NSF regionals vocabulary e11 Flashcards

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Disingenuous

A

Lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity

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Disseminate

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To scatter or spread widely, broadcast

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Distraught

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Distracted, deeply agitated, mentally crazed

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Divest

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To strip or deprive of, flimflam

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Divulge

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To disclose or reveal

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Docile

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Easily managed or handled, readily traught

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Dogged

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Persistent in effort, confounded

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Doldrums

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A state of inactivity or stagnation

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Dolefully

A

Mournful, sorrowful

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Domain

A

A field of action, a territory with one

government and ruler

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Doppler effect

A

A shift in frequency

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Dowdy

A

Old fashioned, not neat, untidy

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Down

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Toward the ground, low

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Drogue

A

A bucket or canvas used for an anchor, a

parachute

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Drone

A

The male of a honeybee, to make dull, a type

of robot

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Due process

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The regular administration of the law that no one may be denied by their rights

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Duplex

A

Having two parts

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Dyslexia

A

A reading disorder

19
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Dyspeptic

A

Pertaining to or suffering from dyspepsia

20
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Dystopia

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A character created by human misery

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Earthy

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Pertaining to the earth, consisting of earth

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Ebb

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To flow back or fade away

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Ebullient

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Overflowing with fervor, excitement, and enthusiasm

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Ecology

A

The branch of biology dealing with the

relations and interactions between organisms

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Ecosystem

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A system formed by the interaction of a

community of organisms

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Ecotourism

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Tourism to places with unspoiled natural resources

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Ecstatic

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Characterized by rapturous delight

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Efficacious

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Capable of having the desirable effect

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Eke

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To increase or enlarge