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mundane |
adj. of this world, earthly; normal, banal, ordinary |
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municipality |
n. city or district with its own government, city council; governing body of the local area |
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munificence |
n. generosity; lavishness in giving |
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munitions |
n. war supplies, weapons, ammunition |
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mural |
adj. of or pertaining to a wall; on a wall; painted on a wall; attached to a wall; resembling a wall |
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murky |
adj. dark; foggy; gloomy |
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murmur |
v. make a soft perpetual sound; whisper continuously, mutter inarticulately; rustle; grumble under one's breath; make a recurrent abnormal sound (of the heart) |
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musculature |
n. muscular system of the body (Anatomy) |
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muse |
v. ponder on reflectively, meditate on something in silent wonder, think about pensively |
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mushroom |
v. sprout up rapidly like mushrooms, develop at a great pace |
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musicologist |
n. one who researches music or the history of music; one who studies the nature of sound |
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musket |
n. heavy gun that was formerly used by infantry soldiers before the development of the rifle |
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muster |
v. gather together, assemble for action or ceremonial purposes, collect |
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mutability |
n. quality of being changeable, likelihood of mutation; fickleness |
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mutable |
adj. given to alteration, changeable; unstable |
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mutineer |
n. rebel, one who revolts |
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mutter |
v. utter soft inarticulate speech, mumble; grumble, complain quietly and incessantly |
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myopia |
n. nearsightedness, condition of the eyes in which objects that are far away cannot be seen clearly (Ophthalmology); lack of insight and forethought |
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mysticism |
n. mystical spiritualism |
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mystification |
n. act of causing (someone or something) to become mysterious; obscuration; puzzlement, perplexity, act of causing a person to be unable to understand |
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mythical |
adj. of or pertaining to a myth; described in a legendary story; imaginary, fictional |
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mythologize |
v. create a myth; classify a myth; narrate a myth; interpret as a myth (also mythologise) |
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mythology |
n. collection of myths associated with a particular people or culture; collective group of stories about specific imaginary characters; study of myths and legends |
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nadir |
n. point opposite the zenith and directly below the observer; lowest point, base point (Astronomy) |
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nag |
v. to irritate by constant scolding or urging |
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naivete |
n. naiveness, quality of being naive, gullibility, inexperience; naive action |
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narcissism |
n. exaggerated self-admiration; exaggerated self-love |
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narcissistic |
adj. admires oneself in an exaggerated fashion; in love with oneself |
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narcotic |
adj. of or associated with drug addicts; of or pertaining to addictive substances which dull the senses; pertaining to sedative or pain relieving medical drugs; of narcotism; causing narcotism |
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narrative |
n. plot, story; literary work that tells a story, tale |
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nascent |
adj. in the beginning stages of existence; newly developed; originating; in a nascent state (Chemistry) |
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natty |
adj. smart, neat, trim (in appearance or dress) |
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nauseating |
v. make nauseous; cause uneasiness in one's stomach; disgust, cause repugnance |
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nave |
n. center of church; place of seating in a church; center of a wheel |
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nebulous |
adj. vague, hazy; like a nebula, vaporous |
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necessitate |
v. make necessary, cause to be unavoidable; obligate, compel, force |
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negate |
v. deny; refute, rebut, prove something wrong; neutralize; contradict |
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negation |
n. denial; act of proving (something) incorrect; cancellation; contradiction |
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negligence |
n. neglect; disregard, carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law) |
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neolithic |
adj. of the later Stone age, pertaining to the age characterized by the development of agriculture and sophisticated tools and weapons (Anthropology) |
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neologism |
n. new expression; new word; modern usage of words or expressions |
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neophyte |
n. beginner, novice; newcomer; beginning priest; new religious convert |
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neoplatonist |
Platonism modified to accord with Aristotelian philosophy and oriental mysticism |
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nepotism |
n. granting of favors to relatives; favoritism shown to relatives (especially in securing jobs) |
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nexus |
n. means of connection, link, joint; connected group |
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nib |
n. tip of pen; bird beak; sharp point |
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nibble |
v. chew delicately; take small fast bites; bite gently and playfully |
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nitpick |
v. pay obsessive attention to petty flaws or details |
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nocturnal |
adj. of the night; functioning or active during the night |
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noisome |
adj. obnoxious; stinky; offensive; unhealthy noisome◇appealing |
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nomad |
n. wanderer; member of a tribe that relocates seasonally in order to find better resources (e.g. pastureland, water, etc.) nomad:domicile=freelancer:employer |
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nomadic |
adj. wandering; of or pertaining to a nomad; belonging to a wandering tribe |
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nomenclature |
n. terminology; system of name classification in a specified field |
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nominal |
adj. relating to or being a name; relating to or being a noun (Grammar); very small; token; in name only, so-called |
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nominate |
v. appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); designate, select |
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nonchalance |
n. apathy; indifference; composure |
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nonchalant |
adj. indifferent; composed |
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nonconformist |
n. one who does not conform to conventional values or opinions |
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nondescript |
adj. plain, dull, having no extraordinary features nondescript◇conspicuous nondescript◇remarkable/striking |
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nonentity |
n. something imaginary; something non existent dilettante:commitment=nonentity:consequence |
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nonplussed |
adj. confused; embarrassed |
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non-porous |
adj. not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores; "nonporous wood" |
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non-viscous |
adj. not viscous ( not sticky) |
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nostalgia |
n. feeling of longing for the past or bygone things, sentimentality |
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nostalgic |
adj. full of nostalgia, yearning for the past, sentimental |
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nostrum |
n. false or phony remedy; panacea |
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notable |
adj. honorable; remarkable, noteworthy; famous |
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notch |
v. groove; cut; make a notch in; score a point serrated◇without notches/smooth |
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notoriety |
n. condition of being notorious; infamy, state of being unfavorably known; widespread reputation (usually poor) |
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notoriously |
adv. in a notorious way |
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novelty |
n. innovation; something new; discovery |
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novice |
n. beginner, inexperienced person, trainee |
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noxious |
adj. physically harmful, poisonous; injurious to moral well-being, unwholesome; disgusting (usually of a smell) noxious◇beneficial , salubrious, harmless |
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nuance |
n. slight difference, subtle distinction nuance:distinction=hint:suggestion nuance◇patent difference, lack of subtlety, sharp distinction, patent |
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nucleate |
v. create a nucleus nucleate◇disseminate |
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nucleus |
n. kernel, central and most significant part of a whole; positively charged heart of an atom (Physics); core of a cell containing DNA and RNA (Biology); core of the head of a comet (Astronomy) |
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nugatory |
adj. insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential; invalid, null, void; inoperative |
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nullify |
v. make null; annul; invalidate, negate |
