WORD LIST: n
name
to appoint; to give a name to
name
a word by which a person, animal, or thing is known or called
narrow
limited in size or amount; not wide; having a short distance from one side to the other
nation
a country, together with its social and political systems
national
related to (the whole of) one nation
native
someone who was born in a place, not one who moved there
native
as a native (“native English speaker”)
natural
of or about nature; normal; common to its kind
nature
all the plants, animals and other things on earth not created by humans; events or processes not caused by humans
navy
the part of a country’s military force trained to fight at sea
near
not far; close to
necessary
needed to get a result or effect; required
neck
part of the body, see diagram
need
to require; to want; to be necessary to have or to do
need
requirement, basic necessity
negative
not good; having an attitude against; (in science) of a number less than 0; opposite of positive
negotiate
to talk about a problem or situation to find a common solution
neither
not one or the other of two
nerve
a thin piece of tissue that sends information through the body to and from the brain
neutral
not supporting one side or the other in a dispute
never
at no time; not ever
new
not existing before; not known before; recently made, built, bought or grown; another; different
news
information about any recent events, especially as reported by the media
next
coming immediately after; nearest
nice
pleasing; good; kind
night
the time between when the sun goes down and when it rises, when there is little or no light
nine
no
used to reject or to refuse
no
not any; not at all
noise
sound, especially when loud or unwanted
noon
the middle of the day; twelve o’clock in the daytime
normal
the usual condition, amount or form
normal
usual; what is expected
north
the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun
nose
part of the body, see diagram
not
a word showing that something is denied or untrue (“She is not going.”)
note
to talk about something already known
note
a word or words written to help a person remember; a short letter
nothing
not anything; no thing
notice
an official or formal note, usually displayed in public
notice
to see, hear, or sense something new to you (“I noticed that my wife had bought a new hat”)
November
now
at this time; immediately
nowhere
not in, to or at any place
nuclear
of or about the energy produced by splitting atoms or bringing them together; of or about weapons that explode by using energy from atoms
number
a word or sign used to show the order or amount of things