NSF nationals vocabulary V4

Question 1

Cajun

Answer 1

Louisianan descended from French speaking immigrants

Question 2

caldron

Answer 2

a large pot

Question 3

calico

Answer 3

a plain woven cotton cloth with a design on a side

Question 4

caliper

Answer 4

a instrument for measuring thickness in a diameter

Question 5

callous

Answer 5

a rough exposed to friction piece of skin

Question 6

cameo

Answer 6

the act of engraving on a stone or gem

Question 7

canard

Answer 7

a false story, an airplane that has horizontal stabilizing and elevators in front of the wing

Question 8

candor

Answer 8

lacking in frankness

Question 9

canny

Answer 9

careful, cautious

Question 10

canopy

Answer 10

a covering made of fabric, supported by poles

Question 11

cant

Answer 11

to beg or whine

Question 12

canvass

Answer 12

to solicit votes

Question 13

capitulation

Answer 13

a document that contains the terms of a surrender

Question 14

capo

Answer 14

a device that raises the strings on a instrument making the pitch higher

Question 15

caprice

Answer 15

a sudden unpredictable change

Question 16

captious

Answer 16

difficult to please, noticing everything

Question 17

carapace

Answer 17

a shell or shield

Question 18

cardigan

Answer 18

a long sleeve shirt with designs

Question 19

careen

Answer 19

to lean or sway during motion

Question 20

career

Answer 20

a occupation or profession, speed

Question 21

carom

Answer 21

a shot where the cue ball hits two balls in succession

Question 22

carp

Answer 22

to find fault, or complain

Question 23

carrion

Answer 23

dead and putrefying flesh

Question 24

castellated

Answer 24

built like a castle

Question 25

castigate

Answer 25

to criticize and reprimand severely

Question 26

cataclysmic

Answer 26

resulting from a violent upheaval

Question 27

catholic

Answer 27

pertaining to the Christian body or church

Question 28

cat’s paw

Answer 28

a slave or servant, a person or tool used to serve the purposes for another

Question 29

cede

Answer 29

to yield or to formally surrender to another

Question 30

cellulite

Answer 30

excess fat in the thigh

Question 31

chagrin

Answer 31

a feeling of irritation

Question 32

chalice

Answer 32

a drinking cup

Question 33

chameleon

Answer 33

a lizard capable of changing skin color

Question 34

chapfallen

Answer 34

dispirited, chagrined

Question 35

chauvinism

Answer 35

eagerness and patriotism for military glory

Question 36

chic

Answer 36

in the current fashion or style

Question 37

chilblain

Answer 37

an inflammation of the hands and feet due to overexposure to the cold

Question 38

circumlocution

Answer 38

a roundabout or indirect way of speaking

Question 39

circumscribe

Answer 39

to draw a line around

Question 40

circumspect

Answer 40

watchful and discreet