NSF nationals vocabulary 16

Question 1

heir presumptive

Answer 1

a person who is expected to be the heir but may be cancelled by the birth of a nearer heir

Question 2

heliocentric

Answer 2

having the sun as a center

Question 3

Hellenistic

Answer 3

pertaining to classical Greek civilization

Question 4

herald

Answer 4

a messenger who announces important news

Question 5

heresy

Answer 5

a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

Question 6

hidebound

Answer 6

narrow or rigid in opinion, confined to the past

Question 7

high flown

Answer 7

pretentiously lofty and bombastic

Question 8

hobnob

Answer 8

to associate on friendly terms

Question 9

hokey

Answer 9

obviously contrived to win popular support

Question 10

holograph

Answer 10

a three dimensional image

Question 11

homonym

Answer 11

two words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings

Question 12

honcho

Answer 12

a aggressive leader, person who exercises control over workers

Question 13

hooptie

Answer 13

a large, older automobile

Question 14

hortatory

Answer 14

giving strong encouragement

Question 15

horticulturist

Answer 15

a expert in cultivating plants

Question 16

hosanna

Answer 16

a shout of praise or adoration

Question 17

hot button

Answer 17

exciting strong feeling, emotional

Question 18

hubris

Answer 18

excessively pride or self confidence

Question 19

huggermugger

Answer 19

disorder, confusion or secrecy

Question 20

humus

Answer 20

partially decomposed organic matter

Question 21

husband

Answer 21

a married man

Question 22

immure

Answer 22

to enclose within walls, imprison

Question 23

impasse

Answer 23

a street with one way in or out

Question 24

impeller

Answer 24

the blade of a rotor

Question 25

imperil

Answer 25

to put in danger or peril

Question 26

impetuous

Answer 26

marked by great force or violence

Question 27

importunate

Answer 27

urgent in solicitation

Question 28

impound

Answer 28

shut up in a pound

Question 29

impromptu

Answer 29

with no or little preparation

Question 30

imprudent

Answer 30

not wise

Question 31

impugn

Answer 31

to accuse to be false or wrong

Question 32

in concert

Answer 32

with a common plan

Question 33

inane

Answer 33

lacking sense, or devoid of intelligence

Question 34

incontrovertible

Answer 34

impossible to deny or disapprove

Question 35

incursion

Answer 35

the act of entering a place or territory

Question 36

indelible

Answer 36

something that cannot be erased or removed

Question 37

indubitable

Answer 37

something that is too obvious to be doubted

Question 38

ineffable

Answer 38

not capable of being expressed into words

Question 39

ineradicable

Answer 39

not able to be destroyed

Question 40

inextricable

Answer 40

incapable of being solved or undone