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terrorism collapse: the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

hardship collapse: something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"

asperity collapse: harshness of manner; something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"

vicissitude collapse: mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another); a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research"

astringency collapse: the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids; a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

inflexibility collapse: the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe; a lack of physical flexibility

follower collapse: a person who accepts the leadership of another; someone who travels behind or pursues another

irritation collapse: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed; (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"

mortification collapse: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

acidity collapse: pH values below 7; the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth

vandalism collapse: willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

persuasion collapse: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

cryogenics collapse: the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures

self-denial collapse: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

aggravation collapse: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"; unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; an exasperated feeling of annoyance

particularity collapse: the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations"

rigidity collapse: the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

annoyance collapse: the act of troubling or annoying someone; something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"; anger produced by some annoying irritation

abstinence collapse: act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite; the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

perfection collapse: the act of making something perfect; the state of being without a flaw or defect

fidelity collapse: accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal; the quality of being faithful

school collapse: a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"; the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"; a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"; a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"; an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"; an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game"; the period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together"; swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"; educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions"

stiffness collapse: firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action; "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"; the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"; the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

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