Lesson 36   -   edHelper.com
Name _____________________________
Date ___________________

Word List
neurotic
newfangled
niche
nimble
nominal
nonchalant
nonentity
nook
nostalgic
notable
notorious
nourish
novice
noxious
nuance
nullify
obese
obligatory
oblique
obliterate
oblivious
observatory
obsolete
obstacle
obstruct
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.

      nourish 1. to maintain, support, or provide for; nurture; nurse; breast-feed
___________________________ 2. sentimental remembrance of or longing for people, places, possessions, or experiences of the past.
___________________________ 3. to render or declare legally void or inoperative; undo; annul; annihilate
___________________________ 4. (of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base; inclining; tilting; sloped
___________________________ 5. quick to understand, think, devise, etc; catty; sprightly; yare
___________________________ 6. of a new kind or fashion; novel; recent; new-fashioned
___________________________ 7. (of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual value; minimal; titular; so-called
___________________________ 8. a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc; gradation
___________________________ 9. receiving or deserving notice; exceptional; striking; memorable; red-letter
___________________________ 10. a person with little or no experience, esp. in a work situation; beginner; rookie; newcomer
___________________________ 11. to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of; close; choke
___________________________ 12. widely and unfavorably known; leading; popular; famous
___________________________ 13. a situation or activity for which a person or organization is especially well suited; nook; cranny; byplace
___________________________ 14. a building containing equipment for making astronomical or other kinds of scientific observations; lookout; overlook
___________________________ 15. to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing; blot; expunge; cancel
___________________________ 16. a person or thing of no importance; nothing; insignificancy; whippersnapper
___________________________ 17. harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being; unwholesome; unsalutary; sickly
___________________________ 18. excessively, unhealthily fat; corpulent; gross; heavy
___________________________ 19. unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually fol. by of or to); unwitting; forgetful
___________________________ 20. binding in a moral or legal sense; imperative; mandatory
___________________________ 21. that which impedes or prevents forward movement or progress; obstruction; hurdle; snag; hamper
___________________________ 22. of or involving a neurosis.
___________________________ 23. no longer in use, as a word or expression, or a type of implement or equipment; outmoded; extinct
___________________________ 24. not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent; collected; composed
___________________________ 25. a corner or small recessed area, esp. in a room; niche; byplace