NSF regionals vocabulary d5 Flashcards
1
Q
Big-bang theory
A
A theory that deduces the cataclysmic birth of
the universe
2
Q
Biotechnology
A
To genetically engineer
3
Q
Bipolar
A
Having two poles
4
Q
Bleary
A
Unclear, blurred or dim
5
Q
Blight
A
To decay, rot or die
6
Q
Blitz
A
To attack or defeat, a large attack, a play in
football
7
Q
Bluff
A
Blunt, or good naturedly direct
8
Q
Blurb
A
A brief advertisement or announcement
9
Q
Bobbin
A
A reed, cylinder, or reel which a thread is
wound on
10
Q
Bode
A
To announce beforehand, predict or to be an
omen of
11
Q
Bog
A
A spongy ground where vegetable matter is
decayed
12
Q
Bolster
A
A long often cylindrical pillow for a bed or sofa
13
Q
Bombast
A
Speech too pompous for an occasion, cotton or other material to stuff garments
14
Q
Boondocks
A
A inhabited area with thick natural vegetation
15
Q
Botanicals
A
Containing plants, related to plants
