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name

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to appoint; to nominate; to give a name to; n. a word by which a person, animal or thing is known or called

narrow

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
limited in size or amount; not wide; having a short distance from one side to the other

nation

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a country, together with its social and political systems

native

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
someone who was born in a place, not one who moved there

natural

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
of or about nature; normal; common to its kind

nature

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
all the plants, animals and other things on earth not created by humans; events or processes not caused by humans

navy

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the part of a country's military force trained to fight at sea

near

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
not far; close to

necessary

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
needed to get a result or effect; required

need

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to require; to want; to be necessary to have or to do

negotiate

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to talk about a problem or situation to find a common solution

neither

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
not one or the other of two

nerve

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a thin piece of tissue that sends information through the body to and from the brain

neutral

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
not supporting one side or the other in a dispute

never

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
at no time; not ever

new

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
not existing before; not known before; recently made, built, bought or grown; another; different

news

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
information about any recent events, especially as reported by the media

next

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
coming immediately after; nearest

nice

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
pleasing; good; kind

night

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the time between when the sun goes down and when it rises, when there is little or no light

no

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
used to reject or to refuse; not any; not at all

noise

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
sound, especially when loud

nominate

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to name someone as a candidate for an election; to propose a person for an office or position

noon

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the middle of the day; twelve o'clock in the daytime

normal

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the usual condition, amount or form; ad. usual; what is expected

north

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun

not

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a word showing that something is denied or untrue ("She is not going.")

note

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to talk about something already known; n. a word or words written to help a person remember; a short letter

nothing

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
not anything; no thing

now

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
at this time; immediately

nowhere

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
not in, to or at any place

nuclear

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
of or about the energy produced by splitting atoms or bringing them together; of or about weapons that explode by using energy from atoms

nucleic acid

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a molecule that holds the genetic information necessary for life; there are two kinds of nucleic acid: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid)

nucleus

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the center part of an atom or cell

number

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a word or sign used to show the order or amount of things

nutrient

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a food or substance that makes plants, humans or animals grow


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