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Vocab Quiz #13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nonchalance | indifference; lack of concern; composure |
| Notoriety | disrepute, ill fame |
| Novelty | something new; newness |
| Nurture | nourish; educate; foster |
| Obliterate | destroy completely |
| Oblivion | obscurity; forgetfulness |
| Obscure (v) | darken; make unclear |
| Obstinate | stubborn; hard to control or treat |
| Ominous | threatening |
| Opaque | dark, not transparent |
| Opportunist | individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantages of circumstances |
| Optimist | person who looks on the good side |
| Opulence | extreme wealth; luxurious; abundance |
| Orator | public speaker |
| Ostentatious | showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| Pacifist | one opposed to force; antimilitarist |
| Partisan | one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| Peripheral | marginal; outer |
| Perpetuate | make something last; preserve from extinction |
| Pervasive | pervading; spread throughout every part |