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nepotism, n. favoritism, patronage, partisanship, partisanism, partiality, bias, prejudice; injustice, inequity, inequitableness, unfairness.
nerve, n. 1. strength, sinew, stamina; power, puissance, might, robustness; virility, muscle, brawn; vigor, vitality, vim, Inf. piss and vinegar, vim and vigor, Inf. starch; energy, get up and go, Inf. pep, verve, SI. moxie; animation, zing, liveliness, vivacity; esprit, spirit, sprightliness; dash, e'lan, ardor, fervor, fire, zeal.
2. courage, valor, bravery, intrepidity, prowess, chivalry; fearlessness, dauntlessness, daring, derring-do; mettle, pluck, spunk, Inf. guts, gumption, grit, Inf. sand, backbone, heart; fortitude, endurance, tenacity, determination, will; firmness, staunchness, stout-heartedness, steadfastness; indomitability, invincibility, resoluteness, doughtiness, sturdiness.
3. Informal, impertinence, chutzpah, gall, brass,
SI. cheek, SI. crust; effrontery, impudence, sauciness, rudeness, insolence; audacity, boldness, presumption, brazenness, brashness.
-v. 4. encourage, hearten, inspire, inspirit; em bolden, invigorate, animate, enliven; strengthen, steel, brace; rally, fortify, arm, bolster.
nerveless, adj. 1. cool, cool-headed, calm, unruffled, unperturbed, undisturbed, untroubled, placid, tranquil, serene; composed, collected, controlled, selfcontrolled, self-possessed, steady, steady-handed; dispassionate, impassionate, unemotional, impassive, undemonstrative; unexcitable, imperturbable, undisturb-able.
2. feeble, weak, weakly, forceless, impotent, powerless, impuissant, helpless; weakened, enfeebled, debilitated, enervated, enervate, languid, drooping.
3. spiritless, meek, tame, submissive; spineless, having no backbone, unmanly, cowardly; timid, timorous, afraid, afraid of one's shadow, frightened, Inf. scary; fainthearted, lily-livered, white-livered, Inf. chicken-hearted, Inf. chicken-livered, Inf. pantywaist, Inf. yellow, SI. yellow-bellied, SI. candy-assed.
nerve-racking, adj. trying, difficult, thorny, hard, tough, rough, rugged; troublesome, vexatious, vexing, irritating, annoying, chafing, bothersome, irksome; provoking, galling, harassing, aggravating, exasperating, frustrating, maddening, infuriating; perplexing, confusing, disturbing, distressing, disquieting, worrisome.
nervous, adj. 1. excitable, perturbable, agitable, SI. flappable; Inf. hyper, high-strung, tense, strained, SI. uptight, keyed up; excited, worked up, wrought up, SI. in a sweat; agitated, Inf. in a stew, Inf. in a dither, Inf. in a tizzy, SI. in a flap; flustered, ruffled, disturbed, upset, bothered, perturbed; distressed, troubled, worried, concerned, disquieted, Archaic, disquiet; unquiet, fretful, restless, impatient, fidgety, itchy, itching, SI. antsy; jumpy, jittery, edgy, on edge, Inf. on pins and needles, on tenterhooks; on a tightrope, on a cliff edge, waiting for the other shoe to drop, waiting for the ax to fall, waiting for the bomb to go off; uneasy, apprehensive, alarmed, anxious, with one's heart in one's mouth, fearful; frightened, scared, Inf. scary, afraid, afraid of one's shadow; skittish, shy, timid, timorous; tremulous, trembling, shaky, shaking, quaking.
2. neural, nerve, neurophysiological, neuroanatomi-cal. See - neural.
3. sinewy, firm, hard, strong, forceful, powerful; tough, rough, rugged, hardy, sturdy; robust, vigorous, nervy, active, energetic.
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