Words Starting With N
22 SAT and GRE words beginning with N. Each links to its full entry with a definition, an example sentence and related words.
- Nadirnoun
the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
- Naiveadjective
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
- Nascentadjective
being born or beginning
- Nebulousadjective
lacking definition or definite content; ; - Jane Austen
- Nefariousadjective
extremely wicked
- Negligentadjective
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
- Neophytenoun
a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously
- Nepotismnoun
favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
- Nettlenoun
any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- Nexusnoun
the means of connection between things linked in series
- Noisomeadjective
causing or able to cause nausea
- Nomadicadjective
migratory
- Nominaladjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
- Nonchalantadjective
marked by blithe unconcern
- Nondescriptadjective
lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
- Nonplussedverb
be a mystery or bewildering to
- Nostalgianoun
longing for something past
- Notoriousadjective
known widely and usually unfavorably
- Novelnoun
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
- Noxiousadjective
injurious to physical or mental health
- Nuancenoun
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- Nullifyverb
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of