3500 ACT Vocabulary
3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (9) - Manage Words by Panel - Page 1
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nadir |
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lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
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naivete |
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lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility |
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narcotic |
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addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
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nascent |
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incipient; coming into existence; emerging |
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nauseate |
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cause to become sick; fill with disgust |
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nebulous |
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lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy |
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necromancy |
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belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future |
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negate |
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny |
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neglect |
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disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to |
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negligible |
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded |
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negotiation |
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discussion intended to produce an agreement |
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neologism |
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new or newly invented word or phrase |
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neonate |
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newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old |
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neophyte |
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recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated |
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nepotism |
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favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities |
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nettle |
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cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
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neutral |
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impartial; not supporting one side over another |
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neutron |
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elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton |
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nicety |
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precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude |