NSF nationals vocabulary 26 Flashcards by Awesome Cool | Brainscape

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Sphinx

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An imaginary creature with a head of a man and lion body

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Spew

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To vomit or eject the contents of

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Spin

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A short ride in a car, a rapid twist of the body

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Splayed

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Spread out or expanded

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Sporadic

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Happening at irregular times or intervals

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Squall

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Violent winds, sudden loud cry

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Squalor

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Filth and misery

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Stanch

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To stop the flow of a liquid

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Statuesque

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Having the resemblance of a statue, full of dignity and grace

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Sterling

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Highest quality, British currency

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Stiletto

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A dagger with a tapering blade

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Stilted

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Artificially formal, crutches

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Stint

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To be frugal, time spent doing something

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Strident

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Insisting on being heard, loud and harsh

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Stringent

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Severe or harsh rules or laws

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Sub-rosa

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Secretly or confidentially

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Subterfuge

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Deceit in order to achieve a goal

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Subverting

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To cause the downfall or overthrowing of

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Succumb

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To give way to superior force

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Sugarplum

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A small sugary candy

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Sully

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To soil, stain or tarnish the reputation of

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Superciliously

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With a sneering face

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Supersede

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To take the power of or authority of

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Supplant

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To take the place or position of

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Suppliant

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Someone who humbly prays for something

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Supplication

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The act of humbly praying

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Supply side

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The theory that concerns the reduction of taxes

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Surcease

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To stop from an action

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Surfeit

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The state of being more than full

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Surge

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A very strong wave or rush

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Surmise

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To guess without evidence or proof

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Surreptitious

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Done with a hidden aim or motive

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Surrogate

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A person that acts on behalf of another

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Swan song

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A final effort or performance

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Symbiosis

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A cooperation between two species

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Symposium

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A discussion of some topic before an audience

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Synchronous

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Occurring at the same time

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Synthetic

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A substance made by synthesis to imitate a real product

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Taciturn

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Very silent in manner

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Tactile

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Able to touch or tangible

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Tailored

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Having simple designs

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Talk turkey

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To talk frankly

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Tantamount

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Being essentially equal to

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Tarry

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Like tar or pitch

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Tauten

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To make tense or tightly drawn

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Tectonic

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Relating to the plates on the earth’s surface

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Telegenic

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Having qualities that televise well

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Teleological

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Related to teleology

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Temporal

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Related to time or present time

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Tenacious

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Very adhesive or sticky