Stories of USA Today
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wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered


Spelling Word: navigable
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favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities


Spelling Word: nepotism
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leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled


Spelling Word: nomadic
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in name only; insignificantly small


Spelling Word: nominal
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perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox


Spelling Word: nonplus
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patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine


Spelling Word: nostrum
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slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery


Spelling Word: obsequious
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having total knowledge; knowing everything


Spelling Word: omniscient
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excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner


Spelling Word: ornate
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one who makes special study of birds


Spelling Word: ornithologist