narr tell narrate – to tell a story; narrative – a story; narrator – a person who tells a story.

nat born innate – included since birth; natal – relating to birth; natural – gotten at birth, not afterward.

nav ship circumnavigate – to sail around a place; naval – relating to a navy or warships; navigate – to sail a ship through a place.

necr/o dead, death necrophil – loving death; necrosis – the death of tissue due to disease or injury; necrology – a list of persons who have recently died.

neg no negate – to say it didn’t happen; negative – meaning “no”; renege – to go back on a promise.

neo new, recent neoclassic – a revival of classic form, neocolonialism – the indirect (“new”) economical and political control of a region by a more powerful foreign power; neonatal – a newborn child, especially the first few weeks.

nephr/o kidney nephritis – inflammation of the kidneys; nephrotomy – surgical incision of a kidney; nephron – a single, excretory unit in the kidney.

neur/o nerve neuralgia – pain along a nerve; neurologist – doctor specializing in the nerves; neurotic - mental disorder that usually does not include an impaired perception of reality.

nom/in name misnomer – an error in naming a person or thing; nominal – being something in name only but not in reality; nominate – to name for election or appointment, to designate.

non no, not, without nondescript – with no special characteristics; nonfiction – true, real, not made-up; nonsense – without sense.

not mark notable – marked as worthy of attention; notarize – to certify a signature on a legal document; annotate – to add remarks.

noun, nunc declare announce – to declare in public; denounce – to proclaim harsh criticism; enunciate – to speak or declare something clearly.

nov new innovate – to introduce a new way; novelty – something new; novice – a person who is new at a job; renovate – to make something like new again.

numer number enumerate – to name a number of items on a list; numerology – the study of magical uses of numbers; numerous – a large number.