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Lion (India)
GRE Barron's 15th ed.
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  1. natation
    the act of someone who swims or floats in the water
  2. natty
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  3. nauseate
    upset and make ill
  4. nautical
    relating to ships or navigation
  5. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  6. necromancy
    conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  7. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  8. nemesis
    a personal foe or rival that cannot be easily defeated
  9. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  10. nepotism
    favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power
  11. nether
    lower
  12. nettle
    plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation
  13. nexus
    the means of connection between things linked in series
  14. nib
    the writing point of a pen
  15. nicety
    conformity with some standard of correctness or propriety
  16. niggardly
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  17. niggle
    worry unnecessarily or excessively
  18. nihilist
    someone who rejects all theories of morality
  19. nip
    sever or remove by pinching
  20. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  21. nomadic
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  22. nomenclature
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
  23. nominal
    relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
  24. nonchalance
    the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care
  25. noncommittal
    refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action
  26. nondescript
    lacking distinct or individual characteristics
  27. nonentity
    a person of no influence
  28. nonplus
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  29. nostalgia
    a longing for something past
  30. nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
  31. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  32. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  33. nubile
    (of young women) attractive and eligible to marry
  34. nugatory
    of no real value
  35. numismatist
    a collector and student of money, especially coins
  36. nuptial
    of or relating to a wedding
  37. oaf
    an awkward, foolish person
  38. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  39. obeisance
    bending the head or body in reverence or submission
  40. obelisk
    a stone pillar tapering towards a pyramidal top
  41. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  42. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  43. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  44. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  45. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  46. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  47. obsidian
    glass formed by the cooling of lava without crystallization
Created on Mon Jun 03 01:32:48 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Jun 14 08:56:24 EDT 2013)

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