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v. Syn. offset; counterbalance
make neutral and thus inoffensive


Spelling Word: neutralize
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v.
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits


Spelling Word: nibble
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n.
coin worth one twentieth of a dollar


Spelling Word: nickel
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n. Syn. convention; standard; rule
convention; standard; rule


Spelling Word: norm
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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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ad.
nevertheless; in spite of; despite anything to the contrary


Spelling Word: notwithstanding
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a. Syn. original; innovative
previously unknown; strikingly new, unusual, or different; young


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


Spelling Word: offend
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a.
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic


Spelling Word: optional
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a. Syn. spoken; unwritten
spoken; unwritten; relating to the mouth


Spelling Word: oral