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Question 1

Naive

Answer 1

Adj

Lacking sophistication or experience

Synonym: credulous; guileless; ingenuous

Question 2

Nascent

Answer 2

Adj

Starting to develop, coming into existence:

The advertising campaign was still in a nascent stage, and nothing had been finalized yet.

Synonym: embryonic; inchoate

Question 3

Neologism

Answer 3

Noun

New word or expression:

Aunt Mary simply does not understand today’s youth; she is perplexed by their neologism.

Synonym: slang; slip of the tongue

Question 4

Neophyte

Answer 4

Noun

Novice, beginner:

A relative neophyte at bowling, Tom rolled all of his balls into the gutter.

Synonym: tyro; apprentice

Question 5

Nettle

Answer 5

Verb

To irritate:

I don’t particularly like having blue hair - I just do it to nettle my parents.

Synonym: annoy; vex; antagonize

Question 6

Noisome

Answer 6

Adj

Stinking; putrid;

A dead mouse trapped in the walls produces a noisome odor.

Synonym: disgusting; foul; fetid; malodorous

Question 7

Nominal

Answer 7

Adj

Existing in name only; negligible:

A nominal member of the high school yearbook committee, she rarely attends meetings.

Synonym: minimal; titular

Question 8

Nuance

Answer 8

Noun

A subtle expression of meaning or quality:

The scholar argued for hours over tiny nuances in the interpretation of the poem.

Synonym: gradation; tone

Question 9

Numismatics

Answer 9

Noun

Coin collecting

Question 10

Nadir

Answer 10

Noun

Lowest point:

As Joey waited in line to audition for the diaper commercial, he realized he had reached the nadir of his acting career.

Synonym: bottom

Question 11

nonplussed

Answer 11

adj

surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react:

He would be completely nonplussed and embarrassed at the idea.