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91cross-re|sist|ance — «KRS rih ZIHS tuhns, KROS », noun. resistance to a new antibiotic that a germ transfers or develops from its resistance to another drug …
92dal|li|ance — «DAL ee uhns», noun. 1. a dallying; trifling: »Like a…reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads (Shakespeare). 2. a flirtation …
93de|liv|er|ance — «dih LIHV uhr uhns», noun. 1. the act of setting free or the state of being set free; rescue; release: »The soldiers rejoiced in their deliverance from prison. SYNONYM(S): freedom, liberation. 2. a formal opinion or judgment: »Approval is asked… …
94de|pend|ance — «dih PEHN duhns», noun. = dependence. (Cf. ↑dependence) …
95de|sist|ance — or de|sist|ence «dih ZIHS tuhns», noun. a ceasing to act or proceed; stopping …
96de|vi|ance — «DEE vee uhns», noun. 1. the quality or state of being deviant. 2. a deviation …
97dis|af|firm|ance — «DIHS uh FUR muhns», noun. 1. contradiction; denial. 2. Law. repudiation; annulment …
98dis|al|low|ance — «DIHS uh LOW uhns», noun. the act of disallowing; rejection: »He subsequently claimed the expenditure as a deductible business expense. This was disallowed by the tax collector and the disallowance was upheld in the courts (Wall Street Journal) …
99dis|ap|pear|ance — «DIHS uh PIHR uhns», noun. the act of disappearing; vanishing: »The disappearance of the airplane brought about a search of the area. Not likely to be remembered a moment after their disappearance (Joseph Addison) …
100dis|bal|ance — «dihs BAL uhns», noun. the state of being unbalanced; disproportion: »Undeveloped countries have a disbalance between population growth and economic resources …
