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Necromancy
black magic
Neologism
new word or expression
Neophyte
novice; beginner
Nexus
a means of connetion; a connected group or series; a center
Nonplussed
bewildered
Nostalgia
sentimental longing for a past time
Nostrum
medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure
Nugatory
trifling; invalid
Obdurate
stubborn
Obsequious
overly submissive
Obsequy
funeral ceremony
Obviate
to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent
Occlude
to shut; block
Occult
relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena
Odyssey
a long, adventurous voyage; a quest
Officious
too heplful; meddlesome
Oligarchy
form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders
Onerous
burdensome
Onomatopoeia
formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to
Opprobrium
disgrace; contempt
Ornithologist
scientist who studies birds
Oscillate
to move back and forth
Ostentatious
showy; trying to attract attentionl pretentious
Overweening
presumptuous; arrogant; overbering
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GRE Essential Words N,O
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