NSF nationals vocabulary X23 Flashcards
spin
a short drive in a car; the act of rotating rapidly
spoonerism
transposition of consonants in a pair of words
squeamish
excessively fastidious
squire
an English country landowner young nobleman attendant on a knight
sterling
British money, high in quality
stertorous
having a heavy snoring sound
stile
steps or rungs which a person may pass over a wall
stiletto
a short dagger with a tapered blade
stilted
artificially formal
stint
get along on a scanty allowance, frugal
straggler
someone who strays or falls behind
straits
a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water
strangulation
constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
strew
to be scattered or sprinkled upon
stripling
between puberty and muturity
stultify
to appear as foolish
subjugate
to bring under complete control, conquer
subscribe
to pledge, as by signing an agreement
substantiate
solidify, firm, or strengthen
subsume
to consider or include
subversion
the act of overthrowing
succinct
expressed in few words; concise
succor
assistance in time of difficulty
sugarplum
any of various small sugary candies
superciliously
with a sneer
supernumerary
more than needed
suppliant
humbly entreating, praying for something
surmise
to think without evidence
surreptitous
done in a stealthily or hidden way
surrogate
a person appointed to act for another
surveillance
to keep watch over; observe
swan song
the final appearance of, preformance
swashbuckler
a swordsman, devil
symbiosis
a relationship between two species
synapse
the junction between two neurons
synchronize
adjust in time or manner
synchronous
occurring at the same time
syncopation
music or a passage cut short
syndicate
a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort
sydrome
a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder
