NSF nationals vocabulary W12

Question 1

Hatha yoga

Answer 1

a yogic exercise that combines difficult postures with a steady breathing

Question 2

heady

Answer 2

affecting the mind senses very heavily, intoxicating

Question 3

hearing

Answer 3

the act of perceiving sound

Question 4

hedge

Answer 4

a row of bushes used to form a fence

Question 5

hedontist

Answer 5

a person who’s devoted to pleasure and self-gratification

Question 6

heliocentric

Answer 6

having the sun as the center

Question 7

hellacious

Answer 7

remarkable, astonishing, formidably difficult

Question 8

herbaceous

Answer 8

a non woody herb, having the texture of a original leaf

Question 9

heresy

Answer 9

a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religon

Question 10

heretical

Answer 10

the characteristics of heresy

Question 11

hermetic

Answer 11

completely sealed or airtight

Question 12

heterogeneous

Answer 12

consisting of elements with different nature

Question 13

hex

Answer 13

to put a spell on something or someone

Question 14

heyday

Answer 14

the period of greatest vigor or productivity

Question 15

highboy

Answer 15

a tall chest of drawers

Question 16

histrionic

Answer 16

of or pertaining to acting or stage performances

Question 17

hitch

Answer 17

to fasten or tie

Question 18

holistic medicine

Answer 18

medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal, social, organic factors

Question 19

holograph

Answer 19

a intermediate picture which is 3 dimensional

Question 20

homogeneous

Answer 20

all of the same nature, composed of the same things

Question 21

homologous

Answer 21

corresponding in structure or position

Question 22

honcho

Answer 22

a leader or chief, to supervise

Question 23

horde

Answer 23

a vast multitude, a crowd

Question 24

hosanna

Answer 24

to praise or applaid

Question 25

hospice

Answer 25

a lodging for travelers or a program for the terminally ill

Question 26

howdah

Answer 26

a seat for riding on the back of a elephant

Question 27

hubris

Answer 27

excessive self-confidence or pride

Question 28

hullabaloo

Answer 28

a clamorous noise or uproar

Question 29

humus

Answer 29

partially decomposed organic matter, a thick spread made of chickpeas

Question 30

husband

Answer 30

a married man

Question 31

hyperventillate

Answer 31

to breath quick and repeatedly

Question 32

ignominy

Answer 32

disgrace, dishonor

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illicit

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not legally permitted or authorized to

Question 34

imminent

Answer 34

occurring anytime, close in time

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immolate

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to offer as a sacrifice

Question 36

impeller

Answer 36

the blade of a rotor

Question 37

impervious

Answer 37

not admitting of passage

Question 38

implacable

Answer 38

not to be appeased

Question 39

imponderable

Answer 39

something that can not be precisely determind

Question 40

imposture

Answer 40

pretending to be another person