NSF nationals vocabulary W14 Flashcards
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inure
to accustom to hardship, beneficial to;
irascible
quickly aroused to anger
irk
to irrate or vex
ironclad
sheathed in iron plates, inflexible
irrepressible
impossible to be restrained or controled
isotropic
invariant with respect to direction
jackal
a nocturnal wild dog from the genus Canis
jaded
dulled or vanishing
jaunty
being very cheerful
jeer
laugh at with contempt and derison
jet
a dark black, a airplane with jet engines
jet stream
strong winds in the upper trophosphere
jetty
a protective structure of stone or concrete
jig
a dance with kicking and leaping
jilt
to reject or cast aside
jingoism
fanactical patriotism
jocund
cheerful, happy
jostle
to make one’s way by pushing or shoving
isthmus
a narrow strip of land with water on both sides
journeyman
a skilled worker that practices some handicraft
joust
a combat where two knight fight on horseback
julienne
cut in small strips
Jumpmaster
a person who supervises bungee jumping or paragliding
juxtaposition
the act of positioning side by side
kindred
related by blood or marriage
kinescope
a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver
kith and kin
acquaintances and relatives
labyrinthine
complicated, tortuous
lackey
a servile follower
laggard
wasting time
lambent
softly bright or radiant, moving lightly over a surface
lampoon
to ridicule with satire
largess
a gift or money given, general bestowal of gifts
leery
distrust, suspicious
leonine
pertaining to a lion
Lethe
a river in Hades which made people forget the past who drank it
levity
lack of seriousness, lightness in mind or body
liaison
a illicit relationship
libretto
the words in a opera or play
