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51defect — de·fect / dē ˌfekt, di fekt/ n: something or a lack of something that results in incompleteness, inadequacy, or imperfection: as a: a flaw in something (as a product) esp. that creates an unreasonable risk of harm in its normal use see also… …
52deficiency — de·fi·cien·cy /di fi shən sē/ n pl cies: an amount that is lacking or inadequate: as a: the difference between the amount of tax owed and the amount of tax paid b: the difference between the amount owed under a security agreement and the amount… …
53Idealism (italian) and after — Italian idealism and after Gentile, Croce and others Giacomo Rinaldi INTRODUCTION The history of twentieth century Italian philosophy is strongly influenced both by the peculiar character of its evolution in the preceding century and by… …
54blemish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flaw, defect, imperfection; spot, taint, mark; smear, smudge. v. disfigure, mar; bruise, rot; stain, spot; injure, hurt; sully, disgrace, tarnish. See uncleanness, ugliness, deterioration, disrepute.… …
55drawback — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hindrance, handicap, clog, encumbrance, restraint; objection, disadvantage. See evil.Ant., advantage, benefit. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shortcoming, detriment, hindrance, check; see disadvantage 2 ,… …
56flaw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. imperfection, defect, fault, mar, crack; error, mistake, gust, squall, flurry. See wind, interval. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. defect, imperfection, blemish, stain; see blemish , defect 2 . See Synonym… …
57foible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. whimsy, weakness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. weakness, failing, quirk, oddity; see characteristic , defect 2 . See Synonym Study at fault . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [FOY bul] a …
58insufficiency — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of necessary amount Nouns 1. insufficiency; inadequacy, inadequateness; incompetence, impotence; deficiency, incompleteness, imperfection, shortcoming, emptiness, poorness, depletion, vacancy,… …
59lack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. want, deficiency, shortage, need. v. t. need, require. See insufficiency, poverty.Ant., sufficiency. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The state of being lacking] Syn. destitution, absence, need, dearth,… …
60shortage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deficiency, shortcoming. See insufficiency.Ant., abundance, overstock. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deficit, deficiency, short fall, scant supply, curtailment; see also lack 1 . III (Roget s 3… …