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pedant collapse: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

adolescent collapse: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"; being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"; relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"

brass collapse: a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece; a memorial made of brass; an ornament or utensil made of brass; an alloy of copper and zinc

eclat collapse: brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement"

cadaver collapse: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

singleton collapse: the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt; a set containing a single member; a single object (as distinguished from a pair)

outlaw collapse: declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."

stranger collapse: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

gem collapse: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection; a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"

popularity collapse: the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies"

arthritic collapse: a person afflicted with arthritis; "the hands of an elderly arthritic"; of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"

epileptic collapse: a person who has epilepsy; of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy; "epileptic seizure"

great collapse: a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music"; of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"; relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"; remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

antihero collapse: a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)

Rasputin collapse: Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916)

paleface collapse: a derogatory term for a white person (said to have been used by North American Indians)

Negro collapse: relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair

WASP collapse: social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting; a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination

colored person collapse: a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive

Caucasian collapse: a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that have no known affiliations to languages spoken elsewhere; of or relating to Caucasian people; of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia; "Caucasian languages"

nigger collapse: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga"

Oriental collapse: a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)

publicity collapse: the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"

incapable collapse: not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"; (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability; "incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"; (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for; "simply incapable of lying"; lacking the necessary skill or knowledge etc.; "an incapable helper"

Man collapse: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"; one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea; an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"; a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man"; an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"; the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"; a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"; provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"; take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"

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