NSF regionals vocabulary 21 Flashcards
grandiloquent
lofty in style
grate
a frame of bars used for holding fuel, to scrape
greenback
a piece of paper money
grill
a machine that cooks food, to cook food
grimace
a facial expression that shows pain or dissaproval
grizzled
partly grey
groggy
staggering from exhaustion or blows
ground
solid surface of the earth
grueling
physical effort, exhausting
gullible
naive, easily tricked
gung ho
state of enthusiasm, and dedicated
gusto
hearty or keen enjoyment
gynecologist
someone who studies gynecology
hackles
the feathers of a animal’s back, anger
haiku
a Japanese verse with 17 syllables
hamstring
one of the tendons at the back of the knee
hansom
a two wheeled carriage drawn with the driver behind the passengers
hapless
unlucky, unfortunate
harbor
a body of a water that is close and deep enough to the shore
harlequin
a clown, or buffoon
harp
a musical instrument that has triangular frame
harrowing
extremely painful, sorrowful
hatha yoga
yogic exercises that control breathing and difficult postures
hawk
a bird of prey that is diurnal
hazel
any shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Corylus, a light golden brown
hearing
able to perceive sound
hearten
give encouragement to
heighten
raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
henna
a reddish brown dye
herbaceous
non woody plant part, relating to herbs
