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tremendous (trĭ-mĕn'dəs)

adj.
    1. Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous: a tremendous task. See synonyms at enormous.
    2. Informal. Marvelous; wonderful: had a tremendous time at the theater last night.
  1. Capable of making one tremble; terrible.

collapse (kə-lăps')

v.intr.
  1. To fall down or inward suddenly; cave in.
  2. To break down suddenly in strength or health and thereby cease to function: a monarchy that collapsed.
  3. To fold compactly: chairs that collapse for storage.

thoroughly

adv.  
     In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.

retrieve (rĭ-trēv')

v.tr.
  1. To get back; regain.
    1. To rescue or save.
    2. Sports. To make a difficult but successful return of (a ball or shuttlecock, as in tennis or badminton).
  2. To bring back again; revive or restore.

glimpse (glĭmps)

n.
  1. A brief, incomplete view or look.
  2. Archaic. A brief flash of light.

mediocre ('dē-ō'kər)

adj.   Moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary.

irrelevant (ĭ-rĕl'ə-vənt)

adj.

Unrelated to the matter being considered.

neutral ('trəl, nyū'-)

adj.
  1. Not aligned with, supporting, or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest.
  2. Belonging to neither side in a controversy: on neutral ground.
  3. Belonging to neither kind; not one thing or the other.

naive (nī-ēv', nä-)

na·ïve adj.
  1. Lacking worldly experience and understanding, especially:
    1. Simple and guileless; artless: a child with a naive charm.
    2. Unsuspecting or credulous: “Students, often bright but naive, bet—and lose—substantial sums of money on sporting events” (Tim Layden).

deceitful (dĭ-sēt'fəl)

adj.
  1. Given to cheating or deceiving.
  2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive.