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Deceit
- noun - a misleading falsehood
- the act of deceiving
- the quality of being fraudulent
Decene
- - One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H20, of the ethylene series.
Decent
- adjective - according with custom or propriety;
- conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
- decently clothed; "are you decent?"
- in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
- observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
- socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
- sufficient for the purpose;
Decern
- - To perceive, discern, or decide.
Decerp
- - To pluck off; to crop; to gather.
Defeat
- noun - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
- the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
- thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
- To overcome opposition
- win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
Defect
- noun - a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
- a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
- an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
- an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
- desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
- faults
Defend
- verb - argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
- be on the defensive; act against an attack
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
- fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
- protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
- protect or fight for as a champion
- state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
Defers
- verb - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
- to put off till later
- yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"