NSF nationals vocabulary X22 Flashcards
serotonin
a neurotransmitter involved in sleep, and memory
shaman
one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds
sheath
a protective covering for a knife or sword
shelter
providing covering or privacy during rain or wind
shirk
to avoid dealing with
shrapnel
shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
shunt
to turn or shove aside, get rid of, a tube used to drain body fluids
sierra
a chain of hills or mountains
silhouette
a drawing or outline of an object
singe
a surface burn
skewer
a long pin for holding meat while being roasted
slogan
a chanting or prayer
slough
a swamp full of mud, skin that can be shed
sluice
conduit that carries water by a sluicegate
smolder
a fire that burns with no flame but smoke
snigger, snicker
to laugh at quietly
snipe
a shot from a hidden position
snitch
to steal or pilfer, to tattletale
sociopath
a person with an antisocial disorder
solar plexus
a network of nerves behind the stomach
soliloquize
to talk to oneself
somber
grave and gloomy in manner
somnambulist
someone who walks in their sleep
somnolent
marked by drowsiness
soupcon
a slight but appreciable addition
spasmodic
muscular jerky movements
spawn
the mass of eggs by amphibians
specious
plausible but false, pleasing
spelunker
a person who explores caves
spew
to vomit out, eject in large quantities
