Org. Chem. Vocab 41-80
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- nectar
- Any very pleasent-tasting drink; the drink of the gods in mythology; plant secretion used by bees to make honey.
- nemesis
- Deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat or frustrate.
- nepotism
- Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in job appointments.
- niggardly
- Not generous; stingy.
- noisome
- Harmful; offensive to smell; disgusting.
- nomadic
- Wandering from place to place; having no fixed location.
- nominal
- In name only, not in fact; relatively trifling or quite small in value
- nonplussed
- Baffeled; confused; puzzled.
- grotesque
- Distorted; strangely ugly; outlandish; bizarre.
- habiliments
- Clothing; garb; attire.
- habitat
- Natural place of living.
- hackneyed
- Commonplace; trite; overused.
- haggard
- Wasted or gaunt in appear
- panoramic
- As seen as vewable from all directions; comprehensive as in review or coverage.
- paradox
- That which may be true but which seems to be contradictory, flase or absurd; a self contrdictory statement.
- verbatim
- Word for word; in the exact words.
- verbiage
- excess of words; verbosity
- polyglot
- Speaking or writing in several languages; multilingual; a mixture of languages
- verbose
- Using too many words.
- exorbitant
- Beyond reasonable limits; excessive.
- frustration
- That which baffles or thwarts accomplishment; the state of being so affected.
- verdant
- Green with vegetation.
- aridity
- Dryness; barrenness; the state of being dull, without interest.
- modicum
- A small quantity or portion.
- momentous
- Of great importance or consequence.
- monograph
- A scholarly or formal writing on a single subject.
- modualte
- To change, adjust or regulate; to vary the pitch or tone of sound or the frequencey of radio waves.
- mollify
- To calm or appease; to soothe; to make less severe.
- buttress
- A support or prop for a wall, etc.; to prop up or bolster.
- cacophony
- Unpleasant, harsh, or discordant sound.
- descried
- Caught sight of; discerned; spied.
- shoddy
- Of inferior material; lacking the quality claimed; sham.
- shibboleth
- A custom or phrasse distinctive of a particular group, class etc.; a password or watchword.
- shrew
- A scolding, brawling woman.
- discursive
- Passing from one subject to another.
- shuffle
- A walk charactereized by scraping or sliding of the feet; to walk in such manner.
- sidled
- Stepped or moved sideways in a shy or stealthy manner.
- simile
- A figure of speech likening one thing to another using "as," "like," etc.
- stimulated
- Had the appearance but not the actuality of; imitated; pretended; feigned
- disheveled
- Disarranged; untidy; tousled; rumpled