Day 19 Flashcards
multifarious
Diverse, having a lot of variety
participated in multifarious activities in high school
naïve
Simple and unsophisticated, unsuspecting,
lacking worldly experience and critical
judgment
He exhibits a naïve sort of confidence when talking about the doubts surrounding him and the perceived slights in the draft run-up.
nascent
Coming into existence, still developing
The actress is now focusing on her nascent singing career.
negate
Deny or refute; make void or cause to be
ineffective
Alcohol can negate the effects of some medicines.
neophyte
Beginner, novice; person newly converted to a
religion
nominal
Trivial, so small as to be unimportant; in
name only, so-called
normative
Implying or attempting to establish a norm;
expressing value judgments or telling people
what to do (rather than merely describing that
which is happening)
Bribery becomes normative, affecting people’s moral character.
notoriety
Ill fame; the state of being well-known for a
disgraceful reason
the city’s notoriety for corrupt and incompetent government
objective
Factual, related to reality or physical objects;
not influenced by emotions, unbiased
oblique
Slanting or sloping; indirect, misleading, or
evasive
occult
The supernatural (noun); pertaining to magic,
astrology, etc.; mysterious, secret or hidden
(adj); to hide, to shut off from view (verb)
offhand
Casual, informal; done without preparation or
forethought; rude in a short way, brusque
I couldn’t give them the figures offhand.
officious
Excessively eager in giving unwanted advice
or intruding where one is not wanted;
meddlesome, pushy
officious people who are always ready to offer unasked advice
offset
Counteract, compensate for (verb); a
counterbalance (noun)
onerous
Burdensome, oppressive, hard to endure
