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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