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/mi:dɪ'oʊkə(r)/ a. Syn. ordinary; commonplace; average
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace


Spelling Word: mediocre
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/mɪ'tɪkjʊləs/ a. Syn. scrupulous; cautious
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details


Spelling Word: meticulous
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/mɪs'noʊmə(r)/ n.
error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object


Spelling Word: misnomer
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/nə'stældʒə/ n. Syn. homesickness
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.


Spelling Word: nostalgia
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/əb'sɛʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. fascination; mania
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion


Spelling Word: obsession
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/əb'tru:sɪv/ a.
inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.


Spelling Word: obtrusive
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/'ɒbvɪeɪt/ v.
bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of


Spelling Word: obviate
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/pɪ'dəntɪk/ a. Syn. bookish
marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points


Spelling Word: pedantic
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/'pleɪdʒərɪzəm/ n. Syn. copying; imitation
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original


Spelling Word: plagiarism
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/plɪ'bi:ən/ a.
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar


Spelling Word: plebeian