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| 1 | motif | (noun) a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors (noun) a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" (noun) a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
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| 2 | motility | (noun) a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" (noun) ability to move spontaneously and independently
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| 3 | mundane | (adjective satellite) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so terrene a being as himself" (adjective satellite) found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant (adjective satellite) concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
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| 4 | munificent | (adjective satellite) very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity";
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| 5 | muse | (noun) the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse" (noun) in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science (verb) reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
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| 6 | myriad | (noun) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand (noun) a large indefinite number; "he faced a myriad of details"
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| 7 | narcissistic | (adjective satellite) characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
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| 8 | nascent | (adjective satellite) coming into existence; "a nascent republic"
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| 9 | nautical | (adjective) relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance"
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| 10 | nebulous | (adjective satellite) lacking definition or definite content; "nebulous reasons"; "unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be"- Jane Austen (adjective satellite) lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"
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| 11 | nefarious | (adjective satellite) extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"
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| 12 | nefariousness | (noun) the quality of being wicked
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| 13 | negligence | (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (noun) the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
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| 14 | nemesis | (noun) (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance (noun) something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
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| 15 | neologism | (noun) the act of inventing a word or phrase (noun) a newly invented word or phrase
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| 16 | neophyte | (noun) a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist (noun) any new participant in some activity (noun) a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously
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| 17 | nettle | (noun) any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) (verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" (verb) sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
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| 18 | neutral | (noun) one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute (adjective satellite) lacking hue; "neutral colors like back or white" (adjective satellite) lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever" (adjective satellite) not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest (adjective satellite) neither moral nor immoral; neither good nor evil, right nor wrong (adjective satellite) having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer" (adjective) of no distinctive quality or characteristics or type (adjective) having no net electric charge; not electrified (adjective satellite) having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
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| 19 | nexus | (noun) a connected series or group (noun) the means of connection between things linked in series
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| 20 | noisome | (adjective satellite) offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" (adjective satellite) causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
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| 21 | nostalgic | (adjective satellite) unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
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| 22 | nostrum | (noun) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable (noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
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| 23 | notorious | (adjective satellite) having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"
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| 24 | novel | (noun) a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels" (noun) a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story (adjective satellite) pleasantly novel or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort" (adjective satellite) of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
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| 25 | noxious | (adjective) injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"
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| 26 | nugatory | (adjective satellite) of no real value; "a nugatory law"
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| 27 | nullify | (verb) make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" (verb) show to be invalid (verb) declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
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| 28 | oaf | (noun) an awkward stupid person
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| 29 | obdurate | (adjective satellite) showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" (adjective satellite) stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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| 30 | obeisance | (noun) the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person (noun) bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
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| 31 | obfuscate | (verb) make obscure or unclear
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| 32 | objective | (noun) the lens or system of lenses nearest the object being viewed (noun) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" (adjective satellite) belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events; "concrete benefits"; "a concrete example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind" (adjective) undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence" (adjective satellite) emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation; "objective art" (adjective) serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings"
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| 33 | objurgate | (verb) censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" (verb) express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
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| 34 | obligatory | (adjective) morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution" (adjective satellite) required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies"
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| 35 | obliterate | (verb) remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" (verb) make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" (verb) do away with completely, without leaving a trace (verb) mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech" (adjective satellite) reduced to nothingness
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| 36 | obloquy | (noun) a malicious attack (noun) state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
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| 37 | obscure | (verb) make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" (verb) make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" (verb) make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" (verb) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" (verb) make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" (adjective satellite) not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...for (adjective satellite) marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" (adjective satellite) remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village" (adjective satellite) not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" (adjective satellite) not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" (adjective satellite) difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
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| 38 | obsequious | (adjective satellite) attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; "obsequious shop assistants" (adjective satellite) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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| 39 | obsolete | (adjective satellite) no longer in use; "obsolete words" (adjective satellite) old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"
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| 40 | obstinate | (verb) persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments" (adjective satellite) persisting in a reactionary stand (adjective satellite) resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" (adjective satellite) stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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| 41 | obtrude | (verb) thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" (verb) push to thrust outward
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| 42 | obtuse | (adjective satellite) slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials mak (adjective satellite) lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin (adjective) of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees (adjective satellite) of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex
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| 43 | obviate | (verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" (verb) do away with
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| 44 | occult | (noun) occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult" (noun) supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" (verb) hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes" (verb) become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often" (verb) cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" (adjective satellite) having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" (adjective satellite) hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"
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| 45 | odious | (adjective satellite) unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
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| 46 | odium | (noun) hate coupled with disgust (noun) state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior
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| 47 | oligarchy | (noun) a political system governed by a few people
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| 48 | ominous | (adjective satellite) presaging ill-fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" (adjective satellite) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo
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| 49 | omniscient | (adjective satellite) infinitely wise
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| 50 | opalescent | (adjective satellite) having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
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