140. NAS'CI: nas'cor, na'tus, to be born, to grow; Natu'ra, nature.

nasc: nas'cent, growing; renaissance' (a style of decorative art revived by Raphael).

nat: na'tal; na'tion, originally, a distinct race or stock (-al, -ality, -ize); interna'tional; na'tive (-ity); cog'nate; in'nate.

natur: nat'ural (-ist, -ize, -ization); preternat'ural; supernat'ural.

141. NA'VIS, a ship.

nav: nave, the middle or body of a church; na'val; na'vy; nau'tical (Lat. adj. nau'ticus, from nauta or nav'ita, a sailor); nav'igate (Lat. v. naviga're = na'vis + ag'ere); nav'igable; naviga'tion; nav'igator; circumnavigate.

142. NEC'TERE: nec'to, nex'um, to tie or bind.

nect: connect' (-ion, -ive); disconnect' (-ion).

nex: annex'; annexation.

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