| A | B |
|---|
| nuance | a subtle difference or distinction (n.) |
| narcissism | excessive love of one’s body or oneself (n.) |
| nostalgia | sentimental longing for the past; homesickness (n.) |
| obfuscate | to darken; to confuse; to make confusing (v.) |
| oblique | indirect; at an angle (adj.) |
| ostensible | apparent (but misleading); professed (adj.) |
| nebulous | vague; hazy; indistinct (adj.) |
| nominal | in name only; insignificant (adj.) |
| obdurate | stubborn and insensitive (adj.) |
| orthodox | conventional; adhering to established principles or doctrines, esp. in religion; by the book (adj.) |
| officious | annoyingly eager to help or advise (adj.) |
| obtuse | insensitive; blockheaded (adj.) |
| palpable | capable ofbeing touched; obvious; tangible |
| pedestrian | unimaginative; banal (adj.) |
| pejorative | negative; disparaging (adj.) |
| perfunctory | unenthusiastic; careless (adj.) |
| panacea | something that cures everything (n.) |
| paradigm | a model or example (n.) |
| paradox | a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself; an untrue statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems logical (n.) |
| pecadillo | a minor offense (n.) |
| placate | to pacify; to appease; to soothe (v.) |
| polarize | to break up into opposing factions or groupings (v.) |
| palliate | to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; to assuage; to mitigate (v.) |
| proscribe | to disallow; to prohibit (v.) |
