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farcical collapse: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"

nitwitted collapse: (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment

oracle collapse: a shrine where an oracular god is consulted; a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

dollar collapse: a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"; a United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States"; a piece of paper money worth one dollar; the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

dram collapse: the basic unit of money in Armenia; 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams; a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

whippersnapper collapse: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

careful collapse: exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"; with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"; mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"; cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"; full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41

mandarin collapse: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China; a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China; a high public official of imperial China; any high government official or bureaucrat; a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group; shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

headless collapse: not having a head or formed without a head ; "the headless horseman"; "brads are headless nails"

saving collapse: characterized by thriftiness; "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow

plum collapse: a highly desirable position or assignment; "a political plum"; any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit; any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone

elder statesman collapse: an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders; any influential person whose advice is highly respected

mentor collapse: a wise and trusted guide and advisor; serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"

childish collapse: indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior"

streetwise collapse: having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment

worldly collapse: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement"

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