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handout collapse: giving money or food or clothing to a needy person; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

sidelight collapse: light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow

unfamiliarity collapse: unusualness as a consequence of not being well known

sexual intercourse collapse: the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur

arid collapse: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo; lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"

anxious collapse: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

fornication collapse: voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other

bulletin collapse: a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast); make public by bulletin

learn collapse: gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"; be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

comprehension collapse: an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"

dark horse collapse: a racehorse about which little is known; a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly

bright collapse: full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights"; emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"; having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"; abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining morning"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny"; splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court"; characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay"; characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"; made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"; clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"

realize collapse: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"; expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass; convert into cash; of goods and property

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

natural science collapse: the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena

alcoholic collapse: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually; addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren; characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks"

scholarship collapse: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

social science collapse: the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society

predetermination collapse: the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place

mentality collapse: a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

perceive collapse: become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"; to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

truth collapse: a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"; a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"; United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883); conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"

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