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All 27,899 wordsC2+ is beyond the official CEFR scale: rare, specialist, and literary words kept for reference.
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merciful
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/ˈmɝsɪfəl/
showing compassion or forgiveness toward those in one's power
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merciless
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/ˈmɝsɪləs/
showing no mercy; cruel and relentless
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metaphorical
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/ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪkəl/
using figurative comparison rather than literal meaning
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metaphorically
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/ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪkli/
in a figurative sense, not literally
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methodic
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/məˈθɑdɪk/
done according to an orderly, systematic method
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mightily
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/ˈmaɪtəli/
with great force, power, or to a great degree
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migratory
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/ˈmaɪɡrəˌtɔri/
characterized by or relating to seasonal movement between regions
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milky
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/ˈmɪlki/
resembling milk in color or cloudiness; pale and opaque
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mingy
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/ˈmɪndʒi/
mean and stingy; meanly small in amount
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ministerial
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/ˌmɪnəˈstɪriəl/
relating to a government minister or to the clergy
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miraculous
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/məˈrækjələs/
like a miracle; remarkable and inexplicable by natural laws
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misadventurous
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/ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃərəs/
marked by misfortune or unlucky mishap
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mischanceful
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/mɪsˈtʃænsfəl/
bringing or marked by misfortune; unlucky
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mischievously
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/ˈmɪstʃɪvəsli/
in a playfully troublesome or teasing manner
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miserably
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/ˈmɪzərəbli/
in a wretched, unhappy, or pitifully inadequate manner
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misfortunate
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/ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənət/
unlucky; afflicted by misfortune
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misfortuned
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/ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənd/
beset by misfortune; ill-fated
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modal
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/ˈmoʊdəl/
relating to mode or form; in grammar, expressing possibility or necessity
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modernistic
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/ˌmɑdərˈnɪstɪk/
characteristic of modern styles or modernism, especially in art and design
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modifiable
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/ˈmɑdəˌfaɪəbəl/
capable of being changed or altered
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modish
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/ˈmoʊdɪʃ/
fashionable; conforming to current style
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momentous
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/moʊˈmɛntəs/
of great importance or far-reaching consequence
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monopersonal
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/ˌmɑnoʊˈpɜrsənəl/
existing as or relating to a single person
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monosyllabic
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/ˌmɑnoʊsɪˈlæbɪk/
consisting of one syllable; using few words and uncommunicative
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monstrous
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/ˈmɑnstrəs/
shockingly hideous, evil, or wrong; of enormous size
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moodily
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/ˈmudəli/
in a gloomy, sullen, or temperamental manner
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moony
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/ˈmuni/
dreamy, listless, or romantically distracted
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morbid
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/ˈmɔrbɪd/
abnormally preoccupied with death or disease; gruesome
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morbific
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/mɔrˈbɪfɪk/
causing or producing disease
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moreish
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/ˈmɔrɪʃ/
so pleasant to eat that one wants more
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morigerous
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/mɔˈrɪdʒərəs/
obedient; compliant or submissive
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morphologic
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/ˌmɔrfəˈlɑdʒɪk/
relating to the form and structure of organisms or words
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motional
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/ˈmoʊʃənəl/
relating to or characterized by motion
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motivational
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/ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənəl/
providing motivation or encouragement to act
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mournfully
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/ˈmɔrnfəli/
in a sorrowful or grieving manner
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muggy
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/ˈmʌɡi/
unpleasantly warm and humid
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multifarious
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/ˌmʌltəˈfɛriəs/
having great variety or many different forms
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multipartisan
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/ˌmʌltiˈpɑrtəzən/
involving or supported by several political parties
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muscled
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/ˈmʌsəld/
having well-developed muscles; brawny
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musically
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/ˈmjuzɪkli/
in a manner relating to or resembling music
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mutely
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/ˈmjutli/
in a silent or speechless manner
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mysterial
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/mɪˈstɪriəl/
of or relating to a mystery or to sacred mysteries
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nationalistic
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/ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk/
marked by strong, often excessive devotion to one's nation
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neap
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relating to a tide of minimal range occurring at quarter moons
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necessitous
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/nəˈsɛsətəs/
lacking the means of subsistence; needy or poverty-stricken
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nectarous
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/ˈnɛktərəs/
resembling or sweet as nectar; deliciously fragrant
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needs
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/nidz/
of necessity; necessarily (used with must)
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nefarious
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/nəˈfɛriəs/
wicked or criminal in the extreme
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negatory
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/ˈnɛɡəˌtɔri/
expressing denial or negation; (informal) no
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neglectable
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/nɪˈɡlɛktəbəl/
able to be neglected; negligible
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nerveless
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/ˈnɝvləs/
lacking strength or feeling; calmly fearless
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nescient
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/ˈnɛʃənt/
lacking knowledge; ignorant
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nesh
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/nɛʃ/
sensitive to cold; soft or delicate (dialectal)
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nettlesome
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/ˈnɛtl̩səm/
causing irritation or difficulty; vexing
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nevermore
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/ˌnɛvərˈmɔr/
never again
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nightly
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/ˈnaɪtli/
happening or done every night
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niveous
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/ˈnɪviəs/
snowy; resembling snow in whiteness
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noncommittal
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/ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/
not revealing one's opinion or intentions
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noncontinuous
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/ˌnɑnkənˈtɪnjuəs/
not continuous; interrupted or discrete
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nonempirical
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/ˌnɑnɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/
not based on observation or experiment
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nonessential
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/ˌnɑnɪˈsɛnʃəl/
not absolutely necessary
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nonexciting
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/ˌnɑnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
not exciting; dull or, in physics, not causing excitation
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nonexistent
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/ˌnɑnɪɡˈzɪstənt/
not existing; absent
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nonexperienced
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/ˌnɑnɪkˈspɪriənst/
lacking experience; not experienced
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nonextant
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/nɑnˈɛkstənt/
no longer existing; not extant
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nonfigurative
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/nɑnˈfɪɡjərətɪv/
not representing recognizable objects; abstract
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nonjudicial
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/ˌnɑndʒuˈdɪʃəl/
not relating to or carried out by a court of law
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nonlicet
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/nɑnˈlaɪsɛt/
not permitted or lawful (from Latin)
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nonliving
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/nɑnˈlɪvɪŋ/
not alive; inanimate
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nonmandatory
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/nɑnˈmændəˌtɔri/
not required; optional
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nonmusical
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/nɑnˈmjuzɪkəl/
not relating to or involving music; unmusical
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nonobjective
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/ˌnɑnəbˈdʒɛktɪv/
not representing real objects; abstract; not impartial
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nonparallel
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/nɑnˈpærəˌlɛl/
not parallel; lacking correspondence
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nonportable
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/nɑnˈpɔrtəbəl/
not able to be carried or easily moved
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nonpredictable
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/ˌnɑnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/
not able to be predicted; unpredictable
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nonpregnant
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/nɑnˈprɛɡnənt/
not pregnant
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nonpublic
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/nɑnˈpʌblɪk/
not open to or intended for the general public; private
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nonrational
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/nɑnˈræʃənəl/
not based on or governed by reason
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nonreligious
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/ˌnɑnrɪˈlɪdʒəs/
not connected with religion; secular
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nonresistant
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/ˌnɑnrɪˈzɪstənt/
offering no resistance; not resistant
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nonsignificant
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/ˌnɑnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
not significant, especially statistically
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nonstandard
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/nɑnˈstændərd/
not conforming to the established standard or norm
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nonsystematic
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/ˌnɑnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/
not done according to a system; haphazard
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nontraditional
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/ˌnɑntrəˈdɪʃənəl/
not following tradition or convention
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nontransparent
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/ˌnɑntrænsˈpɛrənt/
not transparent; opaque or not open to scrutiny
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nonurgent
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/nɑnˈɝdʒənt/
not urgent; able to wait
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nonvocal
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/nɑnˈvoʊkəl/
not involving the voice; instrumental or silent
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northeasterly
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/ˌnɔrθˈistərli/
toward or coming from the northeast
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northerly
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/ˈnɔrðərli/
toward or coming from the north
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northwesterly
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/ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərli/
toward or coming from the northwest
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nude
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/nud/
wearing no clothes; a depiction of the unclothed body
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numerate
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/ˈnumərət/
able to understand and work with numbers; to count or enumerate
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numerically
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/nuˈmɛrɪkli/
in terms of numbers; by numerical means
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nychthemeral
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/nɪkˈθɛmərəl/
relating to a full period of a day and a night (24 hours)
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oaken
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/ˈoʊkən/
made of or resembling oak
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obdurate
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/ˈɑbdərət/
stubbornly unyielding or hardened against persuasion or moral influence
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