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dubious collapse: not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"

elate collapse: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

ethos collapse: (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"

self-deception collapse: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it

chimera collapse: a grotesque product of the imagination; (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon

aspirate collapse: a consonant pronounced with aspiration; suck in (air); pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds; remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound"

teaching collapse: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"; a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

observation collapse: the act of observing; taking a patient look; the act of making and recording a measurement; facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor"; a remark expressing careful consideration

documentation collapse: documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"; confirmation that some fact or statement is true

estimate collapse: a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"; an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"; the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability"; a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"; judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

superstitious collapse: showing ignorance or the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance; "finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin"

pipe dream collapse: a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"

cockamamie collapse: ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

daydream collapse: have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

wishful thinking collapse: the illusion that what you wish for is actually true

respire collapse: undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide; breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

sureness collapse: the quality of being steady and unfailing; "sureness of hand"

inoculate collapse: impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune; insert a bud for propagation; introduce a microorganism into; introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"

cause collapse: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

arrogance collapse: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

inspire collapse: supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"; heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

indication collapse: something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave"; something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"; (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"; the act of indicating or pointing out by name

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