NSF nationals vocabulary X25

Question 1

timbre

Answer 1

the distinctive property of a complex sound

Question 2

titillate

Answer 2

to excite pleasureably

Question 3

topiary

Answer 3

clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes

Question 4

torpid

Answer 4

slow and apathetic

Question 5

torque

Answer 5

a twisting force

Question 6

torrid

Answer 6

burning hot

Question 7

torsion

Answer 7

torque, a twisting force

Question 8

tortous

Answer 8

not straightforward, marked by turns

Question 9

touche

Answer 9

embarrasment

Question 10

tousle

Answer 10

to dishevel

Question 11

tout

Answer 11

to show off, spy on

Question 12

towhead

Answer 12

a person with light blonde hair

Question 13

Tractable

Answer 13

easily managed

Question 14

transcend

Answer 14

to go beyond

Question 15

transcendent

Answer 15

to go beyond range

Question 16

transcribe

Answer 16

to make a written copy of

Question 17

transmute

Answer 17

to change from a nature to another

Question 18

trash talk

Answer 18

to use disparaging language

Question 19

travail

Answer 19

painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil

Question 20

treacly

Answer 20

overly sweet

Question 21

trellis

Answer 21

a lattice work for plants

Question 22

trenchant

Answer 22

clearly or sharply defined to the mind

Question 23

trepidation

Answer 23

a feeling of alarm or dread

Question 24

trice

Answer 24

a very short time, an instant

Question 25

tripartite

Answer 25

involving three parties or elements

Question 26

trounce

Answer 26

to censure severely or angrily

Question 27

trundle

Answer 27

to roll along, having wheels

Question 28

tryst

Answer 28

a rendezvous

Question 29

turpitude

Answer 29

a vile or shameful act

Question 30

tutelage

Answer 30

the act of guarding or teaching pupils individually

Question 31

tweak

Answer 31

to pinch or squeeze with fingers

Question 32

tyro

Answer 32

someone new to an activity

Question 33

uber

Answer 33

having the specified property to an extreme or excessive degree

Question 34

umbrage

Answer 34

anger by being offended

Question 35

unabashed

Answer 35

not embarrassed

Question 36

unalienable

Answer 36

incapable of being passed down or transferred

Question 37

uncanny

Answer 37

surpassing the original

Question 38

undefiled

Answer 38

free from stain or blemish

Question 39

undergird

Answer 39

to make a secure underneath

Question 40

unfettered

Answer 40

not bound by shackles and chains

Question 41

unequivocal

Answer 41

very clearly defined

Question 42

unflappable

Answer 42

extremely calm, not excited or upset easily

Question 43

unheralded

Answer 43

without announcement or warning

Question 44

unobtrusive

Answer 44

undesirably noticeable

Question 45

unpretentious

Answer 45

not modest, exhibiting restrained good taste

Question 46

untempered

Answer 46

not moderate or controlled

Question 47

untenable

Answer 47

incapable of being defended

Question 48

untoward

Answer 48

unfavorable and unforunate

Question 49

urchin

Answer 49

a mischievous boy

Question 50

usurious

Answer 50

greatly exceeding bounds of reason

Question 51

vagrant

Answer 51

a homeless person

Question 52

vamoose

Answer 52

to disappear suddenly

Question 53

van

Answer 53

a truck with enclosed cargo space

Question 54

vapid

Answer 54

lacking flavor, lifeless, flat

Question 55

vascular

Answer 55

having vessels that conduct fluids

Question 56

vassal

Answer 56

a person granted the use of land, for homage, fealty, and military service

Question 57

verdant

Answer 57

of the color green, green vegetation

Question 58

verisimilitude

Answer 58

the appearance of truth

Question 59

veritable

Answer 59

not counterfeit or copied

Question 60

verity

Answer 60

the state or quality of being true