Barron词表 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ |
2291. nadir
释义: lowest point
例句: Although few people realized it, the Dow-Jones averages had reached their nadir and would soon begin an upward surge.
2292. naivete
释义: quality of being unsophisticated
例句: I cannot believe that such naivete is unassumed in a person of her age and experience.
2293. narcissist
释义: conceited person
例句: A narcissist is his own best friend.
2294. narrative
释义: related to telling a story
例句: A born teller of tales, Olsen used her impressive narrative skills to advantage in her story "I Stand Here Ironing."
2295. nascent
释义: incipient; coming into being
例句: If we could identify these revolutionary movements in their nascent state, we would be able to eliminate serious trouble in later years.
2296. natation
释义: swimming
例句: The Red Cross emphasizes the need for courses in natation.
2297. natty
释义: neatly or smartly dresssed
例句: Priding himself on being a natty dresser, the gangster Bugsy Siegel collected a wardrobe of imported suits and ties.
2298. nauseate
释义: cause to become sick; fill with disgust
例句: The foul smells began to nauseate him.
2299. nautical
释义: pertaining to ships or navigation
例句: The Maritime Museum contains many models of clipper ships, logbooks, anchors and many other items of a nautical nature.
2300. nebulous
释义: vague; hazy; cloudy
例句: She had only a nebulous memory of her grandmother's face.
2301. necromancy
释义: black magic; dealings with the dead
例句: Because he was able to perform feats of necromancy, the natives thought he was in league with the devil.
2302. nefarious
释义: very wicked
例句: He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.
2303. negation
释义: denial
例句: I must accept his argument since you have been unable to present any negation of his evidence.
2304. negligence
释义: carelessness
例句: negligence can prove costly near complicated machinery.
2305. negligible
释义: so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded
例句: Because the damage to his car had been negligible, Michael decided he wouldn't bother to report the matter to his insurance company.
2306. nemesis
释义: revenging agent
例句: Captain Bligh vowed to be Christian's nemesis.
2307. neologism
释义: new or newly coined word or phrase
例句: As we invent new techniques and professions, we must also invent neologisms such as "microcomputer" and "astronaut" to describe them.
2308. neophyte
释义: recent convert; beginner
例句: This monuntain slope contains slides that will challenge esperts as well as neophytes.
2309. nepotism
释义: favoritism (to a relative)
例句: John left his position with the company because he felt that advancement was based on nepotism rather than ability.
2310. nether
释义: lower
例句: Tradition locates hell in the nether regions.
2311. nettle
释义: annoy; vex
例句: Do not let him nettle you with his sarcastic remarks.
2312. nexus
释义: connection
例句: I fail to see the nexus that binds these two widely separated events.
2313. nib
释义: beak; pen point
例句: The nibs of fountain pens often become clotted and corroded.
2314. nicety
释义: precision; minute distinction
例句: I cannot distinguish between such niceties of reasoning.
2315. niggardly
释义: meanly stingy; parsimonious
例句: The niggardly pittance the widow receives from the government cannot keep her from poverty.
2316. niggle
释义: spend too much time on minor points; carp
例句: Let's not niggle over details.
2317. nihilism
释义: denial of traditional values; total skepticism
例句: nihilism holds that existence has no meaning.
2318. nirvana
释义: Buddihist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude
例句: Despite his desire to achieve nirvana, the young Buddhist found that even the buzzing of a fly could distract him from his meditation.
2319. nocturnal
释义: done at night
例句: Mr. Jones obtained a watchdog to prevent the nocturnal raids on his chicken coops.
2320. noisome
释义: foul smelling; unwholesome
例句: I never could stand the noisome atmosphere surrounding the slaughter houses.
2321. nomadic
释义: wandering
例句: Several nomadic tribes of Indians would hunt in this area each year.
2322. nomenclature
释义: terminology; system of names
例句: She struggled to master scientific nomenclature.
2323. nominal
释义: in name only; trifling
例句: He offered to drive her to the airport for only a nominal fee.
2324. nonchalance
释义: indifference; lack of interest
例句: Few people could understand how he could listen to the news of the tragedy with such nonchalance; the mahority regarded him as callous and unsympathetic.
2325. noncommittal
释义: neutral; unpledged; undecided
例句: We were annoyed by his noncommittal reply for we had been led to expect definite assurances of his approval.
2326. nondescript
释义: undistinctive; ordinary
例句: The private detective was a short, nondescript fellow with no ourstanding features, the sort of person one would never notice in a crowd.
2327. nonentity
释义: person of no importance; nonexistence
例句: Don't dismiss John as a nonentity; in his quiet way, he's very important to the firm.
2328. nonplus
释义: bring to a halt by confusion; perplex
例句: Jack's uncharacteristic rudeness nonplussed Jill, leaving her uncertain how to react.
2329. nostalgia
释义: homesickness; longing for the past
例句: The first settlers found so much work to do that they had little time for nostalgia.
2330. nostrum
释义: questionable medicine
例句: No quack selling nostrums is going to cheat me.
2331. notoriety
释义: disrepute; ill fame
例句: To the starlet, any publicity was good publicity: if she couldn't have a good reputation, she'd settle for notoriety.
2332. novelty
释义: something new; newness
例句: The computer is no longer a novelty around the office.
2333. novice
释义: beginner
例句: Even a novice can do good work if he follows these simple directions.
2334. noxious
释义: harmful
例句: We must trace the source of these noxious gases before they asphyxiate us.
2335. nuance
释义: shade of difference in meaning or color
例句: The unskilled eye of the layperson has difficulty in dicerning the nuances of color in the paintings.
2336. nubile
释义: marrigeable
例句: Mrs. Bennet, in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, was worried about finding suitable husbands for her five nubile daughters.
2337. nugatory
释义: futile; worthless
例句: This agreement is nugatory for no court will enforce it.
2338. nullify
释义: to make invalid
例句: Once the contract was nullified, it no longer had any legal force.
2339. numismatist
释义: person who collects coins
例句: The numismatist had a splendid collection of antique coins.
2340. nuptial
释义: related to marriage
例句: Their nuptial ceremony was performed in Golden Gate Park.
2341. nurture
释义: nourish; educate; foster
例句: The head Start program attempts to nurture prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter public school.
2342. nutrient
释义: nourishing substance
例句: As a budding nutritionist, Kim has learned to design diets that contain foods rich in important basic nutrients.
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Barron词表 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ |
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| You can memorize words in an efficient way if you pronounce them reasonably. Say words correctly, and you will learn them easily. Correct pronunciation means correct spelling of the words. English spelling is not good to guide its pronunciation. But spelling and pronunciation have closed relationship. They match each other perfectly. Sometimes we can pronounce a word according to its spelling. English pronunciation can also guide its spelling. This is a two-way communication. |
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