| Term | Definition |
|---|
| natation | swimming |
| natty | neatly or smartly dressed |
| nauseate | cause to become sick; fill with disgust |
| nautical | pertaining to ships or navigation |
| navigable | wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered |
| nebulous | vague; hazy; cloudy |
| necromancy | black magic; dealings with the dead |
| nefarious | very wicked; Infamous by way of being extremely wicked |
| negate | cancel out |
| negligence | neglect; failure to take reasonable care |
| negligible | so small; trifling or unimportant as to be easily disregarded |
| nemesis | someone seeking revenge |
| neologism | new or newly coined word or phrase |
| neophyte | recent convert; beginner |
| nepotism | favoritism ( to a relative) |
| nether | lower |
| nettle | annoy; vex |
| nexus | connection |
| nib | beak; Point of a pen |
| nicety | precision; minute distinction |
| niggardly | meanly stingy; parsimonious |
| niggle | spent too much time on minor points; carp |
| nihilist | one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist |
| nip | stop something's growth or development; snip off; bite; make numb with cold |
| nirvana | Buddhism. The ineffable ultimate in which one has attained disinterested wisdom and compassion. |
| nocturnal | done at night |
| noisome | foul-smelling; unwholesome |
| nomadic | wandering |
| nomenclature | terminology; system of names |
| nominal | in name only; trifling |
| nonchalance | indifference; lack of concern; composure |
| noncommittal | neutral; unpledged; undecided |
| nondescript | undistinctive; ordinary |
| nonentity | person of no importance; nonexistence |
| nonplus | bring to halt by confusion; perplex |
| nostalgia | homesickness; longing for the past |
| nostrum | questionable medicine |
| notable | conspicuous; important; distinguished |
| notoriety | disrepute; ill fame |
| novelty | something new; newness |
| novice | beginner |
| noxious | harmful |
| nuance | shade of differences in meaning or color; subtle distinction |
| nubile | marriageable |
| nugatory | futile; worthless |
| nillify | to make invalid |
| numismatist | person who collect coins |
| nuptial | related to marriage |
| nurture | nourish; educate; foster |
| nutrient | nourishing substance |
| oaf | stupid; awkward person |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| obeisance | An inclination of the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, submission, or worship: bow |
| obelisk | tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid |
| obese | excessively fat |
| obfuscate | confuse; muddle; caused confusion; make needlessly complex |
| obituary | death notice |
| objective (adj) | not influenced by emotions; fair |
| objective (n) | goal; aim |
| obligatory | binding; required |
| oblique | indirect; slant ( deviating from the perpendicular or straight line) |
| obliterate | destroy completely |
| oblivion | obscurity; forgetfulness |
| oblivious | inattentive or unmindful; ignorant; wholly absorbed |
| obloquy | slander; disgrace; infamy |
| obnoxious | offensive |
| obscure | darken; make unclear |
| obsequious | slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic |
| obsequy | funeral ceremony |
| obsessive | related to thinking about something constantly; preoccupying |
| obsidian | black volcanic rock |
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