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apparent
Adjective
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If something is apparent, it is easy to see, realise or understand.
When she was nine, for no apparent reason, she began to dislike the classes.
They had found many useful ideas, some immediately apparent but others that took more time to think through.
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appearing or seeming to be a certain way.
The difference was more apparent than real.
The government's apparent lack of concern for the poor is very upsetting.
defect
Noun
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A defect in something is a mistake or problem that makes the thing not perfect.
This gem has a defect, so it is not worth much.
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A defect is something that is not perfect.
defect
Verb
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If you defect from a group or country, you leave it and join a different side.
In 1961, defected from Russia.