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reductive collapse: characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; "their views of life were reductive and depreciabory" - R.H.Rovere

desirous collapse: having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"

block out collapse: plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general; indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"

surprised collapse: taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression"

impromptu collapse: an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"; a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation

ordeal collapse: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence; a severe or trying experience

cartoon collapse: a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence; a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine; draw cartoons of

stand by collapse: be available or ready for a certain function or service; be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"; not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"

docile collapse: willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"; easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"; ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters"

tracing collapse: the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline; a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

underdeveloped collapse: (of a photograph) lacking in contrast because it was left in the developer for less than the required time; not yet fully developed

irregularly collapse: in an irregular manner; "the stomach mucosa was irregularly blackened"; in an irregular manner; "her letters arrived irregularly"; in an irregular manner; "the patient is breathing irregularly"; having an irregular form; "irregularly shaped solids"

uncut collapse: not cut; (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge; "a book with its leaves still uncut"; not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones"; not cut; "glad to get out of the house with my throat uncut"- Tobias Smollett

prone collapse: lying face downward; having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"

boisterous collapse: violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"; noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class"; full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"

abrupt collapse: surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"; exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"; extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"; marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"

unformed collapse: not yet fully formed; "unformed still in body and mind"; not formed or organized; "an as yet unformed government"; not having form or shape; "unformed clay"

liquid assets collapse: assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)

loaded collapse: (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence; "a loaded question"; (of weapons) charged with ammunition; "a loaded gun"

sketchy collapse: giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy"

unpremeditated collapse: not prepared or planned in advance; "asked an unpremeditated question"; not premeditated

verification collapse: (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

mistreat collapse: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

impatient collapse: restless or short of temper under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"

choppy collapse: rough with small waves; "choppy seas"; marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose"

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