NSF nationals vocabulary 05

Question 1

belligerent

Answer 1

warlike character, eager to fight

Question 2

bellwether

Answer 2

a sheep wearing a bell leading a herd, someone who leads a movement

Question 3

bench warrant

Answer 3

a warrant issued by a judge that apprehends and brings a offender to court

Question 4

benediction

Answer 4

an utterance of good wishes, praying for divine protection

Question 5

benevolent

Answer 5

characterized by goodwill and kindness in offering help

Question 6

benison

Answer 6

a spoken blessing

Question 7

berate

Answer 7

to censure severely, scold, or rebuke

Question 8

beveled

Answer 8

slanted edge, a surface that does not meet with a adjacent surface at a right angle

Question 9

bevy

Answer 9

a flock of quail, a large group

Question 10

bewail

Answer 10

to express deep regret or grief for

Question 11

biofeedback

Answer 11

the method of controlling one’s own bodily function

Question 12

bipolar

Answer 12

characterized by opposite extremes, having two poles

Question 13

bistro

Answer 13

a small informal restaurant European style

Question 14

blanch

Answer 14

to turn white or pale, to cook briefly

Question 15

blandish

Answer 15

to praise dishonestly, coax

Question 16

blandishment

Answer 16

to persuade by teasing or flattery

Question 17

blazon

Answer 17

to adorn showily or brilliantly

Question 18

bleak

Answer 18

cold, piercing, no or little hope

Question 19

bleary

Answer 19

blurred or dimmed, worn-out

Question 20

bling-bling

Answer 20

expensive and flashy jewelry, ostentatious

Question 21

blockade

Answer 21

any thing that obstructs a passage or progression, isolating or slowing

Question 22

blurb

Answer 22

a brief advertisement or announcement

Question 23

blustering

Answer 23

blowing in violent or noisy bursts, loud and noisy

Question 24

boggle

Answer 24

to startle or overwhelm with complexity, amaze

Question 25

boisterous

Answer 25

rough and noisy, violent and lacking restraint

Question 26

bonhomie

Answer 26

friendly, good-hearted, and good-natured

Question 27

boondoggle

Answer 27

leather cord for the neck or knife sheath, work of almost no value

Question 28

boor

Answer 28

a churlish, or unmannerly person lacking culture

Question 29

botch

Answer 29

to spoil by bad work, ruin

Question 30

brackish

Answer 30

slightly salty, distasteful and unpleasant