GRE Power Vocab - N

Question 1

Nadir

Answer 1

n. low point, perigee

Antonym: apogee

Question 2

Nascent

Answer 2

adj. coming into being, in early developmental stages

Question 3

Natty

Answer 3

adj. trimly neat and tidy, dapper

Question 4

Nebulous

Answer 4

adj. vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form

Nebulous can also mean relating to nebula, which has several meaning dealing with cloudiness and diffuse particles, but is generally known as a body of intersellar dust or gas

Question 5

Neologism

Answer 5

n. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

Question 6

Neophyte

Answer 6

n. a recent convert; beginner; novice

Tyro is a synonym for neophyte

Question 7

Nettle

Answer 7

v. to irritate, annoy, or provoke

Question 8

Nexus

Answer 8

n. a connection, tie, or link; center or focus

Question 9

Nice

Answer 9

adj. exacting, extremely or even excessively precise; done with delicacy or skill

Question 10

Noisome

Answer 10

adj. offensive, especially to one’s sense of smell, fetid

Question 11

Nonplussed

Answer 11

adj. baffled, in a quandary, at a loss for what to say do or think

Question 12

Normative

Answer 12

adj. of or pertaining to an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing

Question 13

Nostrum

Answer 13

n. cure-all, placebo, questionable remedy

Question 14

Noxious

Answer 14

harmful; injurious