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Describing Words — Lesson 15

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mysterious

mɪˈstɪriəs

of an obscure nature; ; ; ; - Rachel Carson

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naked

ˈneɪkɪd

completely unclothed

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nasty

ˈnæsti

offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound

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nearby

close at hand

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nearly

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

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neat

niːt

clean or organized

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neither

ˈnaɪðər

not either; not one or the other

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never

not ever; at no time in the past or future

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nuclear

ˈnuːkliər

(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

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obvious

ˈɑbviəs

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

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odd

ɑd

not divisible by two

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often

ˈɔːfən

many times at short intervals

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