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Negligible

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meaningless and insignificant

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Noxious

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unwholesome or harmful

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Obdurate

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firm, subborn

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Obscurity

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the condition of being unknown

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Onsolete

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no longer in use

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Obtuse

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lacking intellectual clarity, blunt

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Obviate

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to render unnecessary

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Odious

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arousing or deserving strong hatred

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Onerous

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very troublesome or oppressively difficult

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Ostracize

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to eliminate from a group

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Paradox

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a self-contradiction

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Paragon

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an example of excellence

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Parse

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to break down into components

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Pedantic

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characterized by a narrow concern for detail

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Penchant

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a tendency or fondness

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