nadir: lowest point
narcissist: conceited person
nascent: coming into being, incipient
nautical: navigation, pertaining to ships
nebulous: hazy, cloudy, vague
nefarious: very wicked, despicable
negate: nullify, cancel out
neologism: new or newly coined word/phrase
neophyte: beginner, recent convert
nepotism: favoritism (to a relative)
nettle: annoy, irritate
nexus: connection
nihilist: revolutionary terrorist, radical
nomadic: wandering | nominal: trifling, in name only
nonchalance: lack of concern, composure, indifference
nonentity: nonexistence, person of no importance
nostalgia: longing for the past, homesickness
nostrum: questionable medicine
notoriety: ill fame, disrepute
novelty: newness, something new
noxious: harmful, toxic
nuance: fine distinction, shade of difference in color or meaning, degree
nugatory: worthless, futile |
