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skill collapse: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"; an ability that has been acquired by training

arousal collapse: the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"; awakening from sleep; a state of heightened physiological activity

chord collapse: a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together; a straight line connecting two points on a curve; play chords on (a string instrument)

sweetening collapse: the act of adding a sweetener to food; something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

fuel collapse: a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"; stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"; take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"; provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"; provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

inspiration collapse: arousing to a particular emotion or action; a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality"; a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

feeling collapse: the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"; an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music"; a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm"

persuasive collapse: capable of convincing; "a persuasive argument"; "the evidence is persuasive but not conclusive"; tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"

response collapse: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister; a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

exacerbation collapse: violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"

perception collapse: the process of perceiving; knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"; a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"

fomentation collapse: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord); application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation

mantra collapse: (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns; a commonly repeated word or phrase; "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra"

instinct collapse: inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"

sharing collapse: a distribution in shares; having in common; "the sharing of electrons creates molecules"; using or enjoying something jointly with others; unselfishly willing to share with others; "a warm and sharing friend"; sharing equally with another or others

behavior collapse: manner of acting or controlling yourself; (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation; the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"

experience collapse: the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"; the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"; an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"; go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"

telepathy collapse: apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

pleading collapse: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

notion collapse: (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"; a general inclusive concept; an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

affect collapse: the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion; act physically on; have an effect upon; have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

bribe collapse: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment; make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

side effect collapse: any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"; a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy; "severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug"

encouragement collapse: the expression of approval and support; the feeling of being encouraged

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