Kaplan's Sat Vocab (N) And (O)

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nebulous

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adj. vague, undefined

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necromancy

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n. the practice of communicating with the dead in order to predict the future

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nefarious

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adj. intensely wicked or vicious

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neonate

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n. a newborn child

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nihilism

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n. belief that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is useless; belief that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable

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nomenclature

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n. a system of scientific names

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non sequitur

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n. a statement that does not follow logically from anything previously said

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novel

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adj. new and not resembling anything formerly known

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obdurate

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adj. stubbornly persistent, resistant to persuasion

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obfuscate

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v. to confuse, make obscure

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obstinate

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adj. unreasonably persistent

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olfactory

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adj. relating to the sense of smell

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oligarchy

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n. a government in which a small group exercises supreme control

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onus

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n. a burden, an obligation

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opine

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v. to express an opinion

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opportunist

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n. one who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, with little regard for principles

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opprobrious

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adj. disgraceful, shameful

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ornery

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adj. having an irritable disposition, cantankerous

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oscillate

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v. to swing back and forth like a pendulum; to vary between opposing beliefs or feelings

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ossify

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v. to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern

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ostracize

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v. to exclude from a group by common consent

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oust

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v. to remove from position by force; eject