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VB 20
gregariousness is applauded here
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quality of being unsophisticated | naivete |
| pertaining to birth | natal |
| swimming | natation |
| cause to become sick; fill with disgust | nauseate |
| main body of a church | nave |
| cloudy; hazy | nebulous |
| black magic; dealings with the dead | necromancy |
| very wicked | nefarious |
| denial | negation |
| revenging agent | nemesis |
| recent convert; beginner | neophyte |
| favoritism (to relative) | nepotism |
| annoy; vex | nettle |
| connection | nexus |
| beak; pen point | nib |
| precison; minute distinction | nicety |
| meanly stingy; parsimonious | niggardly |
| done at night | nocturnal |
| foul smelling; unwholesome | noisome |
| wandering | nomadic |
| indifference; lack of interest | nonchalance |
| neutral; unpledged; undecided | noncomittal |
| nonexistence; person of no importance | nonentity |
| a conclusion that does not follow from the facts stated | non sequitur |
| fragrant bouquet | nosegay |
| homesickness; longing for the past | nostalgia |
| outstandingly bad; unfavorably kknown | notorious |
| beginner | novice |
| harmful | noxious |
| futile; worthless | nugatory |
| person who collects coins | numismatist |
| bring up; feed; educate | nurture |
| providing nourishment | nutrient |
| stupid awkward person | oaf |
| stubborn | obdurate |
| bow | obeisance |
| tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid | obelisk |
| fat | obese |
| confuse; muddle | obfuscate |
| death notice | obituary |
| scold; rebuke severly | objurgate |
| slanting; deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line | oblique |
| departure from right principles; perversity | obliquity |
| destroy completely | obliterate |
| forgetfulness | oblivion |
| slander; disgrace; infamy | obloquy |
| offensive | obnoxious |
| slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic | obsequious |
| fixed idea; continued brooding | obsession |
| outmoded | obsolete |
| push into prominence | obtrude |
| pushing forward | obtrusive |
| blunt; stupid | obtuse |
| make unecessary; get rid of | obviate |
| mysterious; secret; supernatural | occult |
| physician who specializes in treatment of eyes | oculist |
| hateful | odious |
| giving off an odor | odoriferous |
| having an odor | odorous |
| meddlesome; excessively trying to please | officious |
| glance coquettishly at; make eyes at | ogle |
| concerning the sense of smell | olfactory |
| government by a few | oligarchy |
| threatening | ominous |
| all-powerful | omnipotent |
| all-knowing | omniscient |
| eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything | omnivorous |
| burdensome | onerous |
| words formed in imitation of natural sounds | onomatopoeia |
| viscious assault | onslaught |
| iridescent | opalescent |
| dark; not transparent | opaque |
| sleep producer; deadener of pain | opiate |
| timely; well chosen | opportune |
| disgraceful | opprobrious |
| maker and seller of eyeglasses | optician |
| one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects | optometrist |
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