Vocabulary Lesson for 20th July

English Vocabulary Index

Vocabulary Lesson for 20th July :

  1. Niece (n): a daughter of ones brother or sister (masculine) : nephew


  2. Niggard (n) : stingy person, miser


  3. Niggard (adj.) : niggardly


  4. Nigger (n): a Negro


  5. Niggling (adj.):of little account, petty


  6. Nigh (adj.) : near; (adv) : nearby


  7. Nigh (prep.) : near to


  8. Night (n) : time between sunset and sunrise


  9. Nightfall (n) : evening


  10. Nightingale (n): a small bird which sings at night


  11. Nightmare (n): a horrible dream, a feeling of suffocation during sleep


  12. Nil (n): nothing


  13. Nimble (adj.): brisk, active


  14. Nimbus (n) : the rain-bearing black cloud, a halo


  15. Nincompoop (n) : a fool, a block head


  16. Nine (n &adj.): one less than ten


  17. Nine fold (adj.): nine times


  18. Nine-pins (n) : a game with nine pins and a ball


  19. Nineteen (n & adj.) : one less than twenty


  20. Ninety (n): nine times ten


  21. Ninny (n) : a fool


  22. Nip (v) : destroy, pinch, nip in the bud


  23. Nippers (n) : small pincers


  24. Nipple (n) : the small prominence in the breast of female, a teat


  25. Nit (n): the egg of insects


  26. Nitre (n): a chemical substance used in making gunpowder, potassium nitrate of saltpetre


  27. Nitrogen (n): an inert gas (occpying4/5 of the air)


  28. No (adj.) : not any


  29. No (adv.) : by no amount, not at all


  30. No (n) : a negative reply


  31. Nobility (n): greatness of mind, persons holding the rank of nobles


  32. Noble (n) : a person of high rank


  33. Noble (adj.) : born of a high family, broad minded, dignified


  34. Nobody (n); no one


  35. Nocturnal (adj.): nightly


  36. Nocuss (adj.) : harmful


  37. Nod (n): slight bow


  38. Nod (v) : give sing of approval


  39. Node (n) : the joint in a stem


  40. Noise (n): uproar


  41. Noisy (adj.) : full of noise, making noise


  42. Nomad (n) : a wanderer, a member of a wandering tribe


  43. Nomadic (adv.) : wandering, roving


  44. Nomenclature (n) : method of naming, names as a whole


  45. Nominal (adj.) : not real, consisting of names, nominal roll


  46. Nominate (v): to name or propose for an office


  47. Nomination (n) : appointment, right to nominate, proposal to contest an election


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