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3000 SAT(legio-panj)
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| panjandrum | a self-impotant or pretentious person, a bigwig |
| panache | dashing elegance of manner or style |
| palpable | capable or being touched or felt |
| palliate | to make less serious or severe; to mitigate |
| palatial (puh LAY shul) | ostentatiously magnificent, extravagant, opulent |
| orotund | having strength, richness, fullness, and clarity or sound |
| ordnance | cannon, artillery, military supplies |
| opprobrious | expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior; worthy or scornor shame; disgraceful |
| opacity | state of quality of being opague, degree of light transmission to nonpenetration |
| omnibus | volumes of a single author or works; a bus |
| ogle | gaze with an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent look |
| offal (AW fal) | waste parts, especially of a butchered animal; rubbish |
| orcher (OAK ur) | any of a class of natural earths, ranging in color from pale yellow to reddish yellow |
| obloquy (AWB luh kwee) | verbal widespread abuse of a person or thing |
| obfuscate | to obscure, blur, complicate, confuse |
| obeisance (oh BAY suns) | a gesture of the body, such as a bow, made to indicate respect or submission; obedience and respect; reverence |
| nostrum | elixir, potion, remedy, patent medicine, panacea |
| nonplus | baffle, to confuse, disconcert, bewilder |
| niggling | petty, trivial, inconsequential, annoying |
| nemesis | an opponent that cannot be beaten ro overcome |
| municipal | of or belonging to a town or city; of or relating to a local government or governmental unit |
| mountebank | charlatan, one who claims to be who he is not |
| motif (moh TEEF) | a pattern or design; a similar dominant or recurring element or theme |
| moniker | word or words by which one is addressed, nickname |
| modus operandi | manner in which something is done |
| mien | air, bearing, character, demeanor |
| mete | to distribute by or as if by measure; allot |
| merger | alliance, fusion, consolidation, unification |
| melee (MAY lay) | a situation that is confused and not under control; a confused mingling or turmoil; free-for-all |
| marauder | raider, intruder |
| manifold | having many forms, features, or parts |
| manifesto | public declaration of beliefs |
| malign | to slander, to speak harmful and evil untruths |
| malinger | to pretend to be ill to avoid doing work |
| malcontent | one who is dissatisfied with existing conditions |
| malapropism | the wrong use of one word instead of another because they sound similar to each other, and which is amusing as a result; the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word |
| maharajah | ruling Indian Prince, esp. one of the major states |
| lurid | deathy pale or glowing through a haze |
| lummox | a large, ungainly, and dull witted person |
| lout | a rude, stupid, or awkward person; someone who is clumsy or unmannered; oaf |
| logistics | the management of the details of an operation |
| loath | unwilling; reluctant |
| livid | of a purple or dark blue color, usually caused by an injury; black and blue, as from a bruise; extremely angry; full of rage; furious |
| litany | a long list; recital that involves repetition or incantation; tedious recounting |
| liquidation | a closing of one's business by collecting assents and settling all debts |
| ligneous | woodlike |
| lieu | instead of; in place of |
| libertine (LIB ur teen) | immoral or licentious man |
| lessor | one who grants a lease |
| legion | a large number; multitude |
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