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naphtha n. A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of paints.
negligee n. A loose gown worn by women.
nestle v. To adjust cozily in snug quarters.
nettle v. To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure in.
nihilist n. An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be known.
nit n. The egg of a louse or some other insect.
nomad adj. Having no fixed abode.
nomic adj. Usual or customary.
nonentity n. A person or thing of little or no account.
nonpareil n. One who or that which is of unequaled excellence.
norm n. A model
nostrum n. Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.
noxious adj. Hurtful.
nuance n. A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind.
nugatory adj. Having no power or force.
nuptial adj. Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony.