Word List N

Question 1

Nadir (n.)

Answer 1

lowest point. Although few people realized it, the Dow-Jones averages had reached their nadir and would soon begin an upward surge.

Question 2

Naivety (n.)

Answer 2

quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility. Touched by the naivety of sweet, convent-trained Cosette, Marius pledges himself to protect her innocence.

Question 3

Narcissist (n.)

Answer 3

conceited person. a narcissist is his own best friend.

Question 4

Narrative (adj.)

Answer 4

related to telling a story. A born teller of tales, Olsen used her impressive narrative skills to advantage in her story “I Stand Here Ironing.”

Question 5

Nascent (adj.)

Answer 5

incipient; coming into being. If we could identify these revolutionary movements in their nascent state, we would be able to eliminate serious trouble in later years.