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N Vocabulary Words Quiz #2

Can you guess these vocabulary words that start with the letter N?
As in all our vocabulary tests, the answers are NOT proper
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First submittedDecember 18, 2012
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Definition
Word
Sound made by a horse
Neigh
Unable to feel
Numb
Stealthly Japanese assassin
Ninja
Female version of monk
Nun
Refers to a drink served without ice
Neat
Archenemy
Nemesis
Common metallic element
Nickel
Drink of the gods
Nectar
Confection made with sugar,
nuts, and egg whites
Nougat
Essential vitamin also known as B3
Niacin
Opposite of diurnal
Nocturnal
Definition
Word
Pertaining to newborns
Neonatal
The part of a church that leads to the altar
Nave
Reading is to literacy as math is to ...
Numeracy
One billionth of a second
Nanosecond
Type of whale with a long, single tusk
Narwhal
Excessive self-absorption and egotism
Narcissism
Pertaining to the nose
Nasal
Minor female deity in Greek mythology
Nymph
System where personal connections
are rewarded above merit
Nepotism
Unworldly; gullible
Naive
Bird's beak
Neb
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58 Comments
typhon
+2
Level 51
Dec 18, 2012
The correct spelling for the element is "nickel."
Baltimorean
+2
Level 67
Dec 18, 2012
A nickle is a type of bird. Also, nepotism refers to preferences given to relatives, not just those with whom one has a personal connection. Switch family for personal.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Dec 18, 2012
Fixed the spelling of nickel, but nepotism doesn't have to be family - it can be friends as well.
plattitude
+2
Level 94
Dec 18, 2012
Interesting, I'd never heard of neb. Might want to also accept nib. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nib?show=0&t=1355842361)
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Dec 18, 2012
Nib will work now.
sillie
+2
Level 76
Oct 17, 2014
Neb seems to come from German or old Norse as the same word (well similar enough, spelling may vary) is used modern Scandinavian languages,
Sifhraven
+2
Level 72
Aug 19, 2019
That is the case for most of the words since, wait for it... english is a germanic language..
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 64
Mar 18, 2024
it is a Germanic language but the majority of the vocabulary is of romance origin only about a quarter comes from Germanic languages.
QuizWol
+2
Level 60
Apr 27, 2018
I have but as a word for human nose. I tried nib and got the answer accepted without even actually trying as an answer. Total gift.
ruftytufty
+2
Level 79
Aug 26, 2021
Neb is slang for nose in the north of England
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 64
Mar 18, 2024
and Scotland
fuanacdc
+2
Level 86
Apr 7, 2014
Can someone explain what the difference between a Narthex and a Nave is? I'm sure there is a difference but I kept trying Narthex and I'd never heard of a Nave.
ColoHarpare
+2
Level 50
Apr 27, 2014
A narthex is more like a vestibule, or small area outside of the main part of the church, which is the nave.
DeusCaritasEst
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Level 55
Sep 24, 2015
Yes, what ^ said. The narthex is outside the main body of the church, whereas the nave is part of the inside of the church. Often, the building is set up in a way that you go in one set of doors, which takes you to the narthex. You will then enter a second set of doors to get into the actual church, which is when you enter the nave. Since the narthex is actually its own "room", I hear it referred to more ("Gather in the narthex, please"), as opposed to "nave", which most people will just know as "the inside of the church."
Marvo7
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Level 61
Oct 22, 2021
Neither a nave nor a narthex leads to an altar. The altar is in the chancel.
evacooper
+3
Level 51
Mar 26, 2015
narwhals, narwhals, swimming in the ocean...
DeusCaritasEst
+1
Level 55
Sep 24, 2015
Aughhhh darn you, why must you get that stuck in my head?? *.........causing a commotion, cause they are so awesome.....narwhals, narhwals......*
Thorvald
+1
Level 71
Sep 26, 2015
...pretty big and pretty white...
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Oct 19, 2017
beat a polar bear in a fight
punkybrewster
+1
Level 81
Jun 23, 2015
I put nano and didn't add second -ugh
ferdy86
+2
Level 77
Jul 9, 2015
What? No Nihilism?...The dude would not abide.
WackyAnagramDude
+2
Level 63
Jul 14, 2021
Yeah? Well, you know... that’s just like, uh... your opinion man.
Freestatebear
+2
Level 86
Aug 8, 2015
I'd never heard the term numeracy before - but Mr. Google suggests it's much more common in the UK and Commonwealth countries than in the US.
ander217
+2
Level 74
Sep 24, 2015
I guess that explains why I'd never heard of it either. Also never heard of neb. Thank you QM for teaching me two new words today.
brandybuck96
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Level 83
Dec 21, 2015
It was definitely common when I was at primary school. But we thought our teachers pretentious for calling them literacy and numeracy, and refused to call them anything other than English and Maths.
QuizWol
+3
Level 60
Apr 27, 2018
Literacy and numeracy are not synonymous with 'English' and 'Maths' as subjects . They are the basics first, Reading and Arithmetic, taught to enable pupils to use them to learn English and Maths overall. Your Teachers were specifying literacy and numeracy skills within English and Maths and emphasising them to ensure that these were realised as important, and are, supposedly, measurable for ranking schools purposes.
joeythelemur
+1
Level 83
Mar 13, 2017
I tried numerology before getting it right, but I guess that has more to do with the occult.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Jun 16, 2019
it mostly has to do with being not very bright.
op4eva
+2
Level 22
Aug 31, 2015
Can 'narwal' be accepted as an alternative to 'narwhal'?
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Feb 26, 2017
Why?
DiscoBayGolfer
+1
Level 78
Sep 25, 2015
Numeracy was a flat out guess based strictly on literacy. I've never heard that word before in my life.
TheDirector
+3
Level 44
Dec 8, 2015
Did anyone else try 'numbers' for numeracy? :)
DonTheLamplighter
+4
Level 85
Mar 28, 2017
*meekly raises hand*
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Feb 26, 2017
I don't think Nib is the correct English term for a birds Beak except quoting in Old Dutch or Low German. I think the word 'Nibble' comes from the same root.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Oct 19, 2017
As is common, I only missed the one pertaining to drinking. Coming to JetPunk is literally the only time I ever regret being a teetotaler.
Anzi
+4
Level 69
Oct 19, 2017
Afraid a nymph is not a deity, but: 'a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.'

That one threw me! Fun quiz though, thanks!

ebruck02
+1
Level 42
Jun 21, 2018
Numbskull for gullible?
Margles1
+4
Level 41
Mar 12, 2019
I was trying to think of the name of a specific female deity.
jazzypeach22
+1
Level 65
May 20, 2019
I definitely though of neuropathy before numb...😂 Maybe you could add that as another vocab word. Great quiz!
MikesBrain
+3
Level 78
Jun 10, 2019
I agree with Anzi - nymph is not a deity but various types of nature spirits, not regarded as Gods but summoned to Olympus by the Gods at their request
Nathaniel
+3
Level 75
Jun 16, 2019
for nymph Nike also should be accepted
overtired
+2
Level 85
Jun 16, 2019
I tried that too.
Tim000w
+2
Level 71
Jun 16, 2019
That's a proper noun, so even it would fit the clue, it doesn't fit the rules.

I wouldnt call her minor anyway

RealDad12
+1
Level 67
Jun 16, 2019
I gave "nib" as my answer for a bird's beak and it was accepted. Awesome!
undeadwarrior
+2
Level 64
Jun 16, 2019
Could you change the clue to be "minor Greek deities" instead? If it's plural, it will insinuate that you are looking for a type of deity, rather than a specific one by name, which is what I kept trying.
blindcartographr
+2
Level 39
Jun 16, 2019
Same, I kept wondering why Nike wasn't accepted
Yanni47
+1
Level 78
Jun 17, 2019
Could you please accept "narcism" for narcissism as well? I found that as an entry in the free dictionary.
Stevie
+1
Level 41
Dec 11, 2019
"Nectar" is not the drink of the gods; that is "Ambrosia".
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 79
Mar 3, 2020
Ambrosia is the food, nectar is the drink. Have you ever read the Percy Jackson books?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Mar 30, 2020
Reads the description "the answers are not proper" what? must be quite the indecent quiz then..

I thought it was pretty proper :D

Turns out I did it before and missed the same 3 as last year. (neat, nave and nepotism. Was close for nave)
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Mar 30, 2020
If only I was a churchgoing alcoholic who practices favoritism ;)

btw I completely misinterpreted the nepotism clue I thought something like a society where family values are important. Where how friendly you are means more than how good you are at something. So not undeserving appointments of positions (through manipulation and for their own power) but what is more valued

ruftytufty
+1
Level 79
Aug 26, 2021
Nyad should be acceptable for the minor goddess
cledun2
+1
Level 91
Feb 8, 2022
It's spelled naiad
matthias144
+1
Level 80
Oct 19, 2021
Nomenklatura should also be accepted as answer for 'System where personal connections are rewarded above merit'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomenklatura

GrammarBeane1
+1
Level 83
Jan 5, 2022
is there a difference between natal and neonatal?
eraare
+1
Level 71
Sep 10, 2023
afaik natal refers to anything to do with having been born, so you add prefixes (pre-, post-, neo-) to specify a time beyond the birth itself
uranianlightning
+1
Level 68
Apr 9, 2022
“Stealthly” is not a word in English.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Feb 28, 2024
Yeah I think it should be 'stealthy'.
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