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SAT Words 48
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| neophyte | (n.) someone who is young or inexperienced (As a _____ in the literary world, Malik had trouble finding a publisher for his first novel.) |
| nocturnal | (adj.) relating to or occurring during the night (Jackie was a _____ person; she would study until dawn and sleep until the evening.) |
| noisome | (adj.) unpleasant, offensive, especially to the sense of smell (Nobody would enter the stalls until the horse’s _____ leavings were taken away.) |
| nomadic | (adj.) wandering from place to place (In the first six months after college, Jose led a _____ life, living in New York, California, and Idaho.) |
| nominal | (adj.) trifling, insignificant (Because he was moving the following week and needed to get rid of his furniture more than he needed money, Jordan sold everything for a _____ fee.) |
| nonchalant | (adj.) having a lack of concern, indifference (Although deep down she was very angry, Marsha acted in a _____ manner when she found out that her best friend had used her clothing without asking.) |
| nondescript | (adj.) lacking a distinctive character (I was surprised when I saw the movie star in person because she looked _____.) |
| notorious | (adj.) widely and unfavorably known (Jacob was _____ for always arriving late at parties.) |
| novice | (n.) a beginner, someone without training or experience (Because we were all _____ at yoga, our instructor decided to begin with the basics.) |
| noxious | (adj.) harmful, unwholesome (Environmentalists showed that the _____ weeds were destroying the insects’ natural habitats.) |
| nuance | (n.) a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression (The _____ of the poem were not obvious to the casual reader, but the professor was able to point them out.) |
| nurture | (v.) to assist the development of (Although Serena had never watered the plant, which was about to die, Javier was able to _____ it back to life.) |
| obdurate | (adj.) unyielding to persuasion or moral influences (The _____ old man refused to take pity on the kittens.) |
| obfuscate | (v.) to render incomprehensible (The detective did want to answer the newspaperman’s questions, so he _____d the truth.) |
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