SAT Part 5
Terms
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- nadir
- lowest point
- mire
- mud; slime; muck
- naive
- foolishly simple; childlike
- noxious
- harmful; malignant
- officious
- meddlesome
- mundance
- boring; ordinary; typical; tedious
- munificent
- generous; extravagant; philanthropic
- nascent
- beginning; embryonic; incipient
- nebulous
- unclear; vague; indefinite
- needle
- provoke
- nefarious
- evil; vile; sinister; wicked
- nemesis
- just punishment; retribution
- neologism
- newly coined phrase or expression
- noisome
- noxious to health
- obdurate
- stubborn; intractable
- obsequious
- servile; groveling
- obviate
- make unnecessary
- odious
- detestable; loathsome; revolting; sickening
- opaque
- impenetrable by light; dull; dark; obscure
- intonate
- speak or utter with a particular tone
- intractable
- unruly; disobedient
- optimum
- peak or prime; ideal
- intercede
- intervene; negotiate
- intrinsic
- inherent; natural; innate
- inveigh
- abuse; criticize; rebuke
- inveterate
- habitual; chronic
- irascible
- testy; touchy; irritable
- issue
- discharge; emerge; emanate
- jettison
- eliminate; discharge
- jolity
- gaiety; merriment
- judicious
- logical; reasonable; clever
- juncture
- joint; seam; intersection; joining
- juxtapose
- place side by side
- kinetic
- caused by motion; dynamic
- kitsch
- art of writing of a pretentious but shallow nature
- kiosk
- a small structure used as a newsstand, bandstand, etc.
- knave
- a dishonest, deceitful person; a rogue
- knotty
- snarled; tangled
- knoll
- hillock; mound
- kudos
- credit or praise for an achievement; glory
- labyrinth
- maze; network; puzzle
- lachrymose
- weepy; tearful
- laconic
- concise; terse; curt
- lamentation
- complaint; moan
- lampoon
- mock; ridicule
- languish
- decline; diminish; weaken
- levity
- lightness; frivolity
- largess
- charity; philanthropy; gift
- lethargy
- idleness; listlessness; passivity
- linger
- loiter; remain; hesitate
- maudlin
- overemotional; mushy
- lassitude
- fatigue; weariness; debility
- laudable
- commendable; admirable; exemplary
- laxity
- carelessness; indifference
- meander
- twist; bend; zigzag
- lithe
- flexible; agile; mobile; bendable
- loutish
- clumsy; idiotic; buffoonlike
- ludicrous
- outlandish; silly; ridiculous
- motley
- multicolored; spotted; mixed
- lurid
- shockingly vivid; horrifying; sensational
- maladroit
- clumsy; unskilled
- malapropism
- inappropriate or ludicrous use of a word
- malevolent
- venomous; spiteful; malignant
- malinger
- feign illness to escape work; shirk
- marred
- having blemishes; damaged; defaced
- mendicant
- almsman; beggar; leech; parasite
- meticulous
- precise; scrupulous; particular
- mettle
- stamina; bravery; courage
- mince
- chop; mitigate
- moribund
- failing; waning; ailing
- multifarious
- diverse; many-sided; multiple