NSF nationals vocabulary X21 Flashcards
reprisal
retaliation against an enemy in wartime
reproof
an act or expression of criticism and censure
resusticate
to regain consciousness
retract
to pull away
retrench
to cut down or reduce
rile
to irritate or vex
rime
ice crystals forming a white deposit
risque
daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety
roil
turbid by stirring up sediment, or to irritate
rollicking
carefree and joyous
rope a dope
pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches
roseate
having a dusty purplish pink color
rotunda
a large circular zone
rubicund
a healthy red color from outside
rude
bad mannered, incorrect behavior
rune
any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet
ruse
a trick, or stratagem
rut
a furrow or track in the ground
sallow
unhealthy looking
sanctimonious
excessively pious, holy, sacred
sashay
to glide, move, or proceed easily
sate
fill to satisfaction
saturnine
bitter, or scornful
savanna
a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical areas
savant
a learned scholar
saw
a tool for cutting wood, past tense of see
scarf
to eat very quick, a garment worn around the neck
scarp
line of cliffs formed by faulting or fracturing of earth’s crust
scathing
marked by abusive criticism
schema
a diagram, plan or scheme
sconce
a candlestick with a flat side to be hung on the wall
score
the act of marking a point or tally on a person or team
scrabble
a board game, to scratch or scrape or dig
scrim
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for curtains
scrub
to clean a surface by brushing it
scrunch
to make wrinkles on a clean surface, crunch
secretary
a assistant who does clerk work for a boss
segue
a smooth transition from topic to another
seismism
the natural activity or group of phenomena associated with earthquakes
sententious
concise and full of meaning
