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04/02/2011

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nefarious
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adj. very wicked; abominable
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nemesis
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n. just punishment; retribution; one that inflicts relentless vengence
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nexus
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n. a connection
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nostrum
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n. a quack medicine
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noxious
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adj. harmful to health or morals
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nugatory
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adj. trifling; futile; insignificant
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obeisance
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n. a gesture of respect or reverence
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obfuscate
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v. to darken; to confuse
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objurgate
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v. to chide vehemently
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obloquy
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n. verbal abuse of a person or thing
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obtrude
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v. to thrust forward; to eject
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odious
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adj. hateful; disgusting
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oligarchy
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n. form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a small exclusive group
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opalescent
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adj. iridescent
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opprobrious
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adj. reproachful or contemptuous
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