N and O Lists Vocabulary

Question 1

person of great wealth or prominence

Answer 1

nabob

Question 2

the lowest point of something

Answer 2

nadir

Question 3

turnip-shaped

Answer 3

napiform

Question 4

coming or having recently come into existence; emerging

Answer 4

nascent

Question 5

seasickness

Answer 5

naupathia

Question 6

lack of knowledge, ignorance; somewhat the opposite of prescience

Answer 6

nescience

Question 7

a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless; condition are so bad, destruction is desirable

Answer 7

nihilism

Question 8

offensive to the senses, esp. smell; obnoxious or objectionable

Answer 8

noisome

Question 9

pseudonym, war name for safety

Answer 9

nom de guerre

Question 10

named used by writer instead of their actual name

Answer 10

nom de plume

Question 11

better than any other, having no equal

Answer 11

nonpareil

Question 12

logical fallacy; statement that doesn’t follow logically from or is not related to anything previously said

Answer 12

non sequitur

Question 13

supernatural, mysterious; filled w/sense of presence of divinity; appealing to higher emotions (spiritual)

Answer 13

numinous

Question 14

mashed by eagerness to help or obey someone important (in a warm way)

Answer 14

obsequious

Question 15

fear of crowds

Answer 15

ochlophobia

Question 16

marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality; having properties of oil (speech and demeanor)

Answer 16

oleaginous

Question 17

govt by the few; small group exercises control over everything

Answer 17

oligarchy

Question 18

burden, stigma, disagreeable necessity (obligation)

Answer 18

onus

Question 19

intended for display; open to view; being smart in appearance; appearing a certain way (with reality being different)

Answer 19

ostensible

Question 20

producing no useful result; being at leisure

Answer 20

otiose