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quintessential collapse: representing the perfect example of a class or quality

fitting collapse: putting clothes on to see whether they fit; a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system; being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"; in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

adapted collapse: changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages"

construction collapse: drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"; the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"; the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"; the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought; a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"; an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"

prerogative collapse: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

conjunction collapse: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences; (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac; the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction

recognized collapse: provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority"

puritan collapse: someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures; a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

sedate collapse: characterized by dignity and propriety; cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

functional collapse: designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"; involving or affecting function rather than physiology; "functional deafness"; designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"; fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"; relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; "the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"

trigonometry collapse: the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions

decent collapse: conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana; observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"; decently clothed; "are you decent?"; socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

decide collapse: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"; bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"; cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"; influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

advantageous collapse: giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"; appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

idiosyncratic collapse: peculiar to the individual; "we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures"; "Michelangelo's highly idiosyncratic style of painting"

arithmetic collapse: the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

approved collapse: generally or especially officially judged acceptable or satisfactory; "an approved method"; "work on the approved project went ahead on schedule"; established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates"

profitable collapse: promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties"; yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"; providing profit; "a profitable conversation"

customary collapse: in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"

prescription collapse: written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient; written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person; directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"

convenient collapse: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener"; suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"

crass collapse: (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

savory collapse: an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre; either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family; dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions; any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees; morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory"

traditional collapse: consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional history"; "traditional morality"; pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished"

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