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selective: tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown; characterized by very careful or fastidious selection; "the school was very selective in its admissions"

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cliquish collapse

ethnocentric collapse: centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own

picky collapse

choosing collapse

clannish collapse: befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior; characteristic of a clan especially in being unified; "clannish loyalty"

preclusive collapse: made impossible

choosy collapse: difficult to please

excluding collapse

selective service collapse: an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service

drafting collapse: the craft of drawing blueprints; writing a first version to be filled out and polished later

distinguishing collapse: serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"

impressment collapse

conscription collapse: compulsory military service

recruitment collapse: the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)

prudish collapse

separative collapse: (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; "whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative"; used of an accent in Hebrew orthography; indicates that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it

appreciative collapse: having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"; feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word"

enrollment collapse

accurate collapse: conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"; (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

restrictive collapse: (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports; serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"

prohibitive collapse: tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive"

snobbish collapse

punctilious collapse

computer collapse: a machine for performing calculations automatically

distinctive collapse: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"

elective collapse: subject to popular election; "elective official"; not compulsory; "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study"

discriminating collapse: showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"

puristic collapse

conscientious collapse: characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"; guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice"

puritanical collapse: of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

censorious collapse: harshly critical or expressing censure; "was censorious of petty failings"

enlistment collapse: the act of enlisting (as in a military service); a period of time spent in military service

parochial collapse: relating to or supported by or located in a parish; "parochial schools"

inadmissible collapse: not deserving to be admitted; "inadmissible evidence"

priggish collapse: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

fastidious collapse: giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"; having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"

perfectionist collapse: a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards

summons collapse: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant; an order to appear in person at a given place and time

constituent collapse: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction; a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"

eclectic collapse: someone who selects according to the eclectic method; selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

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