NSF nationals vocabulary V2 Flashcards
apartheid
a racial segregation
aperture
a slit, crevice, or crack
aphrodisiac
a agent that arouses sexual desire, something that excites
apiary
a place where a colony of bees are kept
apiculture
beekeeping, for raising commercial honey
apogee
a high summit or peak
apostle
one sent on a mission, a early follower of Jesus who sent Christian religion into the world
applique
a cutout piece of decoration applied to a lager material for a ornament
apprehensive
capable of understanding or fearful over a future event
approbation
a assumption
aquifer
a geogical formation for conducting water underground
arable
capable of growing crops
arbitrary
depending on a individual decision
arcane
known by a few people, secret
arraign
to accuse or charge in general
arrogate
to claim or seize without justification
ascendance
governing or controlling influence
asinine
foolish, or stupid
assiduously
constant, unremitting
assimilate
to take in and incorporate as ones own, absorb
asteroid
any small body that revolves around the sun usually lying between mars and Jupiter
astringent
harshly biting, severe
auburn
a brown red color
authenticate
to make valid
autistic
a mental disorder
autocratic
pertaining to a government with unlimited power
automaton
a human-like machine
Avant-garde
the advanced group in a field
aversion
a feeling of repugnance toward something, to shun
avionics
electronics designed for use in aerospace vehicles
azure
a blue color
back-pedal
to retreat from a enemy
baffling
to confuse, bewilder, or perplex
bamboozle
to deceive, or trick
bandy
to trade, or give back and forth
bauble
a showy ornament or trinket
bedfellows
a person who shares a bed with another
befuddled
to daze, bewilder
beguiling
to lead by deceiving
behoove
to be necessary or proper for
