Week 16 Flashcards
Nausea, n.
A feeling of discomfort in the stomach usually associated with an urge to vomit.
Necessary, adj.
Absolutely essential.
Nectarine, n.
A smooth-skinned peach (fruit).
Negative, adj.
Unpleasant; disagreeable.
Neglect, v.
To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard.
Negligent, adj.
Guilty of negligence; extremely heedess.
Negotiable, adj.
Something that can be converted into cash or the equivalent value.
Negotiator, n.
Person who deals or bargains with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
Nemesis, n.
A formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent.
Neon, adj.
Of, relating to, or resembling the reddish glow of neon lamps.
Nepotism, n.
Favoritism shown to relatives (as by giving them positions because of their relationship rather than on their merits).
Neutral, adj.
Belonging to neither side.
Neutralize, v.
To counterbalance the effect of so as to render ineffective.
Nickelodeon, n.
A theater affording a motion-picture exhibition or a variety show for an admission price of five cents.
Nightmare, n.
A frightening dream accompanied by anxiety or terror.
Nineteenth, adj.
The ordinal number matching the number 19 in a series.
Nitrogen, n.
A colorless, tasteless, odorless element that as a diatomic gas is relatively inert and constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume and occurs as a constituent of all living tissues.
Nocturnal, adj.
Active at night.
Nominee, n.
A person named or proposed for an office, duty, or position.
Nonchalant, adj.
Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent.
Nonsense, n.
Words or signs having no intelligible meaning.
Nostril, n.
Either of the outer openings of the nose.
Nuclear, adj.
Of or pertaining to the core, central or essential part.
Nugget, n.
A lump; especially: a lump of gold.
Numb, adj.
Deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move.
Nurture, v.
To nourish or sustain.
Nutrient, adj.
Nourishing; providing nourishment or nutriment.
Nutrition, n.
The process of nourishing or being nourished, especially the process by which a living organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and for replacement of tissues.
Oasis, n.
A small isolated fertile area that is surrounded by general barrenness and typically marked by trees or other greenery and that has a water supply.
Obsessive, adj.
Excessive in nature or degree.
Obsolete, adj.
No longer in use.
Obstacle, n.
Something that hinders progress.
