(2)GRE红宝书词源记忆

nadir n 最低点 nag v

唠叨，烦扰 naive a

天真的，纯朴的 ~native narcissism n

自恋，自爱 =narciss+ism Greek nárkē meant ‘numbness’. narcissist n

自负的人，自恋者 =narciss+ist narcotic n

催眠药；a 催眠的 =narcot+ic narrative a

叙述的，讲故事的 =narrat+ive nascent a

初生的，萌芽的L. nasci=to be born natal a

出生的，诞生时的 ~nascent natty a

整洁的；潇洒的 ~neat nausea n

作呕，恶心 =naus(ship)+ea ~navy nauseate v

使作呕，使厌恶 =naus+eate nautical

a

船员的，航海的 =naut+ical navigate v

航海，导航 =nav+ig+ate naysay v

拒绝，说不 =nay(no)+say nebulous a

模糊不清的；云状的 nebula was originally a

Latin word, but it goes back to a prehistoric Indo-European base

(*nebh- ‘cloud’) needle n

针；针叶 derived from an Indo-European base *nē- ‘sew’ (nerve and neural). needlework n

缝纫，刺绣 =needle+work needy

a

贫穷的 =need+y nefarious a

违法的，邪恶的 =ne+far(divine)+ious negate v

取消；否认 =neg+ate negation n

否定，拒绝 =neg+ation negligence n

粗心，疏忽 =neg+lig+ence negotiable a

可商量的 =neg+oti+able ~otiose negotiate v

商议，谈判，交涉 =neg+oti+ate neolithic

a

新石器时代的 =neo+lith+ic neologism n

新字，新义 =neo+log+ism neophyte n

初学者，新手 =neo+phyte nepotism n

裙带关系 =nepot+ism ~nephew nerve n 勇气；v 给予力量或勇气 nettle n 荨麻；v

烦忧，激恼 =nett+le neurology n