[{"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["serving to defend; protective:defensive armament.", "made or carried on for the purpose of resisting attack:defensive treaty;a defensive attitude.", "of or relating to defense.", "(of stocks, securities, etc.)able to provide moderately steady growth with minimal risk:The bank has put a large percentage of its assets in defensive rather than growth stocks.considered stable and relatively safe for investment, especially during a decline in the economy.", "able to provide moderately steady growth with minimal risk:The bank has put a large percentage of its assets in defensive rather than growth stocks.", "considered stable and relatively safe for investment, especially during a decline in the economy.", "excessively concerned with guarding against the real or imagined threat of criticism, injury to one's ego, or exposure of one's ."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a position or attitude of defense:to be on the defensive about one's mistakes.", "Obsolete.something that serves to defend."]}]