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infection9
3 nounn
noun

• the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

• (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

• (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

• an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

• the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

• moral corruption or contamination

• (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

connection10
3 nounn
noun

• a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

• the state of being connected

• an instrumentality that connects

• (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)

• the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

• a connecting shape

• a supplier (especially of narcotics)

• shifting from one form of transportation to another

• the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

direction9
3 nounn
noun

• a line leading to a place or point

• the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

• a general course along which something has a tendency to develop

• something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

• the act of managing something

• a message describing how something is to be done

• the act of setting and holding a course

• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

• the concentration of attention or energy on something

imperfection12
4 nounn
noun

• the state or an instance of being imperfect

protection10
3 nounn
noun

• the activity of protecting someone or something

• a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

• defense against financial failure; financial independence

• the condition of being protected

• kindly endorsement and guidance

• the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition

• payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence

affection9
3 nounn
noun

• a positive feeling of liking

perfection10
3 nounn
noun

• the state of being without a flaw or defect

• an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

• the act of making something perfect

disinfection12
4 nounn
noun

• treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms

advection9
3 nounn
noun

• (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties

injection9
3 nounn
noun

• the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure

• any solution that is injected (as into the skin)

• the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

section7
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

• a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

• a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people

• one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

• a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• a land unit equal to 1 square mile

• (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

• a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately

• a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

• a small army unit usually having a special function

• a specialized division of a large organization

• a segment of a citrus fruit

• the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

verb

• divide into segments

resurrection12
4 nounn
noun

• a revival from inactivity and disuse

• (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion

detection9
3 nounn
noun

• the perception that something has occurred or some state exists

• the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

• the detection that a signal is being received

• a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

rejection9
3 nounn
noun

• the act of rejecting something

• the state of being rejected

• (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign

• the speech act of rejecting

deflection10
3 nounn
noun

• a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

• the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

• the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position

• the property of being bent or deflected

• a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

projection10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

• the projection of an image from a film onto a screen

• a planned undertaking

• any structure that branches out from a central support

• any solid convex shape that juts out from something

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else

• the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality

• the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction

• the act of projecting out from something

• the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

insurrection12
4 nounn
noun

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

intersection12
4 nounn
noun

• a point where lines intersect

• a junction where one street or road crosses another

• a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations

• the set of elements common to two or more sets

• a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

• the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)

recollection12
4 nounn
noun

• the ability to recall past occurrences

• the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

• something recalled to the mind

confection10
3 nounn
noun

• a food rich in sugar

• the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

verb

• make into a confection

inflection10
3 nounn
noun

• a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

• the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

• deviation from a straight or normal course

• a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

reelection10
4 nounn
noun

• election again

reflection10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

• the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

• expression without words

• a likeness in which left and right are reversed

• the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)

• (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

• a remark expressing careful consideration

• the ability to reflect beams or rays

selection9
3 nounn
noun

• the act of choosing or selecting

• an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

• a passage selected from a larger work

circumspection14
4 nounn
noun

• knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

• the trait of being circumspect and prudent

interconnection15
5 nounn
noun

• a state of being connected reciprocally

• (computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.)

predilection12
4 nounn
noun

• a predisposition in favor of something

• a strong liking

convection10
3 nounn
noun

• the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion

• (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

correction10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

• a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

• something substituted for an error

• a rebuke for making a mistake

• a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases

• the act of disciplining

• treatment of a specific defect

preelection11
4 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• Election beforehand

adjective

• Before an election.

connexion9
3 nounn
noun

• a connecting shape

• a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

• the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

• an instrumentality that connects

• shifting from one form of transportation to another

• the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

flexion7
2 nounn
noun

• the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

• deviation from a straight or normal course

• act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

overprotection14
5 nounn
noun

• excessive protection

redirection11
4 nounn
noun

• The act of setting a new direction.

• The automated process of taking a user to a location other than the one selected.

election8
3 nounn
noun

• a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

• the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

• the status or fact of being elected

• the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

collection10
3 nounn
noun

• several things grouped together or considered as a whole

• a publication containing a variety of works

• request for a sum of money

• the act of gathering something together

disaffection12
4 nounn
noun

• the feeling of being alienated from other people

• disloyalty to the government or to established authority

inspection10
3 nounn
noun

• a formal or official examination

objection9
3 nounn
noun

• the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

• the speech act of objecting

• the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

• (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality

ejection8
3 nounn
noun

• the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

• the act of forcing out someone or something

fiction7
2 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

• a deliberately false or improbable account

dissection10
3 nounn
noun

• cutting so as to separate into pieces

• a minute and critical analysis

• detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)

convention10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a large formal assembly

• something regarded as a normative example

• (diplomacy) an international agreement

• orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

• the act of convening

invention9
3 nounn
noun

• the creation of something in the mind

• a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

• the act of inventing

satisfaction12
4 nounn
noun

• the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

• state of being gratified or satisfied

• compensation for a wrong

• (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation

• act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite

intervention12
4 nounn
noun

• the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

• a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

• the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others

• (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings

• care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

crucifixion11
4 nounn
noun

• the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross

• the death of Jesus by crucifixion

• the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering

eviction8
3 nounn
noun

• action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved

• the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law

faction7
2 nounn
noun

• a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

• a dissenting clique

fortune7
2 nounn
noun

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

• a large amount of wealth or prosperity

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

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