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nib
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beak; pen point
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nicety
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precision; minute distinction
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niggardly
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meanly stingy; parsimonious
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niggle
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spend too much time on minor points; carp
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nihilist
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one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist
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nip
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stop something's grwoth or development; snip off; bite; make numb with cold
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nirvana
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in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude
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niosome
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foul-smelling; unwholesome
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nominal
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in name only; trifling
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nonchalance
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indifference; lack of concern; composure
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noncommittal
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neutral; unpledge; undecided
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nondescript
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undistinctive; ordinary
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nonentity
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person of no importance; nonexistence
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nonplus
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bring to a halt by confusion; perplex
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nostalgia
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homesickness; longing for the past
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