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modest
humble
modify
to make less extreme or severe
momentous
very important
multifarious
having great variety; numerous and diverse
munificent
very generous
mitigate
make less severe
mollify
to soothe someone’s temper
morbid
suggesting an unhealthy mental state
motley
diverse, consisting of many different things
myriad
too numerous to be counted
mundane
found in ordinary events
nadir
the lowest point of something
negligent
careless
neophyte
beginner
noisome
offensive, disgusting
novel
new
noxious
harmful
nuance
a slight or subtle degree of difference
nullify
to counter; make unimportant
obdurate
stubborn
obfuscate
to confuse
objectivity
personal neutrality
obsolete
out of date
obstreperous
noisy, unruly
officious
meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
omnipotent
all-powerful
onerous
burdensome
onset
beginning
opine
to express an opinion
ornate
elaborately decorated