NSF nationals vocabulary 02 Flashcards

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aesthetic

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showing or having good taste

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affidavit

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a written declaration made under oath before a official

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affront

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a personally offensive act or word

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agape

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with the mouth wide open in surprise

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agita

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heartburn, anxiety

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agoraphobia

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a fear of being in open spaces

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agronomist

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an expert in field cropsand soil-management

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alacrity

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liveliness and briskness

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allegation

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a assertion made with no or little proof

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allegory

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a symbolical narrative

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allude

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to refer casually or indirectly

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altruistic

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dedicated to the welfare of others

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altruistically

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in a altruistic manner

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ambulatory

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adapted for walking

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ambush

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to attack by surprise, hiding in attack

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amelioration

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an improvement, change for the better

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amethyst

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a purplish tint, violet quartz

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amicable

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showing goodwill and friendship

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amino acids

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organic compounds that contain one amino group

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amorphous

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lacking a definite form, having no specific shape

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anachronism

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something or someone not in its correct chronological time, an artifact that belongs in another time

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anaerobic

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active in the absence of free oxygen

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analgesic

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a type of medicine that relieves pain

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analogous

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corresponding in function, corresponding in particular

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amity

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state of friendship and cordiality