J, K, L, M & N Flashcards
(261 cards)
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jargon
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dialect
vernacular
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joined
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conjoined
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joke
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farce
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joking around
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playful banter
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judged
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deemed
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judgement
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reckoning
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jump in
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intervene
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just as good as
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yields the same in terms of
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just begun
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nascent
incipient
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just for this purpose
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ad hoc
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just in case you
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lest you
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just like
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in the style of
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justification
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grounds
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justify
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warrant
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keen
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acute
incisive
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keep
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retain
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keep it friendly
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remain in good graces
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key
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fundamental
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kindly
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benevolent
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knowledgeable about
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learned in
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lack of
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dearth of
scarcity of
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lacking
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bereft of
deficient of
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lacking respect
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irreverent
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lacking self-control
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intemperate
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lacking self-confidence
diffident
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large amount of
wealth of
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large area
wide swath
| expanse
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large size
considerable
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lasting
abiding
| enduring
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lasting a long time
protracted
| prolonged
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late
belated
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laughter
hilarity
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law
jurisprudence
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law (a law)
an injunction
an ordinance
a statute
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laziness
indolence
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lazy
indolent
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lead up
prelude
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lead
spearhead
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leave
depart from
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lecture (a self-righteous lecture)
diatribe
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leeway
latitude
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leftover from
residue
| remnant of
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legal action
adjudication
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legitmacy
credence
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lengthy
interminable
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less offensive
more palatable
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less reckless
a more measured approach
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let
enable
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let go of
relinquish
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lewd
prurient
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lie (a lie)
a contrivance
| a fabrication
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lie (to lie)
to be less than forthcoming
to fabricate
to be disingenuous
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life is meaningless
nihilism
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lighthearted
blithe
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like all
as with all
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like (similar)
recalls a certain
| akin to
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likely to be
disposed to
prone to
inclined to
liable to
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limit
curtail
| constrain
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limited
narrow
| measured
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limited in apppeal
esoteric
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limiting factor
determinant
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limitless
unbounded
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line between
demarcation
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list (to list)
enumerate
reel off
catalog
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literal meaning of a word
denotation
| lexical meaning
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little known
undistinguished
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lively
vibrant
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local
indigenous
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local language
vernacular
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look up
detain
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long
protracted
| lenghty
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long lasting
enduring
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look for (ask for)
inquire about
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look for (search for)
pursue
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look like
resemble
| recall
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look on her face
visage
| expression
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look over
scrutinize
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looked young
she preserved the appearance of youth
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looking back
in retrospect
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looking elsewhere
shifting attention to
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lose momentum
falter
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loss of memory
defect of memory
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loud
clamorous
| raucous
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love for humanity
agape
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low profile (keep a low profile)
be inconspicuous
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lucky find
a chance find
| fortuitous
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lukewarm
tepid
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lustful
salacious
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luxuries
creature comforts
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luxurious
opulent
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luxury
indulgence
| opulence
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luxury-loving
hedonistic
| self-indulgent
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machine
contrivance
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made aware of
attuned to
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made it go away
dispelled
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made up
a contrivance
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made up for
atoned for
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made up stories
fabrications
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mafia boss
padrone
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main
foremost
| principal
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main character
protagonist
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main part
brunt of
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mianly
predominantly
| principally
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major change
tectonic shift
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majority
preponderance of
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make
render
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make amends for
atone for
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make friends
ingratiate
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make him
compel him
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make impossible
preclude
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make inferior
adulterate
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make it worse
exacerbate
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make less severe
mitigate
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make necessary
necessitate
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make possible
render possible
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make sacre
consecrate
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make the most of
leverage
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make us think of
evoke
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make your way through
navigate
| negotiate
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making fun of
jesting banter at
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man of few words
laconic
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managed
syndicated to
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manner
demeanor
| bearing
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manners
decorum
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many
host of
| considerable
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many different kinds of
all manner of
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mark off
demarcate
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matchless
inimitable
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meaningful
appreciable
| substantive
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means well
is well intentioned
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mean-spirited
caustic
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meat-eating
carnivorous
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mediate
conciliate
| intercede
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mediator
intermediary
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melting pot
ethnic stew
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mentally disturbed
pathological
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mention
alude to
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mercy
clemency
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mere beginnings of
rudiments of
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merge
coalesce
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merging
confluent
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mesmerized
enthralled
| transfixed
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messenger
intermediary
| emissary
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metaphor
trope
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method
vehicle
mode
means
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meticulous
exacting
| fastidious
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mild
temperate
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minimal
nominal
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misbehavior
impropriety
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mischievous
impish
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misinterpret
misconstrue
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mistakes
lapses in
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mixed feelings
ambivalent
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mocking
derisive
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moderate (to moderate)
mitigate
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moderation
temperance
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modest
unassuming
| self-effacing
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momentary
fleeting
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money spent
expenditures
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mood (collective mood)
ambiance
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moody
capricious
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moral defect
blemish
| failing
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moral weakness
human fraility
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moralistic
didactic
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moralizing
edifying
| sanctimonious
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more carefully
with greater care
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more important
takes precedence
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more serious
carries more weight than
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more specific
narrower notion of
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more than
more so than
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most important
chief
| most noted
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mostly
in large part
primarily
principally
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motivation
incentive
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motivator
catalyst for
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moved
darted
| sauntered in
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moving (emotion)
affecting
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much more
vastly more
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multiply
proliferate
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multi-talented
versatile
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muscles
musculature
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mutual
concerted
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mysterious
enigmatic
| inscrutable
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mystery
enigma
| paradox
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named incorrectly
is something of a misnomer
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narrow-minded
parochial
provincial
dogmatic
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nasty
brutish
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native to
indigenous
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near future
foreseeable future
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necessary
indispensable
requisite
integral to
of necessity
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needed
indispensable
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needless repetition
a tautology
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negative effect
impinge on
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nerve
audacity
effrontery
impertinence
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nervous
flurried
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nervousness
consternation
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never
seldom
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never changing
abiding
invariant
invariable
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never ending
interminable
incessant
unremitting
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next one over
adjacent
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next to the last
penultimate
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nice way of saying something
euphemism
| putting it charitably
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nightmare
trial by ordeal
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nitpick
to cavil at
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nixed
derailed
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no good
leave much to be desired
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no idea that
no notion why
| no inkling
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no more than
at most
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no need to worry
no cause for concern
| no cause for alarm
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no use
to no avail
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no way
by no means
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no willpower
intemperate
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noble
loft
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noisy
deafening
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none of this matters
this is inconsequential
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non-interference
laissez-faire
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nonreligious
secular
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normality
normalcy
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norm (the norm)
prescribed form
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nosy
inquisitive
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not affected by
impervious to
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not appropriate
inopportune
| unbecoming
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not as good as
less admirable
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not ashamed
unabashed
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not at all
by no means
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not decided
remains to be seen
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not doable
infeasible
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not edible
inedible
| unpalatable
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not equipped to
ill-equipped to
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not fair
inequitable
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not good (of a person)
wayward
| unredeeming
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not good at
inept
| not well suited for
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not good for
ill suited for
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not good quality
of little merit
| leaves much to be desired
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not in line
out of step
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not including
apart from
| notwithstanding
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not like
atypical of other
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not literally
figuratively
| metaphorically speaking
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not many
scant
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not needed
unwarranted
redundant
superfluous
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not noticeable
unobtrusive
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not often
seldom
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not original
derivative
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not paying attention
inattentive
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not perfect
fallible
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not practical
academic
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not real
illusory
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not really meaning it
tongue-in-cheek
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not relevant
inapplicable
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not saying
cagey
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not showing emotion
stoic
| impassive
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not specific
generic
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not thought out
arbitrary
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not understandable
inexplicable
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not well
indisposed
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not what happened
that's not an accurate reflection of
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not willing
disinclined to
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not working
idle
| ineffectual
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nothingness
vacancy
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noticeable
pronounced
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now
at present
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now and then
periodically
