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defense |
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the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury |
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defense |
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protection from harm |
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defense |
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military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies |
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defense |
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a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
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defense |
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a structure used to defend against attack |
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defense |
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the justification for some act or belief |
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defense |
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the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions |
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defense |
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an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack |
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defense |
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the defendant and his legal advisors collectively |
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defense |
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in sports, the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring |
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defense |
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an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
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defence |
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the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury |
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defence |
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protection from harm |
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defence |
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military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies |
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defence |
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a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
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defence |
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a structure used to defend against attack |
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defence |
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the justification for some act or belief |
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defence |
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the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions |
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defence |
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an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack |
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defence |
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the defendant and his legal advisors collectively |
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defence |
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in sports, the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring |
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defence |
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an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
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defloration |
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the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) |
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defloration |
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an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something |
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double take |
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a delayed reaction indicating surprise |
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dihybrid cross |
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hybridization using two traits with two alleles each |
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doze |
Noun
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a light fitful sleep |
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doze |
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sleep lightly or for a short period of time |
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drowse |
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a light fitful sleep |
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drowse |
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sleep lightly or for a short period of time |
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drowse |
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be on the verge of sleeping |
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disassortative mating |
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mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating |
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differentiation |
Noun
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the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function |
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differentiation |
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a discrimination between things as different and distinct |
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differentiation |
Noun
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(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function |
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didactics |
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the activities of educating or instructing |
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disapproval |
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the act of disapproving or condemning |
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disapproval |
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an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group |
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disapproval |
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the expression of disapproval |
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disapproval |
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a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing |
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dramatics |
Noun
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participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity |
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dramatics |
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the art of writing and producing plays |
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dance lesson |
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a lesson in dancing |
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dekko |
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British slang for a look |
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directed study |
Noun
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a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject |
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diagramming |
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providing a chart or outline of a system |
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depiction |
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representation by drawing or painting etc |
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depiction |
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a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
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depiction |
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a representation by picture or portraiture |
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depiction |
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a graphic or vivid verbal description |