7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
• the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
• protection from harm
• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
• the justification for some act or belief
• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
• a structure used to defend against attack
• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
7 2 noun n noun • amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
• a detriment or sacrifice
• money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
verb • reduce the estimated value of something
7 2 adjective adj adjective satellite • unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
7 2 noun n noun • a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
• a feeling of anger caused by being offended
• a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
• the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
• the action of attacking an enemy
5 1 adverb adv adverb • (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
• from this place
• from this time
8 2 verb v verb • administer or bestow, as in small portions
• grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
• give or apply (medications)
8 2 noun n noun • the act of giving a false appearance
• pretending with intention to deceive
• imaginative intellectual play
• a false or unsupportable quality
• an artful or simulated semblance
8 2 noun n noun • apprehension about what is going to happen
• an uncertain cognitive state
• excited anticipation of an approaching climax
8 2 verb v verb • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• set in motion, cause to start
• get off the ground
5 1 adjective adj adjective satellite • permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
• hard to pass through because of dense growth
• having high relative density or specific gravity
• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
• having component parts closely crowded together
7 2 adjective adj adjective • possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
adjective satellite • extremely sharp or severe
• (of color) having the highest saturation
5 1 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
• pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
• taut or rigid; stretched tight
noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
verb • become stretched or tense or taut
• increase the tension on
• become tense, nervous, or uneasy
• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
7 2 noun n noun • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
• the justification for some act or belief
• a structure used to defend against attack
• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
• protection from harm
• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
5 1 noun n noun • a barrier that serves to enclose an area
• a dealer in stolen property
verb • enclose with a fence
• receive stolen goods
• fight with fencing swords
• surround with a wall in order to fortify
• have an argument about something
7 2 verb v noun • a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
• the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
verb • perfume especially with a censer
• make furious
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a general conscious awareness
• the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
• sound practical judgment
• a natural appreciation or ability
verb • perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
• detect some circumstance or entity automatically
• become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
• discern
6 1 adverb adv adverb • from what place, source, or cause
5 1 noun n noun • a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
• a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
6 1 noun n noun • A buttery or pantry
10 3 adjective adj
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8 2 verb v verb • undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
• make more concise
• remove water from
• cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
• become more compact or concentrated
• develop due to condensation
• compress or concentrate
6 1 adverb adv adverb • from that place or from there
• from that circumstance or source
• (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
12 3 noun n noun • an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
10 3 verb, noun v, n noun • payment or reward (as for service rendered)
• the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
verb • make amends for; pay compensation for
• make payment to; compensate
11 3 noun n adjective satellite • exhibiting native good judgment
9 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun • A molecule which interacts with a complementary strand of nucleic acids, so as to suppress its transcription.
5 1 noun n noun • a fractional monetary unit of several countries
• a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
8 2 noun n noun • a message that seems to convey no meaning
• ornamental objects of no great value
adjective satellite • having no intelligible meaning
11 2 noun n noun • the act of defending yourself
13 4 verb v verb • represent falsely
• tamper, with the purpose of deception
7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a legal document giving official permission to do something
• freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
• excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
verb • authorize officially
11 2 noun n noun • the act of defending yourself
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • defense against biological warfare
15 5 noun n noun • expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
10 4 noun n noun • defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness
12 6 adverb • regardless of the cost involved
15 6 noun n noun • ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade
14 6 noun n noun • a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
15 6 noun n noun • procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents
12 5 noun n noun • activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster
15 6 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
15 6 noun n noun • (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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