NSF regionals vocabulary f25 Flashcards by Awesome Cool

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Neologism

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New words, a new doctrine

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Netizen

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A user of the Internet

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Newspeak

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Ambiguous euphemistic language used

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Nitpicking

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To criticize on by focusing on inconsequential

details

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Nomenclature

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A set or system of names or terms

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Non-aligned

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Not aligned with something else

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Nonproliferation

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The prevention of an increase of something

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Noxious

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Harmful or dangerous

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Nubby

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Stubby, lumpy

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Nuclear family

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A couple with dependent children

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Pantomime

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To express meanings through gestures, a

mime in Rome

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Paparazzo

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A photographer who takes pictures of

celebrities

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Paralegal

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A person trained to do subsidiary legal tasks

but not a lawyer

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Paramount

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Very important, supreme

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Parity

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In the state of being equal

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Parlance

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A way or manner of speaking, accent

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Parochial

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Of or relating to a church parish

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Partisan

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An adherent or a supporter of a person or

other

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Paterfamilias

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A male head of a family

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Pathos

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A quality that leads to pity or sadness

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Patrician

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A aristocrat or nobleman

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Patronage

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Business given to a store

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Pavilion

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A light building used for shelter, concerts and

more

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Peal

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Loud ringing of bells

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Pedestrian

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A person who travels by foot

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Pedigree

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An ancestral line, purebred animal

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Penal

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Involving punishment

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Penchant

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A strong liking for something

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Pendulous

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Swinging freely, hanging loosely

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Penultimate

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Second to last