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absolute zero collapse: (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit

depressing collapse: causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"

carpetbagger collapse: an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"

diligent collapse: characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"; quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business"

gathered collapse: having accumulated or become more intense; "the deepened gloom"

confidence man collapse: a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

squarely collapse: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues"; firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"; in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"; directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point"; in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"

dapper collapse: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

statesman collapse: a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

pitchman collapse: an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something

jagged collapse: having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"

witty collapse: combining clever conception and facetious expression; "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent"

scathing collapse: marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"

conscious collapse: knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed"; intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy"

acute collapse: having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"; of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"; extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"; having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"; of an angle; less than 90 degrees

hungry collapse: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"

analytic collapse: of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"; expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection; using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind"; using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics"

famished collapse: extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"

unawares collapse: suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln; without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares"

indelible collapse: cannot be removed, washed away or erased; "an indelible stain"

sleety collapse: consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain

well-groomed collapse: having your hair neatly brushed and combed; having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat

knowledgeable collapse: alert and fully informed; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"

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