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