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TermDefinition
mercenarya hireling, especially a hired professional soldier; motivated solely by a desire for material gain
mootdebatable and therefore unresolved; to bring up for a discussion
morassa swamp or bog; a confused or degrading situation that is difficult to get out of
motleya kind of multicolored cloth; a garment made from this cloth, especially the costume worn by a court jester or clown; diverse or varied
mundaneworldly; humdrum or everyday
myriadcountless, innumerable
narcissisticdominated by an excessive love or admiration of oneself
nebuloushazy, vague, or indistinct
negligibletoo small to be significant
nepotismunwarranted favoritism shown to relative or friends by someone in high office
nomadicwandering, roving
nominalexisting in name only; insignificantly small
nostalgiaa longing to return to a sentimentalized past; homesickness
novicea person who has just entered a religious order on a probationary basis; a beginner of any kind
nuancea slight or subtle variation in menaing, expression, tone, feeling, color; or the like

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Creator folkie
Created March 3, 2009
Group Grade Ten Classes
Subject Definitions
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  1. nominal existing in name only; insignificantly small - 10 misses
  2. nuance a slight or subtle variation in menaing, expression, tone, feeling, color; or the like - 8 misses
  3. myriad countless, innumerable - 7 misses
  4. moot debatable and therefore unresolved; to bring up for a discussion - 6 misses
  5. narcissistic dominated by an excessive love or admiration of oneself - 6 misses
  6. nepotism unwarranted favoritism shown to relative or friends by someone in high office - 4 misses
  7. nostalgia a longing to return to a sentimentalized past; homesickness - 3 misses