NSF regionals vocabulary e17 Flashcards

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Grub

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Larva of insects, soil in the ground, nasty dirt

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Gullible

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Easily persuaded to believe someone

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Gung-ho

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Whole heartily enthusiastic, unthinkably

enthusiastic

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Gusto

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Enjoyment in doing something

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Gynecologist

A

A specialist in gynecology

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Haiku

A

A Japanese poem of 17 syllables

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Hansom

A

A low hung covered vehicle drawn by a horse

for two passengers

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Harbinger

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A person or thing that announces the

approach of another

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Harp

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A musical instrument

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Harrier

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A person who persistently attacks on others

for the incursion of land

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Hazel

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A type of color usually a color for eyes

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Heathen

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A person who does not belong to a religious

group

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Hector

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To bully

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Heighten

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To increase value, degree, intensity, or height

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Heinous

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Hateful, a wrongful act

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Heir presumptive

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A person expected to be the heir but maybe

cancelled by the birth of a nearer heir

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Hellenistic

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Relating to Greek history

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Herald

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A royal messenger

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Herculean

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Requiring the great strength of Hercules

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High-flown

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Extravagant and lofty