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orexis
[ aw-rek-sis, oh-rek- ]
noun
, Psychology.
- the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
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- o·rec·tic [aw-, rek, -tik, oh-, rek, -], adjective
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