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prolongation collapse: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"

imperious collapse: able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"

charged collapse: of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; "charged particles"; "a charged battery"; fraught with great emotion; "an atmosphere charged with excitement"; "an emotionally charged speech"; capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy; "the highly charged issue of abortion"

unfriendliness collapse: an unfriendly disposition; dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness

authoritative collapse: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"; having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"; of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"

stress collapse: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"; (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"; difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson; special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"; put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"; to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

showy collapse: displaying brilliance and virtuosity; marked by ostentation but often tasteless; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad"

colossal collapse: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand"

pressure collapse: a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"; the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"; the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"; an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

grandiloquent collapse: puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek; lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"

aerialist collapse: an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze)

acrobat collapse: an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

tumbler collapse: a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom; a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown; a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.

rhetorical collapse: concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking; "a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply"; of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford

supercilious collapse: expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"

zeal collapse: excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"

tall collapse: a garment size for a tall person; great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"

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