NSF regionals vocabulary 32

Question 1

quiddity

Answer 1

the essential nature of something

Question 2

quip

Answer 2

a witty remark

Question 3

radon

Answer 3

a radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium

Question 4

raft

Answer 4

a float that can be used for transport

Question 5

rally

Answer 5

to bring in order again, to revive

Question 6

randy

Answer 6

rude and aggressive

Question 7

rarefied

Answer 7

extremely elevated, having high moral and intellectual value

Question 8

rasher

Answer 8

a commercially important fish on the pacific coast

Question 9

ratchet

Answer 9

a toothed bar where a pawl engages

Question 10

ratify

Answer 10

to confirm by expressing consent

Question 11

ravening

Answer 11

voracious, greedy for food

Question 12

ravish

Answer 12

to hold spellbound, to carry of

Question 13

raze

Answer 13

to tear or demolish completely

Question 14

ream

Answer 14

a standard quantity of 500 sheets

Question 15

rebuff

Answer 15

to ward off, a check progress

Question 16

reclusive

Answer 16

living away from society

Question 17

recoup

Answer 17

to regain or recover, to compensate for lost

Question 18

rectilinear

Answer 18

characterized by a straight line or straight lines

Question 19

redoubtable

Answer 19

to be feared or respected

Question 20

regurgitate

Answer 20

to vomit or eject contents of stomach, to repeat after memorization

Question 21

relegate

Answer 21

to assign or refer, to commit or consign

Question 22

reminisce

Answer 22

to recall the past

Question 23

renaissance

Answer 23

the period of European history at the end of the middle ages

Question 24

rendezvous

Answer 24

a meeting planned a place and certain time

Question 25

renegade

Answer 25

someone who deserts a party for another