Hard SAT Words - Group 7

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n. petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact


Spelling Word: minutia
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a. having odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet


Spelling Word: musky
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a. lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy


Spelling Word: nebulous
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n. belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future


Spelling Word: necromancy
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n. sweet liquid secreted by flowers of various plants; delicious or invigorating drink


Spelling Word: nectar
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n. recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated


Spelling Word: neophyte
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n. patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine


Spelling Word: nostrum
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n. nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food


Spelling Word: nutrient
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n. state of being no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected


Spelling Word: obsolescence
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a. eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having interest in a variety of subjects


Spelling Word: omnivorous