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Question 1

nadir

Answer 1

(n.) the lowest point of something (My day was boring, but the nadir came when
I accidentally spilled a bowl of spaghetti on my head.)

Question 2

nascent

Answer 2

(adj.) in the process of being born or coming into existence (Unfortunately, my brilliant paper was only in its nascent form on the morning that it was due.)

Question 3

nebulous

Answer 3

(adj.) vaguely defined, cloudy (The transition between governments meant that who was actually in charge was a nebulous matter.)

Question 4

nefarious

Answer 4

(adj.) heinously villainous (Although Dr. Meanman’s nefarious plot to melt the polar icecaps was terrifying, it was so impractical that nobody really worried
about it.)

Question 5

neophyte

Answer 5

(n.) someone who is young or inexperienced (As a neophyte in the literary world, Malik had trouble finding a publisher for his first novel.)

Question 6

noisome

Answer 6

(adj.) unpleasant, offensive, especially to the sense of smell (Nobody would enter the stalls until the horse’s noisome leavings were taken away.)

Question 7

nominal

Answer 7

(adj.) trifling, insignificant (Because he was moving the following week and needed to get rid of his furniture more than he needed money, Jordan sold
everything for a nominal fee.)

Question 8

nondescript

Answer 8

(adj.) lacking a distinctive character (I was surprised when I saw the movie star in person because she looked nondescript.)

Question 9

noxious

Answer 9

(adj.) harmful, unwholesome (Environmentalists showed that the noxious weeds were destroying the insects’ natural habitats.)

Question 10

nurture

Answer 10

(v.) to assist the development of (Although Serena had never watered the plant, which was about to die, Javier was able to nurture it back to life.)