| myopic | lacking foresight or intellectual insight | |
| myriad | A countless or extremely great number of people or things | |
| nadir | The lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization | |
| naivete | Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment | |
| nascent | just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential | |
| neophyte | A person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief | |
| nepotism | The practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs | |
| nettle | To irritate or annoy someone | |
| noisome | Having an extremely offensive smell | |
| non sequitur | A conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement | |