NSF regionals vocabulary g30 Flashcards by Awesome Cool

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Rotund

A

Round in shape, plump

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Roundly

A

Completely or fully

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Rout

A

A divisive defeat

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Ruddy

A

Having a reddish color

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Rueful

A

Feeling or showing sorrow or pity

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Ruminate

A

Chew the cud, to think deeply about

something

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Russet

A

A reddish brown color

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Sacred cow

A

Anything thought of as worshipped and

grateful

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Sagacious

A

Having keen sense or good judgement

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Sagacity

A

Same thing as sagacious (previous word)

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Salad days

A

The period when one is young and

inexperienced

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Salient

A

Most noticeable or important, an animal

leaping

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Salutary

A

Something that is beneficial or good for you

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Sampler

A

A piece of cloth with various stitches, a person

who samples

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Sanctions

A

Threatened penalty for disobeying laws,

authoritative permission or approval

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Sanctuary

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A sacred or holy place

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Sanctum

A

A sacred place

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Scald

A

To burn painfully with hot liquid or steam, near

boiling point

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Scoff

A

To speak derisively, mocking, jeering

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Scrumptious

A

Very delicious