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forbidden fruit collapse: originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)

discreet collapse: marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint; "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace"

retiring collapse: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"

uncongenial collapse: used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted; not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"

beneath contempt collapse

dour collapse: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie

embargo collapse: a government order imposing a trade barrier; prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya"; ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"

horrible collapse

obnoxious collapse

bashful collapse: disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful); self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound

hateful collapse: evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly; characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

execrable collapse

miasmic collapse: of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution

reserved collapse: cool and formal in manner; marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West; set aside for the use of a particular person or party

shrinking collapse: the act of becoming less; process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

suppressed collapse: kept from public knowledge by various means;; manifesting or subjected to suppression; "a suppressed press"

interdict collapse: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity; an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district; destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

stern collapse: the rear part of a ship; United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920); severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

chilly collapse: not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham; lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"

ghastly collapse: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

distant collapse: apart in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"; far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"

despicable collapse: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"

contemptible collapse: deserving of contempt or scorn

inhibition collapse: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires; the quality of being inhibited; (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"

removed collapse

contraband collapse: goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

prevention collapse: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

heinous collapse

malodorous collapse: having an unpleasant smell

withdrawn collapse

ominous collapse

stinking collapse

disgusting collapse: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

injunction collapse: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"; a formal command or admonition

prophylactic collapse

exclusive collapse: a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"; excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"; not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication"

taboo collapse: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature; forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands; declare as sacred and forbidden

remote collapse: far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

Olympian collapse: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans; an athlete who participates in the Olympic games; of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"; of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"

odious collapse

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