NSF regionals vocabulary g31 Flashcards
Scrutiny
Critical observation or examination
Scurry
To move hurriedly with short quick steps
Séance
A special meeting where people try to contact
the dead
Seascape
A view of the sea
Secede
To withdraw formally from an alliance
Secular
Pertaining to worldly things that are not
religious or spiritual
Seethe
To bubble as a result of being boiled, in a state
of excitement
Self-effacing
Not claiming attention for oneself, modest
Semiotics
The study of signs and symbols and their use
Sensate
Perceiving or perceived through senses
Sentient
Having the power of perception through the
senses
Sequel
A publish or record that develops an earlier
one or continues the story
Sequester
To remove or separate, to isolate or hide away
Seriatim
In a series, one after another, a point after
another
Sever
To divide by slicing, to separate
Shalom
Used as a greeting for peace
Shambles
A state of total disorder or a slaughter house
Sheaf
A bunch of grain stalks laid lengthwise after
reaping
Sheepish
Showing embarrassment from lack of self
confidence
Sheer
Very thin, perpendicular
Shoddy
Poor quality or badly made
Shrew
A mouselike animal, a aggressive woman
Shrouded
A cloth or sheet which a corpse is wrapped
around for burial
Siesta
A nap or rest taken during the hottest hour of
the day
