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"N"&"O" Vocabulary

"N" & "O" Words

TermDefinition
nadir low point
nascent coming into being; in early developmental stages
natty trimly neat and tidy
nebulous vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
nefarious wicked
neologism a new word, expression, or usage
neophyte a recent convert; a beginner
nexus a connection; tie or link
noisome offensive, especially to one's sense of smell
nonplussed baffled; at a loss for what to say or do
nostrum panacea; questionable remedy
noxious harmful; injurious
nugatory trifling; inconsequential
obdurate unyielding; hardhearted
obfuscate to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
obloquy sharp criticism; abusively detractive language
obsequious exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
obstinate stubborn; hardheaded
obstreperous noisy; defiant
obtuse lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
obviate to anticipate and make unnecessary
occlude to obstruct or block
odious evoking intense aversion or dislike
officious meddlesome; pushy in one's services
ombudsman a person who investigates citizen's complaints
onerous troubling; burdensome
opaque impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
opprobrium disgrace; contempt
ossified tending to become more rigid; conventional; turned into bone
ostensible seeming; appearing as such
ostentatious characterized by or given to pretentiousness
overweening presumptuously arrogant; overbearing
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