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Ruination
- noun - an event that results in destruction
- an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family"
- destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
Saltation
- noun - (genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
- (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
- taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Salvation
- noun - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
- a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation"
- saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"
- the state of being saved or preserved from harm
Satiation
- noun - the act of achieving full gratification
- the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
Secretion
- noun - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
- the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
Seduction
- noun - an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
- enticing someone astray from right behavior
Selection
- noun - a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
- an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
- the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
- the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
Sensation
- noun -
- a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"
- a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation"
- an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"
- the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"