innate - in one since birth, inborn: Students would be well advised to discover their innate strengths and to choose courses that build upon these skills. Also: innateness. [innascor, innasci, innatus sum - to be born in] nascent - coming into being, beginning to exist or develop: Is it not the duty of the free world to help nascent democracies succeed so that they do not regress into absolutism? Also: nascence, nascency. renaissance - a revival of activity or interest, especially in art or learning: It seem there is a renaissance of sentence diagramming in the United States. [natalicia, nataliciae, f. - birthday party; natalicius, natalicia, natalicium - pertaining to the time of bith; natalis, natale - of or pertaining to birth, natal; renascor, renasci, renatus sum - to be born again]
naive - 1) unaffectedly simple; not sophisticated; 2) lacking experience, judgment, or knowledge: In high school he was so naive that he believed almost anything said by a priest or a nun. Also: naiveness, naiveté (unaffected simplicity).
natant - swimming; floating: People, ducks, and other natant creatures dotted the lake on a hot summer afternoon. Also: natation, natational, natator, natatorial (having to do with swimming), natatorium (indoor swimming pool), natatory (natatorial). [natatio, natationis, f. - swimming; natator, natatoris, m. - swimmer]
naturalism - in literature, the faithful adherence to nature,
without avoiding what may be regarded as repulsive: Naturalism, an
extreme form of realism, is represented in France by Émile Zola, in
Germany by Gerhart Hauptmann, and in the United States by Theodore
Dreiser. Also: naturalistic (of or characterized by
naturalism). [naturalis, naturale - natural]
nautical - having to do with sailors, ships, or navigation: A nautical mile, whose length equals one minute of a great circle of the earth, is ca. 6076 ft., i.e., about 796 ft. longer than an ordinary mile. Also: nauticality. [nauticus, nautica, nauticum - pertaining to a sailor, nautical].
circumnavigate - to sail around: Magellan, known by schoolchildren as the first person to circumnavigate the earth, actually did not complete the trip; he was killed while fighting in the Philippines. Also: circumnavigable, circumnavigation, circumnavigator, circumnavigatory. [circum (prep. w/ acc.) - around]
nefarious - extremely wicked, atrocious, heinous: Macbeth’s nefarious deeds are, in the end, requited by the aggrieved Macduff. Also: nefariousness. [nefas, indecl. n. - something contrary to divine command, a sin, a crime; nefastus, nefasta, nefastum - forbidden, unholy, sinful]
abnegation - self-denial; renunciation: Abnegation for its own sake seems silly; should it not be a means to an end? Also: abnegate (to renounce; to relinquish), abnegator. [abnego, abnegare, abnegavi, abnegatus - to refuse; to deny]
nepotism - favoritism shown to one’s relatives, especially in business and political appointments: To avoid the appearance of nepotism, many businesses do not hire close relatives of current employees. Also: nepotic, nepotist, nepotistic, nepotistical. [neptis, neptis, f. - granddaughter]
nescience - ignorance: In legal matters, voluntary nescience is inexcusable. Also: nescient (not knowing; ignorant).
neutrality - the quality or state of not taking part in either
side of a dispute or of a war: During World Wars I and II,
Switzerland maintained the neutrality that it had established in the
16th century. Also: neutralism, neutralist. [neutralis,
neutrale - (grammatically) neuter]
denigrate - to blacken the reputation of, disparage, defame: To denigrate another person in order to aggrandize oneself is both small-minded and ineffectual. Also: denigration, denigrative (denigrating), denigrator, denigratory (denigrative). [nigro, nigrare, nigravi, nigratus - to be black]
nihilism - denial of an objective basis for knowledge; rejection of all established laws and traditional beliefs; total disbelief: Pure nihilism cannot exist because its advocates, having no basis for doing or not doing anything, would constantly have as much reason to choose to die as to live. Also: nihilist (one who professes nihilism), nihilistic.
nival - of or growing in snow: In the spring, small nival flowers, perhaps called gentians, emerge in full bloom from the melting snow of Alpine meadows. Also: niveous (resembling snow, snowlike). [ningo, ningere, ninxi - to snow; ningues, ninguium, f. pl. - snow; nivalis, nivale - snowy; nivatus, nivata, nivatum - cooled with snow; niveus, nivea, niveum - snowy; nivosus, nivosa, nivosum - full of snow]
ignoble - 1) dishonorable; mean; base: Many an ignoble intention has been thwarted by the lack of opportunity. 2) of the common people. Also: ignobility, ignobleness. [ignobilis, ignobile - unknown; of low birth; ignobilitas, ignobilitatis, f. - obscurity; low birth]
innocuous - 1) harmless; 2) not offensive: She no longer considers fairy tales innocuous; instead she condemns them as purveyors of violence, injustice, and prejudice. Also: innocuousness, innocuity. [innocuus, innocua, innocuum - harmless] nocent - harmful, injurious: If every nocent action were
punishable by imprisonment, we would all be in jail. [nocens,
nocentis - hurtful, harmful, injurious; nocivus, nociva, nocivum
- hurtful, injurious]
denomination - name of a class of things, e.g., coins,
religious groups: Please separate the coins according to
denomination, and place them in the appropriate holders. Also: denominate
(to give a specific name to), denominational (having to do with
religious denominations), denominationalism (a sectarian spirit),
denominationalist, nondenominational, undenominational. [nominatio,
nominationis, f. - nomination; nomino, nominare, nominavi,
nominatus - to gave a name to]
nonentity - 1) a person or thing of little or no importance: When her fortune had been squandered away by her ungrateful family, she became a nonentity and longed for a way to leave. 2) something that does not exist or exists only in the mind. Also: entity (something that has real and individual existence; being, existence), entitative. [sum, esse, fui, futurus (pres. act. partic.: ens, entis) - to be]
cognition - 1) the process of knowing; 2) knowledge: To
what extent do we humans depend on our five senses for cognition? Also:
cognitional, cognitive (having to do with cognition), cognitivity.
[cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitus - learn, recognize; perf.:
know, understand]
innovate - to bring in new ways of doing something: Her
value to this company lies for the most part in her extraordinary
ability to innovate. Also: innovation, innovative,
innovativeness, innovator, innovatory. [innovo, innovare,
innovavi, innovatus - to renew]
noctambulist - sleepwalker, somnambulist: Only a few
noctambulists actually walk about; most stay in or near their beds.
Also: noctambulant, noctambulation, noctambulous, noctambulistic,
noctambulism (sleepwalking, somnambulism). [ambulo, ambulare,
ambulavi, ambulatus - to walk, go for a walk]
nubile - 1) marriageable (said of a young woman); 2) sexually attractive (said of a young woman): His passion abated but his love for his wife grew stronger as the years passed and her once nubile limbs became wrinkled. Also: nubility, nuptial. [nubo, nubere, nupsi, nuptus - to marry, wed]
nuptial -1) of or pertaining to marriage: Nuptial pleasure is not absolute; it must be tempered by responsibility. 2) of or pertaining to the mating of animals. Also: nubile, nubility. [nubilis, nubile - marriageable]
annul - to render invalid; cancel: The marriage was
annulled on the grounds that one of the parties had not intended to
enter a binding relationship. Also: annulable, annulment.
numinous - spiritual; supernatural; divine: Some people think that religious apparitions are numinous phenomena, others that they are psychic events akin to hallucinations. Also: numen (a spirit, deity)
numerology - a pseudoscience that claims to be able to predict
the future by means of numbers: In desperate times some people turn
to astrology and numerology for enlightenment. Also: numerological,
numerologist.
nummular - 1) pertaining to coins or money; 2) having the shape of a coin: Shroud of Turin enthusiasts claim that one can see nummular objects over the eyes of the image on the cloth, which upon closer examination reveal themselves to be Roman coins; skeptics accuse them of seeing what they want to see. Also: nummary (of or pertaining to coins or money). [nummarius, nummaria, nummarium - of or pertaining to money; nummatus, nummata, nummatum - rich, wealthy; nummularius, nummulari, m. - money-changer]
Annunciation - the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that
she was to give birth to Jesus: The feast of the Annunciation is
celebrated on March 25. [adnuntio, adnuntiare, adnuntiavi,
adnuntiatus - to announce]
nuncio - prelate assigned by the pope to represent him in a foreign country: The Vatican yesterday withdrew its nuncio in protest of widespread acts of violence towards clerics.
nutrio, nutrire,
nutrivi, nutritus - to nourish, feed; to rear nutriment - anything ingested by a living organism that serves to
sustain it; anything that nourishes; food: The human fetus derives
its nutriments from the blood of its mother. Also: nutrimental,
nutrition, nutritional, nutritionary, nutritionist, nutritious,
nutritiousness, nutritive, nutritiveness. [nutrimen, nutriminis,
n. - nourishment; nutrimentum, nutrimenti, n. - nourishment] |
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