Word List 32 Flashcards by Joseline lu

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Nauseate

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Cause to become sick; fill with disgust

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Nebulous

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Vague; hazy; cloudy

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Nefarious

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Very wicked

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Negligence

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Neglect; failure to take reasonable care

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Nemesis

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Someone seeking revenge

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Neophyte

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Recent convert; beginner

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Nettle

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Annoy; vex

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Nicety

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Subtlety; precision

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Nihilist

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One who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless

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Nocturnal

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Done at night

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Noisome

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Foul-smelling; unwholesome

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Noncommittal

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Neutral; undecided

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Nondescript

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Ordinary

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Nonentity

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Person of no importance; nonexistence

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Nonplus

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Bring to halt by confusion; perplex

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Notable

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Conspicuous; important

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Notoriety

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Disrepute; ill fame

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Novelty

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Something new; newness

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Noxious

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Harmful

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Nuance

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Shade of difference in meaning or color

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Nullify

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To make invalid

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Nurture

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Nourish; educate; foster

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Obdurate

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Stubborn

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Obfuscate

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confuse; muddle; cause confusion

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Obituary

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Death notice

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Oblique

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Indirect; slanting

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Obliterate

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Destroy completely

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Oblivious

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Inattentive or unmindful

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Obscure

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Dark; vague; darken; make unclear

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Obsequious

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Slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic