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23 Cards in this Set
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Nettle (Noun)
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Any of a genus of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs.
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Nettle (Verb)
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To arouse to sharp but transitory annoyance or anger.
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Nutritious (Adjective)
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Nourishing, efficient as food.
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Obscure (Adjective)
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Not clearly seen or easily distinguished; faint.
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Obscure (Verb)
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To make dark, dim, or indistinct.
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Observance (Noun)
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An act or instance of following a custom, rule, or law.
-also- An act or instance of watching. |
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Observation (Noun)
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A judgment on or inference from what one has observed.
-also- An act or instance of observing a custom, rule, or law. |
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Obsess (Verb)
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To haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of.
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Obtuse (Adjective)
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Difficult to comprehend; not clear or precise in thought or expression.
-also- Not pointed or acute; blunt. |
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Obviate (Verb)
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To anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action).
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Official (Noun)
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One who holds or is invested with an office; officer.
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Official (Adjective)
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Of or relating to an office, position, or trust.
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Officious (Adjective)
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Volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed; meddlesome.
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Onslaught (Noun)
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An especially fierce attack; something resembling such an attack.
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Optimist (Noun)
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One who believes with hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something.
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Ordain (Verb)
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To establish or order by appointment, decree, or law; enact.
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Ordeal (Noun)
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A severe trial or experience.
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Ordinance (Noun)
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An authoritative decree or direction; order.
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Ordnance (Noun)
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Military supplies including weapons, ammunition, combat vehicles, and maintenance tools and equipment.
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Ornate (Adjective)
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Elaborately or excessively decorated.
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Orthodox (Adjective)
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Conforming to established doctrine especially in religion.
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Oscillate (Verb)
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To vary back and forth.
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Outlandish (Adjective)
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Strikingly out of the ordinary; bizarre.
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