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n. one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional


Spelling Word: nonconformist
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n. small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface


Spelling Word: notch
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v. provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth


Spelling Word: nourish
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n. fertile or green spot in a waste or desert


Spelling Word: oasis
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a. no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated


Spelling Word: obsolete
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v. inhabit;  live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of


Spelling Word: occupy
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v. strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront


Spelling Word: offend
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n. any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil


Spelling Word: omen
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n. plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors


Spelling Word: orchid
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n. a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined


Spelling Word: ore