NSF regionals vocabulary 15

Question 1

dog

Answer 1

a domesticated canid

Question 2

dog days

Answer 2

a period of inactivity, a period between july and september

Question 3

dogged

Answer 3

stubbornly unyielding

Question 4

domicile

Answer 4

a place of residence

Question 5

dominion

Answer 5

sovereign authority, rule

Question 6

doppler effect

Answer 6

a shift of frequencies

Question 7

dote

Answer 7

show affection, decay of wood

Question 8

dotty

Answer 8

crazy or eccentric

Question 9

dovetail

Answer 9

fit together

Question 10

drip line

Answer 10

the circle around a tree from its stump to outermost branches

Question 11

droll

Answer 11

amusing in an odd way

Question 12

dubious

Answer 12

not convinced, doubt

Question 13

duck soup

Answer 13

something very simple

Question 14

dumbfound

Answer 14

to make speechless, or astonished

Question 15

duplex

Answer 15

an apartment with two floors, communcation in opposite directions

Question 16

earthy

Answer 16

pertaining to earth

Question 17

ebb

Answer 17

outward flow

Question 18

eclectic

Answer 18

choosing from various styles or options

Question 19

ecosystem

Answer 19

the interaction of a community with their environment

Question 20

ecotourism

Answer 20

tourism to places with unspoiled natural resources