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munificence

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A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality.

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munificent

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Extraordinarily generous.

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mutation

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The act or process of change.

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mutilate

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To disfigure.

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myriad

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A vast indefinite number.

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mystic

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One who professes direct divine illumination.

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myth

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A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact.

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narrative

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An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event.

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natal

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Pertaining to one’s birth.

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nauseate

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To cause to loathe.

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nauseous

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Loathsome.

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nautical

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Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation.

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navigable

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Capable of commercial navigation.

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necessitate

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To render indispensable.

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necessity

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That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired.

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necromancer

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One who fortells the future by means of communication with the dead.

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nectar

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Any especially sweet and delicious drink.

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nefarious

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Wicked in the extreme.

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negate

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To deny.

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neglectful

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Exhibiting or indicating omission.

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nestling

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Recently hatched.

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nettle

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To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure in.

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neuter

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Neither masculine nor feminine.

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neutral

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Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants.

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niggardly

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Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use)

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nihilist

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An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be known.

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precipitate

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To force forward prematurely.

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preclude

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To prevent.

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precocious

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Having the mental faculties prematurely developed.

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precursor

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A forerunner or herald.

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predatory

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Prone to pillaging.

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predecessor

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An incumbent of a given office previous to another.

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predicament

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A difficult, trying situation or plight.

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predicate

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To state as belonging to something.

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predominance

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Ascendancy or preponderance.

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preeminence

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Special eminence.

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preempt

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To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land.

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preferential

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Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority.

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preferment

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Preference.

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prefix

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To attach at the beginning.

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prehensible

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Capable of being grasped.

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prehensile

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Adapted for grasping or holding.

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prelude

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An introductory or opening performance.

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premise

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A judgment as a conclusion.

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premonition

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Foreboding.

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preoccupation

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The state of having the mind, attention, or inclination preoccupied.

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preponderant

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Prevalent.

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preposterous

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Utterly ridiculous or absurd.

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prerogative

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Having superior rank or precedence.

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presage

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To foretell.