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Nefarious |
(adj.) very wicked, villainous, extremely wicked |
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Nihilism |
(noun.) the denial of the existence of any basis for knowledge or truth; any revolutionary movement involving the use of terrorism , |
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Normative |
(adj.) of or establishing a norm or standard; having to do with the usage norms, |
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Noxious |
(adj.) corrupting, unwholesome, injurious to physical or mental health |
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Numinous |
(adj.) having a deeply spiritual effect |
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Obdurate |
(adj.)showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings, showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings |
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Obtuse |
(adj.)lacking in insight or discernment |
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Occlude |
(t.v.)to block passage through |
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Opprobrium |
(noun.)a state of extreme dishonor |
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Ostensible |
(adj.)represented or appearing as such |
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Laden |
fill or place a load on |
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Lampoon |
ridicule with satire, a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way |
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Languor |
a feeling of lack of interest or energy |
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Laud |
praise, glorify, or honor |
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Libertine |
unrestrained by convention or morality |
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Lilliputian |
very small |
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Limn |
make a portrait of, trace the shape of |
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Limpid |
(of language) transparently clear, clear and bright |
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Lucid |
(of language) transparently clear, capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner |
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Lumber |
move heavily or clumsily |
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Malevolent |
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others |
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Malleable |
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out |
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Maunder |
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
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Mendicant |
a male member of a religious order that originally relied soley on alms |
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Mince |
pronounce or speak affectedly; euphemize, cut into small pieces |
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Misanthrope |
someone who dislikes people in general |
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Mitigate |
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of |
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Multifarious |
having many aspects |
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Mundane |
commonplace; ordinary |
