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novel collapse: a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"; a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"

allow collapse: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"; allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"; let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"; grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"

summarize collapse: be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"

allowance collapse: the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"; a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits; an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"; an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"; a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses; put on a fixed allowance, as of food

inadequate collapse: (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was inadequate to the job"; not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"

acknowledgment collapse: a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

disappointing collapse: not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"

mileage collapse: distance measured in miles; a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled; the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned

lag collapse: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"; throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins; hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

insufficiency collapse: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"; (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally; a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

fragile collapse: vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

exemption collapse: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"; a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"; immunity from an obligation or duty

odds collapse: the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring; the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"

pithy collapse: concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen

vignette collapse: a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books); a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

kick back collapse: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"; pay a kickback; make an illegal payment

brisk collapse: very active; "doing a brisk business"; quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"; become brisk; "business brisked up"

kickback collapse: a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

abridge collapse: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

cost of living collapse: average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing); "a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation"

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