GRE Complete List 9000+ words 36 of 59 sets
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- nuance
- n. slight difference, subtle distinction nuance:distinction=hint:suggestion nuance◇patent difference, lack of subtlety, sharp distinction, patent
- musicologist
- n. one who researches music or the history of music; one who studies the nature of sound
- nepotism
- n. granting of favors to relatives; favoritism shown to relatives (especially in securing jobs)
- mysticism
- n. mystical spiritualism
- novice
- n. beginner, inexperienced person, trainee
- nave
- n. center of church; place of seating in a church; center of a wheel
- narcissistic
- adj. admires oneself in an exaggerated fashion; in love with oneself
- musculature
- n. muscular system of the body (Anatomy)
- nostalgic
- adj. full of nostalgia, yearning for the past, sentimental
- mutineer
- n. rebel, one who revolts
- munitions
- n. war supplies, weapons, ammunition
- mutter
- v. utter soft inarticulate speech, mumble; grumble, complain quietly and incessantly
- nib
- n. tip of pen; bird beak; sharp point
- nag
- v. to irritate by constant scolding or urging
- nibble
- v. chew delicately; take small fast bites; bite gently and playfully
- nugatory
- adj. insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential; invalid, null, void; inoperative
- mythical
- adj. of or pertaining to a myth; described in a legendary story; imaginary, fictional
- nondescript
- adj. plain, dull, having no extraordinary features nondescript◇conspicuous nondescript◇remarkable/striking
- novelty
- n. innovation; something new; discovery
- nomadic
- adj. wandering; of or pertaining to a nomad; belonging to a wandering tribe
- negligence
- n. neglect; disregard, carelessness; failure to provide the necessary provision for (Law)
- nomenclature
- n. terminology; system of name classification in a specified field
- narcotic
- adj. of or associated with drug addicts; of or pertaining to addictive substances which dull the senses; pertaining to sedative or pain relieving medical drugs; of narcotism; causing narcotism
- mushroom
- v. sprout up rapidly like mushrooms, develop at a great pace
- munificence
- n. generosity; lavishness in giving
- nomad
- n. wanderer; member of a tribe that relocates seasonally in order to find better resources (e.g. pastureland, water, etc.) nomad:domicile=freelancer:employer
- nocturnal
- adj. of the night; functioning or active during the night
- mystification
- n. act of causing (someone or something) to become mysterious; obscuration; puzzlement, perplexity, act of causing a person to be unable to understand
- muster
- v. gather together, assemble for action or ceremonial purposes, collect
- nonchalance
- n. apathy; indifference; composure
- mythology
- n. collection of myths associated with a particular people or culture; collective group of stories about specific imaginary characters; study of myths and legends
- mythologize
- v. create a myth; classify a myth; narrate a myth; interpret as a myth (also mythologise)
- muse
- v. ponder on reflectively, meditate on something in silent wonder, think about pensively
- mural
- adj. of or pertaining to a wall; on a wall; painted on a wall; attached to a wall; resembling a wall
- municipality
- n. city or district with its own government, city council; governing body of the local area
- neoplatonist
- Platonism modified to accord with Aristotelian philosophy and oriental mysticism
- nostrum
- n. false or phony remedy; panacea
- naivete
- n. naiveness, quality of being naive, gullibility, inexperience; naive action
- noxious
- adj. physically harmful, poisonous; injurious to moral well-being, unwholesome; disgusting (usually of a smell) noxious◇beneficial , salubrious, harmless
- nostalgia
- n. feeling of longing for the past or bygone things, sentimentality
- nascent
- adj. in the beginning stages of existence; newly developed; originating; in a nascent state (Chemistry)
- nonconformist
- n. one who does not conform to conventional values or opinions
- nucleus
- n. kernel, central and most significant part of a whole; positively charged heart of an atom (Physics); core of a cell containing DNA and RNA (Biology); core of the head of a comet (Astronomy)
- narcissism
- n. exaggerated self-admiration; exaggerated self-love
- nadir
- n. point opposite the zenith and directly below the observer; lowest point, base point (Astronomy)
- nebulous
- adj. vague, hazy; like a nebula, vaporous
- murmur
- v. make a soft perpetual sound; whisper continuously, mutter inarticulately; rustle; grumble under one's breath; make a recurrent abnormal sound (of the heart)
- nonchalant
- adj. indifferent; composed
- non-porous
- adj. not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores; "nonporous wood"
- neolithic
- adj. of the later Stone age, pertaining to the age characterized by the development of agriculture and sophisticated tools and weapons (Anthropology)
- nominal
- adj. relating to or being a name; relating to or being a noun (Grammar); very small; token; in name only, so-called
- natty
- adj. smart, neat, trim (in appearance or dress)
- mundane
- adj. of this world, earthly; normal, banal, ordinary
- notable
- adj. honorable; remarkable, noteworthy; famous
- negate
- v. deny; refute, rebut, prove something wrong; neutralize; contradict
- mutable
- adj. given to alteration, changeable; unstable
- notoriously
- adv. in a notorious way
- notch
- v. groove; cut; make a notch in; score a point serrated◇without notches/smooth
- noisome
- adj. obnoxious; stinky; offensive; unhealthy noisome◇appealing
- negation
- n. denial; act of proving (something) incorrect; cancellation; contradiction
- murky
- adj. dark; foggy; gloomy
- nexus
- n. means of connection, link, joint; connected group
- nucleate
- v. create a nucleus nucleate◇disseminate
- nullify
- v. make null; annul; invalidate, negate
- neologism
- n. new expression; new word; modern usage of words or expressions
- necessitate
- v. make necessary, cause to be unavoidable; obligate, compel, force
- mutability
- n. quality of being changeable, likelihood of mutation; fickleness
- narrative
- n. plot, story; literary work that tells a story, tale
- notoriety
- n. condition of being notorious; infamy, state of being unfavorably known; widespread reputation (usually poor)
- non-viscous
- adj. not viscous ( not sticky)
- nonplussed
- adj. confused; embarrassed
- myopia
- n. nearsightedness, condition of the eyes in which objects that are far away cannot be seen clearly (Ophthalmology); lack of insight and forethought
- nauseating
- v. make nauseous; cause uneasiness in one's stomach; disgust, cause repugnance
- musket
- n. heavy gun that was formerly used by infantry soldiers before the development of the rifle
- nitpick
- v. pay obsessive attention to petty flaws or details
- neophyte
- n. beginner, novice; newcomer; beginning priest; new religious convert
- nominate
- v. appoint someone (for a position, office, or honor); designate, select
- nonentity
- n. something imaginary; something non existent dilettante:commitment=nonentity:consequence