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master of ceremonies collapse: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

deductible collapse: a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount; (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax); acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)

pension collapse: a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working; grant a pension to

scholar collapse: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines; a student who holds a scholarship

broil collapse: cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill); cook under a broiler; "broil fish"; heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer"

society collapse: an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization; the fashionable elite

maladjustment collapse: the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability

punch bowl collapse: a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle

morphology collapse: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants; the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms; the admissible arrangement of sounds in words; studies of the rules for forming admissible words

cynosure collapse: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"; something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"

commune collapse: a body of people or families living together and sharing everything; the smallest administrative district of several European countries; communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"; receive Communion, in the Catholic church

congress collapse: the legislature of the United States government; a meeting of elected or appointed representatives; a national legislative assembly

psychosis collapse: any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

dealing collapse: method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing"

way collapse: a journey or passage; "they are on the way"; a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"; any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"; the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"; doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way"; a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'; "they didn't have much in the way of clothing"; a portion of something divided into shares; "the split the loot three ways"; the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"; to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States); "way over budget"; "way off base"; "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on"

home rule collapse: self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

myth collapse: a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

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