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n. Syn. silliness; rubbish
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning


Spelling Word: nonsense
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v. Syn. sign; mark
mark with spots or lines, which are often colored; add notes to


Spelling Word: notate
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a.
subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command


Spelling Word: obedient
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a.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force


Spelling Word: obsessed
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v. Syn. stop; impede
stop; impede; shut out from view


Spelling Word: obstruct
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v. Syn. happen
take place; be found to exist ; come to one's mind


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


Spelling Word: offend
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a. Syn. contrary; opposite
having an opponent; averse of


Spelling Word: opposed
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n.
tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil


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


Spelling Word: oral