NSF nationals vocabulary 06 Flashcards
braise
to cook by sautéeing in fat and simmering in liquid
brawny
muscular and powerful
bridle
something that restraints or curbs, headgear of a horse
brigade
a large body of troops organized for a purpose
brio
quality of being active or vigorous
brusque
rude and abrupt in manner, blunt
buffalo
a wild oxen from the family Bovidae
bumpkin
not intelligent or interested in culture
bumptious
offensively self-assertive
burble
to make a bubbling sound, speak excitedly
burgeoning
to grow very quickly, flourish
bushing
lining for a hole
buss
a greeting, expressing love
buttress
a external or support to steady a structure
cache
a hiding place in the ground to store things
Cajun
a person who has descended from french catholic ancestors who established communities in Louisiana and Maine
calibrate
to make fine adjustments to
calico
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern
caliph
a religious leader of a Muslim state
candor
the quality of being frank in speech
cannibalize
to remove items from a object to use in another, eat one’s species
cant
to whine
cantata
a musical based on a religious text
cantor
a official that leads the singing in a cathedral
caprice
a sudden desire or change of the mind
capricious
unpredictable change
captious
tending to call attention to mistakes
carafe
a wide-mouthed glass or bottle
cardsharp
a person who cheats at cards
careen
to tilt to one side
