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Vocal N-Pe Flashcards

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Nadir

A

lowest point; bottom

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Nascent

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starting to develop; coming into existence

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Neologism

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new word or expression

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Neophyte

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novice; beginner

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Nettle

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to irritate; annoy; vex

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Noisome

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stinking; putrid; foul

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Nominal

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existing in name only; negligible

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Numismatics

A

coin collecting

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Obdurate

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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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Oblique

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indirect or evasive; misleading or devious

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Obstinate

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stubborn; unyielding

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Officious

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too helpful; meddlesome

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Onerous

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

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Opaque

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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light

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Opine

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to express an opinion

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Opprobrium

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public disgrace

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Orotund

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pompous OR full or rich in sound; bombastic; grandiloquent; overblown

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Ossify

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to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern

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Ostensible

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apparent; represented; surface

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Obviate

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remove (a need or difficulty); to have anticipated and prevented, made unnecessary

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Odium

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general or widespread hatred or disgust directed toward someone as a result of their actions

22
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Opprobrious

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expressing scorn or criticism

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Palatial

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relating to a palace; magnificent

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Palliate

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to make less serious; to ease

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Pallid

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lacking in color or liveliness

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Panegyric

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

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Panoply

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impressive array

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Pare

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to trim off excess; to reduce

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Pariah

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an outcast

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Parsimony

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excessive frugality; stinginess

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Pastiche

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a piece of literature or music imitating other works

32
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Pathogenic

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causing disease; infecting

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Paucity

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insufficiency of number; fewness

34
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Peccadillo

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a minor sin or offense

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Peevish

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having an irritable disposition

36
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Pejorative

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having bad connotations; disparaging

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Penchant

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strong inclination; proclivity

38
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Penury

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an oppressive lack of resources; severe poverty

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Peregrinate

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to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot

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Perennial

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lasting many years; recurring again and again

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Perfidious

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willing to betray someone’s trust

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Perfunctory

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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Peripatetic

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wandering from place to place, especially on foot

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Perspicacious

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shrewd, astute, or keen-witted; insightful

45
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Pervade

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to be present throughout; to permeate; imbue; penetrate

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