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PSAT #201-220
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| N. nostalgia | homesickness; longing for the past "nostalgic" |
| ADJ. notorious | disreputable; widely known; scandalous "notoriety" |
| V/N. nurture | nourish; educate; foster |
| ADJ. obnoxious | offensive; objectionable |
| ADJ. obscure | dark; vague; unclear "obscurity" |
| V. obscure | darken; make unclear |
| ADJ. opaque | not transparent; impenetrable to light "opacity" |
| N. optimist | person who looks on the good side |
| N. orator | public speaker |
| ADJ. ostentatious | showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention "ostentation" |
| ADJ. outmoded | no longer stylish; old-fashioned |
| N. pacifist | one opposed to force; anitimilitarist |
| V. pacify | soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue |
| N. paradox | something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| V. patronize | support; act superior toward; be a customer of |
| ADJ. pedantic | showing off learning; bookish "pedant" |
| N. perjury | false testimony while under oath |
| ADJ. perpetual | everlasting "perpetuity" |
| ADJ. pervasive | pervading; spread throughout every part "pervade" |
| N. pessimism | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
| ADJ. petulant | touchy; peevish |