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Vinoth T. (India)
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  1. nadir
    the lowest point of anything
  2. naivete
    lack of sophistication or worldliness
  3. narcissist
    someone who is excessively self-centered
  4. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  5. nascent
    being born or beginning
  6. natation
    the act of someone who swims or floats in the water
  7. natty
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  8. nauseate
    upset and make ill
  9. nausea
    the state that precedes vomiting
  10. nauseous
    causing a sick feeling
  11. nautical
    relating to ships or navigation
  12. navigable
    able to be sailed on or through safely
  13. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  14. nebula
    an immense cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space
  15. necromancy
    conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  16. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  17. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  18. negligence
    failure to act with the prudence of a reasonable person
  19. negligible
    so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
  20. nemesis
    a personal foe or rival that cannot be easily defeated
  21. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  22. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  23. nepotism
    favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power
  24. nether
    lower
  25. nettle
    plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation
  26. nexus
    the means of connection between things linked in series
  27. nib
    the writing point of a pen
  28. nicety
    conformity with some standard of correctness or propriety
  29. niggardly
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  30. niggle
    worry unnecessarily or excessively
  31. nihilist
    someone who rejects all theories of morality
  32. nip
    sever or remove by pinching
  33. nirvana
    the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation
  34. nocturnal
    belonging to or active during the night
  35. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  36. nomadic
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  37. nomenclature
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
  38. nominal
    relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
  39. nonchalance
    the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care
  40. noncommittal
    refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action
  41. nondescript
    lacking distinct or individual characteristics
  42. nonentity
    a person of no influence
  43. nonplus
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  44. nostalgia
    a longing for something past
  45. nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
  46. notable
    worthy of attention or interest
  47. notoriety
    the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
  48. nova
    a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
  49. novelty
    originality by virtue of being refreshingly new
  50. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  51. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  52. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  53. nubile
    (of young women) attractive and eligible to marry
  54. nugatory
    of no real value
  55. nullify
    declare invalid
  56. numismatist
    a collector and student of money, especially coins
  57. nuptial
    of or relating to a wedding
Created on Sat May 11 05:07:57 EDT 2013 (updated Sat May 11 05:08:14 EDT 2013)

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