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inert collapse: slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"; unable to move or resist motion; having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"

passivity collapse: the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative; submission to others or to outside influences

party line collapse: a telephone line serving two or more subscribers; the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines"

contemplation collapse: a long and thoughtful observation; a calm lengthy intent consideration

static collapse: angry criticism; "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"; a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference; showing little if any change; "a static population"; not active or moving; "a static village community and a completely undynamic type of agriculture"; "static feudal societies"

localism collapse: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

passive collapse: lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith; expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"; peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"

vegetable collapse: edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant; any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower; of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants; "decaying vegetable matter"

nullification collapse: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something; the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

price support collapse: a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level

neutral collapse: one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute; of something that is lacking hue; "neutral colors like back or white"; lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever"; not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest; neither moral nor immoral; neither good nor evil, right nor wrong; possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics; having no net electric charge; not electrified

nonrestrictive collapse: not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them"

gross national product collapse: former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)

recourse collapse: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"; something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

royalism collapse: adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government

monarchism collapse: a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system

bet on collapse: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

conservatism collapse: a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

idle collapse: the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle"; not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"; not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"; not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"; lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"; silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"; run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"; be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

hang out collapse: spend time in a certain location or with certain people; "She hangs out at the corner cafe"

individualism collapse: the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs; a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

come across collapse: communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly"; be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

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