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Defenseless

Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to oppose; unprotected.

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Unarmed 84% connected

Not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons.

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Unarmed 84% connected

Not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons.

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Vulnerable 84% connected

Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as, a vulnerable body.

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Vulnerable 84% connected

Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as, a vulnerable body.

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Nakedness 74% connected

The condition of being naked.

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Nakedness 74% connected

The condition of being naked.

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Defenceless 92% connected

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Naked 92% connected

Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.

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Adversary noun · 78% connection

One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an oppon…

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Adverse verb · 78% connection

To oppose; to resist.

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Assassin noun · 78% connection

One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.

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Assault noun · 78% connection

To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assai…

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Bankrupt noun · 78% connection

A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent…

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Blind adjective · 78% connection

Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or judge; as, authors are bl…

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Combat verb · 78% connection

To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.

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Contradict verb · 78% connection

To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.

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Crudeness noun · 78% connection

A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudenes…

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Defence noun · 78% connection

That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a prot…

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Defend verb · 78% connection

To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest,…

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Deforce verb · 78% connection

To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty.

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Disappointed adjective · 78% connection

Unprepared; unequipped.

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Disprepare verb · 78% connection

To render unprepared.

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Dumb adjective · 78% connection

Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.

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Etching noun · 78% connection

The act, art, or practice of engraving by means of acid which eats away lines or surfaces left unprotected in metal, glass, or the lik…

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Exposedness noun · 78% connection

The state of being exposed, laid open, or unprotected; as, an exposedness to sin or temptation.

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Face verb · 78% connection

To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; a…

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