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tropism collapse: an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source

motivation collapse: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"; the act of motivating; providing incentive; the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"

soft spot collapse: a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"

allegiance collapse: the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

infatuation collapse: an object of extravagant short-lived passion; foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

permission collapse: approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"

connivance collapse: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing; agreement on a secret plot

ratification collapse: making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"

proclivity collapse: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

endorsement collapse: the act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"; a signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement"; a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"

dotage collapse: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations

willingness collapse: cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"

alacrity collapse: liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"

predisposition collapse: a disposition in advance to react in a particular way; an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way

approval collapse: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"; a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"; acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval"

pliability collapse: adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"

enthusiasm collapse: a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"; a feeling of excitement

predilection collapse: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

fondness collapse: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

submission collapse: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another; (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing; an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?"; the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God"

affirmative collapse: a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"; affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture"; supporting a policy or attitude etc; "an affirmative argument"; expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"

liking collapse: a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

diathesis collapse: constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality

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

liability collapse: the quality of being something that holds you back; the state of being legally obliged and responsible

blessing collapse: the act of praying for divine protection; the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"; a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

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