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Minutiae

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Noun

Minute or minor details

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Misogyny

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Noun

Hatred of women

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Mollify

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Verb

To soften, pacify, soothe

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Moot

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Adj

Of no practical significance (a “moot point”: so hypothetical as to be meaningless)

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Muckraker

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Noun

One who searches out and exposes real or apparent misconduct of prominent individuals

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Mutable

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Adj

Changeable; tending, or to be able to change

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Myriad

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Adj

A great number, innumerable, many

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Nebulous

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Adj

Vague, distinct

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Nefarious

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Adj

Evil, vicious, flagrantly wicked

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Nepotism

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Noun

Favoritism to a friend or relative in business or politics

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Non sequitur

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Noun

A remark or a conclusion that doesn’t follow the conversation or reasoning that came before

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Notorious

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Adj

Widely and unfavorably known; famous, generally for something bad

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Nullify

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Verb

To invalidate; to make legally null and void

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Obdurate

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Adj

Stubborn, unyielding, inflexible

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Obliterate

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Verb

To remove utterly from recognition, memory, or existence

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Obtuse

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Adj

Insensitive, stupid, dense, dull

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Omnipotent

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Adj

Literally- all potent, all powerful, unlimited authority and influence

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Omniscient

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Adj

Knowing everything; having universal and complete knowledge and awareness

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Onerous

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Burdensome, heavy, oppressive

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Meticulous

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Adj

Extremely careful about every detail