Resistance – Crossword Clue

1. Definition: 1. an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

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1. Definition: 1. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"

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1. Definition: 1. remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"

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1. Definition: 1. take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"

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1. Definition: 1. an appraisal of the state of affairs;

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1. Definition: 1. a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk"

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1. Definition: 1. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"

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1. Definition: 1. spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

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1. Definition: 1. a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"

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1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

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1. Definition: 1. the ohmic resistance of a conductor

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1. Definition: 1. force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

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1. Definition: 1. a message refusing to accept something that is offered

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1. Definition: 1. squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

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1. Definition: 1. enduring strength and energy

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1. Definition: 1. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

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1. Definition: 1. a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"

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1. Definition: 1. invest (money) so that it is not taxable

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1. Definition: 1. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

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1. Definition: 1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

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1. Definition: 1. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder

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1. Definition: 1. something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

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1. Definition: 1. a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"

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1. Definition: 1. unruliness

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1. Definition: 1. the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"

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1. Definition: 1. doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"

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1. Definition: 1. persistent determination

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1. Definition: 1. excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

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1. Definition: 1. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

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1. Definition: 1. discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"

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1. Definition: 1. severe criticism

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1. Definition: 1. the act of tolerating something

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1. Definition: 1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"

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1. Definition: 1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

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1. Definition: 1. intense aversion

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1. Definition: 1. the termination of drug taking

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1. Definition: 1. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

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1. Definition: 1. getting in someone's way

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1. Definition: 1. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position"

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1. Definition: 1. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

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1. Definition: 1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

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1. Definition: 1. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

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1. Definition: 1. a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe

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1. Definition: 1. a movement back from an impact

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1. Definition: 1. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

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1. Definition: 1. the trait of being unmanageable

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1. Definition: 1. the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller

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