Week 9 Vocab LHS

Mottle (v

to mark with spots

Multifaceted (adj

having many parts, many sided

Multifarious (adj

diverse

Mundane (adj

commonplace

Munificent (adj

generous

Munitions (n

ammunition

Mutability (n)

changeability

Myopic (adj)

near-sighted

Myriad (n)

immense number, multitude

Nadir (n)

lowest point

Narrative (n)

account, story

Nascent (adj)

starting to develop, coming into existence

Natal (adj)

relating to birth

Nebulous (adj)

vague, cloudy

Necromancy (n)

black magic

Nefarious (adj)

vicious, evil

Negligent (adj)

careless, inattentive

Negligible (adj)

not worth considering

Neologism (n

new word or expression

Neonate (n

newborn child

Neophyte (n

novice, beginner

Nether (adj

located under or below

Nettle (v

to irritate

Neutrality (n

disinterest, impartiality

Neutralize (v

to balance, offset

Nicety (n

elegant or delicate feature; minute distinction

Niche (n

recess in a wall; best position for something

Nihilism (n

belief that existence and all traditional values are all meaningless

Nocturnal (adj

pertaining to night; active at night

Noisome (adj

stinking, putrid

Nomadic (adj

moving from place to place

Nomenclature (n

terms used in a particular discipline

Nominal (adj

existing in name only; negligible

Non sequitur (n

conclusion not following from apparent evidence

Nondescript (adj

lacking interest; objective; boring

Notoriety (n

fame; unfavorable fame

Novice (n

apprentice; beginner

Novitiate (n

beginner or novice

Noxious (adj

harmful; unwholesome

Nuance (n

shade of meaning

Nullify (v

make legally invalid; to counteract the effect of

Numismatics (n

coin collecting

Nuptial (adj

relating to marriage

Nutritive (adj) -

relating to nutrition or health

Obdurate (adj

stubborn

Obfuscate (v

to confuse; obscure

Oblique (adj

indirect evasive; misleading, devious

Obliterate (V

demolish completely, wipe out

Oblivious (adj

unaware, inattentive

Obscure (adj

dim, unclear, not well known

Obscurity (n

place or thing that's hard to perceive

Obsequious (adj

overly submissive, brown nosing

Obsequy (n

funeral ceremony

Obsessive (adj

preoccupying, all-consuming

Obsolete (adj

no longer in use

Obstinate (adj

stubborn

Obstreperous (adj

troublesome, boisterous, unruly

Obtrusive (adj

pushy too conspicuous

Obtuse (adj

insensitive, stupid dull

Obviate-(v)

to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

Occlude (V

to shut, block

Odious (adj

hateful, contemptible

Officious (adj

too helpful, meddlesome

Offshoot (n

branch

Ominous (adj

menacing, threatening, indicting misfortune

Omnipotent (adj

having unlimited power

Omnivorous (adj

eating everything; absorbing everything

Onerous (adj

burdensome

Ontology (n

theory about the nature of existence

Opalescent (adj

iridescent; displaying colors

Opaque (adj

imperious to light; difficult

Operative (adj

functioning, working

Opine (v

to express an opinion

Opportune (adj

appropriate, fitting

Opportunist (n

one who takes advantage

Opprobrious (adj

disgraceful, contemptuous

Opulence (n

wealth

Oracle (n

person who foresees the future and gives advice

Oration (n

lecture, formal speech

Orator (n

lecturer speaker

Orb (n

spherical body; eye

Orchestrate (v

to arrange music for performance; to coordinate organize

Ordain (v

to make someone a priest or minister; to order

Ornithologist (n

scientist who studies birds

Oscillate (v

to move back and forth

Ossify (v

to turn to bone; to become rigid

Ostensible (adj

apparent

Ostentatious (adj

showy

Ostracism (n

exclusion, temporary punishment

Ouster (n

expulsion, ejection

Overstate-(v)

to embellish, exaggerate

Overture (n

musical introduction

Overwrought (adj

agitated, overdone

Pacific (adj

calm, peaceful

Pacifist (n

one opposed to war

Pacify (v

to restore clam, bring peace

Palatial (adj

like a palace, magnificent

Palaver (adj

idle talk

Paleontology (n

study of past geological eras through fossil remains

Palette (n

board for mixing paints; range of colors