NSF regionals vocabulary 27 Flashcards

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meticulously

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caring about every detail, fussy

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minatory

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menacing, threatening, foreshadowing evil development

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3
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ministration

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assistance in time of difficulty

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4
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misanthropic

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someone who hates humankind

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5
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mitigate

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to make less severe or intense

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6
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modicum

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a moderate amount of something

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7
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molten

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heated to a liquid

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8
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momentous

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of very great significance

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9
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monetary

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relating to money or currency

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10
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morose

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showing a ill humor, gloomily

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morsel

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a small amount of food or anything

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12
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motif

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a recurring subject, such as a theme, idea, colors

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13
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motley

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having a diversity of elements, combination of different colors

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14
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muffle

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to deaden sound or hide, a kiln chamber

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15
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murky

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dark or gloomy, unclear

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musty

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stale and unclean smelling, dull, antique

17
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nebula

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a cloud of interstellar gas, hazy or fuzzy, faint cloudy spot on the cornea

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negligee

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a women’s dressing gown or robe

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nemesis

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a opponent or rival that is not able to overcome, a goddess of divine retribution

20
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newspeak

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deliberately ambiguous language used to mislead the public

21
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nib

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the point of a pen, a bill or beak

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niche

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the status of a organism within its community, a ornamental recess in the wall

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nimbly

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quickly and agile

24
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nirvana

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a circle of reincarnation in Buddhism or Hinduism

25
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nodule

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a small rounded lump, knob

26
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nonentity

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a person or thing that is nonexistent

27
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nonproliferation

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to stop from spreading

28
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nostrum

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a patent medicine sold with exaggerated claims

29
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notional

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not real, expressing a notion or idea

30
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nubby

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having nubs, knobby or lumpy, having a rough surface