcefully collapse: with full force; "we are seeing this film too late to feel its original impact forcefully"

mightily collapse: to a great degree; "rejoiced mightily at the news"; powerfully or vigorously; "he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life"

useless collapse: having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

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"

concoction collapse: the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"; an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"; any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"

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"

afterimage collapse: an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased

powerfully collapse: in a powerful manner; "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist"

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

ineffective collapse: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"; not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"; lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"

amplitude collapse: greatness of magnitude; the property of copious abundance; (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave

adjuvant collapse: an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment; enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"

unload collapse: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van"

finality collapse: the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death"

sell out collapse: give information that compromises others; get rid of all one's merchandise

heir collapse: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

appanage collapse: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"; any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"

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