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pine collapse: a coniferous tree; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

innocence collapse: a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; "the trial established his innocence"

tabula rasa collapse: a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)

impulse collapse: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"

letters collapse: the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best"; scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"

desire collapse: an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"; the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state; something that is desired; feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"; express a desire for

greed collapse: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

sophistication collapse: falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies; "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"; the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment; being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"

decision collapse: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"; a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"; the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"; (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

goad collapse: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"; stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick; urge with or as if with a goad

like collapse: a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"; a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here"; resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"; equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number"; feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?"; be fond of; "I like my nephews"; find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"; want to have; "I'd like a beer now!"

literature collapse: the profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure"; the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"; creative writing of recognized artistic value; published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"

way collapse: a journey or passage; "they are on the way"; a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"; any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"; the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"; doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way"; a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'; "they didn't have much in the way of clothing"; a portion of something divided into shares; "the split the loot three ways"; the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"; to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States); "way over budget"; "way off base"; "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on"

genius collapse: exceptional creative ability; someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"

fancy collapse: a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination; not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"; have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"

greenness collapse: the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation; the state of not being ripe

intention collapse: an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"; (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

mind collapse: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"; knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"; attention; "don't pay him any mind"; recall or remembrance; "it came to mind"; your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"; keep in mind; be concerned with or about something or somebody; be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by; "I don't mind your behavior"

liking collapse: a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

bibliography collapse: a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)

memoir collapse: an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic; an account of the author's personal experiences

anger collapse: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance; the state of being angry; make angry; "The news angered him"; become angry; "He angers easily"

choice collapse: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"; the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"; of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"; appealing to refined taste; "choice wine"

gluttony collapse: eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins); habitual eating to excess

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