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kinship collapse: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

rehearsal collapse: (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory; a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"

confrontation collapse: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions; a bold challenge

derelict collapse: a person unable to support himself; failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

fragility collapse: lack of physical strength; quality of being easily damaged or destroyed

parsimonious collapse: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

starve collapse: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"; deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"; deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"; be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

scrawny collapse: inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"

secondary collapse: the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen; belonging to a lower class or rank; not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events"; being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"; depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

depraved collapse: marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"

undertone collapse: a pale or subdued color; a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning; a quiet or hushed tone of voice; "spoke in undertones"

unpretentious collapse: lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"

unmentionable collapse: unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation; "unmentionable words"

analogy collapse: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"; an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

nearness collapse: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"

ignoble collapse: completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.; not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"

unintelligent collapse: lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"

pathetic collapse: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett; inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"

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