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NOVELTY

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The quality of being novel; newness

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NOSTALGIA

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A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past

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NUANCE

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A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation

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OBDURATE

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Hardened against feeling; hardhearted, not giving in to persuasion; intractable

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OBJECTIONABLE

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Arousing disapproval; offensive

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OBLIQUE

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Devious, misleading, or dishonest

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OBSEQUIOUS

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Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning; kissing up

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OBSTINATE

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Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, an opinion, or a course of action; obdurate

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OBSTREPEROUS

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Noisily and stubbornly defiant, aggressively boisterous

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OFFICIOUS

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Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others

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OLFACTORY

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Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell

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OMINOUS

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Menacing; threatening, or of being a n omen, especially an evil one

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ONEROUS

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Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome

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OPAQUE

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Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent

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ORDEAL

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A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance

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ORNATE

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Elaborately, heavily, and excessively ornamented

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ORTHODOX

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Adhering to what is traditional

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OSTRACIZED

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To exclude from a group

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OVERSTATEMENT

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To state in exaggerated terms

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PALLIATIVE

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Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure

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PALPABILITY

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Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible