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intriguing collapse: capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds"

accession collapse: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"; agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"; something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"; (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement; a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"; make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

colonization collapse: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"

alluring collapse: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"

tickling collapse: exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements

unobjectionable collapse: not objectionable; "the ends are unobjectionable; it's the means that one can't accept"

digestion collapse: learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"; the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body; the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

guidance collapse: the act of guiding or showing the way; something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

patronage collapse: (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support; support by being a patron of

engaging collapse: attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

martyrdom collapse: death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

privation collapse: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"; a state of extreme poverty

debit collapse: an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing; enter as debit

accompanying collapse: following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"

on collapse: in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"; (of events) planned or scheduled; "the picnic is on, rain or shine"; "we have nothing on for Friday night"; indicates continuity or persistence or concentration; "his spirit lives on"; "shall I read on?"; in a state required for something to function or be effective; "turn the lights on"; "get a load on"

detention collapse: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"; a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

consecration collapse: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"; a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study"

bloodshed collapse: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

delightful collapse: greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"

valedictory collapse: of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"; of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"

charismatic collapse: possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"

forfeit collapse: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.; a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"; something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;; lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

spoliation collapse: (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence

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