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lawyers defended her right to free speech.
defer° v. put off, postpone, delay, shelve, lay or put aside, adjourn,
US table; Colloq Brit kick into touch: The judge has deferred
his decision.
deferý v. Often, defer to. give in (to), give ground or way (to),
yield (to), submit (to), bow (to), capitulate (to), cede (to),
accede (to), acquiesce (to); comply (with), agree (to): I'll
defer to your decision in the matter.
deference n. 1 respect, regard, politeness, civility, courtesy,
consideration, esteem: They treated him with deference owing to
his age. 2 obeisance, submission, acquiescence, obedience,
compliance: Considering her accomplishments, she is paid little
deference.
defiant adj. challenging, bold, brazen, audacious, daring; rebellious,
disobedient, stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate, refractory,
unyielding, insubordinate, mutinous, unruly, self-willed,
aggressive, headstrong, contumacious, pugnacious, hostile,
belligerent, antagonistic, Slang gutsy, spunky: His defiant
attitude towards authority often gets him into trouble.
deficient adj. 1 wanting, lacking, defective, incomplete, unfinished,
short, insufficient, inadequate, sketchy, skimpy, scarce: Some
foods are deficient in vitamins. 2 faulty, impaired, flawed,
imperfect, incomplete, defective, inferior, unsatisfactory:
Many have a deficient knowledge of their legal rights.
deficit n. loss, deficiency, shortfall, shortage, default: At the end
of the year there was a considerable deficit.
define v. 1 determine, establish, fix, demarcate, mark off or out,
delimit, limit, lay or set down, circumscribe, specify,,
identify, delineate, describe: You must first define the
subjects to be covered. 2 describe, explain, interpret, spell
out, detail, clarify, delineate, expand on, expatiate on or
upon, delineate; characterize, state, name: No one dictionary
defines all the words of a language. Please define exactly what
you want me to do.
definite adj. 1 specific, particular, exact, pronounced, explicit,