NSF regionals vocabulary 36

Question 1

steep

Answer 1

to have a almost vertical slope

Question 2

stem

Answer 2

the stalk that supports a leaf, flower or fruit

Question 3

stertorous

Answer 3

having a heavy snoring sound

Question 4

stimuli

Answer 4

a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in a organ or tissue

Question 5

Stockholm Syndrome

Answer 5

a emotional attachment to a captor as a result of dependence

Question 6

straddle

Answer 6

spread the legs wide apart

Question 7

strangulation

Answer 7

to cut of blood circulation, to strangle

Question 8

stratagem

Answer 8

a plan or scheme

Question 9

stupefy

Answer 9

to make senseless, stun

Question 10

subscribe

Answer 10

to pledge by signing an agreement

Question 11

subsidiary

Answer 11

secondary or subordinate

Question 12

substantiate

Answer 12

to solidify or strengthen, firm

Question 13

substantive

Answer 13

a noun or pronoun used for a noun

Question 14

subsume

Answer 14

to contain or include

Question 15

succinct

Answer 15

very concise, giving the gist of something

Question 16

succulent

Answer 16

full of juice, juicy and fleshy tissues

Question 17

sufferance

Answer 17

enduring pain and hardship

Question 18

suffuse

Answer 18

cause to flood over, spread with a liquid

Question 19

sullen

Answer 19

darkened by clouds, showing ill humor

Question 20

sumptuous

Answer 20

rich and superior in quality

Question 21

sundry

Answer 21

diverse or various

Question 22

surreal

Answer 22

having the quality of a dream

Question 23

surveillance

Answer 23

a close observation of a group or person

Question 24

swarthy

Answer 24

having dark skin color

Question 25

sycophant

Answer 25

a person who tries to please someone in order to gain an advantage