NSF nationals vocabulary 04

Question 1

assiduously

Answer 1

constant, with care and persistence

Question 2

assignation

Answer 2

a secret meeting, rendezvous

Question 3

assuage

Answer 3

ease, relieve or calm

Question 4

asterisk

Answer 4

a star like symbol that is used in literary to indicate omission

Question 5

astringent

Answer 5

something that contracts, a harshly biting

Question 6

astute

Answer 6

clever or cunning, keen penetration

Question 7

asunder

Answer 7

into separate scattered parts

Question 8

atmospheric inversion

Answer 8

A temperature inversion in which the temperature, instead of falling, increases with height above the ground

Question 9

atrophy

Answer 9

a weakening or degeneration in the organ

Question 10

audacious

Answer 10

daring, bold

Question 11

auditory

Answer 11

relating to hearing

Question 12

auspicious

Answer 12

concerning favorable circumstances and good luck

Question 13

autocratic

Answer 13

like an autocrat, tryrannical, or despot

Question 14

averaging down

Answer 14

Buying additional shares of a stock which one holds a position in, and which has dropped in price since the earlier purchase

Question 15

aversion

Answer 15

a thing of dislike, shun or avoid

Question 16

avidity

Answer 16

eagerness, enthusiasm with wanting to push ahead

Question 17

axis

Answer 17

a center on which a body rotates

Question 18

ballistics

Answer 18

the study of the motion of projectiles for maximum preformance

Question 19

bandy

Answer 19

to exchange blows or pass from one to another

Question 20

bane

Answer 20

something that causes death and misery, a deadly poison

Question 21

barricade

Answer 21

a barrier that blocks passageway

Question 22

barrio

Answer 22

a urban area in a Spanish speaking country

Question 23

barter

Answer 23

to trade, no use of money

Question 24

bauble

Answer 24

a jester scepter, cheap showy ornaments

Question 25

bay

Answer 25

a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline

Question 26

befit

Answer 26

to be proper or appropriate with

Question 27

befuddled

Answer 27

to be confused by many conflicts

Question 28

beguiling

Answer 28

to charm or divert, to mislead or trick

Question 29

belie

Answer 29

to show to be false or misrepresent

Question 30

bellicose

Answer 30

inclined to fight or argue