NSF nationals vocabulary 28

Question 1

verdict

Answer 1

the judgement or findings of a jury

Question 2

verity

Answer 2

the state or quality of being real, like a statement or idea

Question 3

vernacular

Answer 3

the characteristics of everyday or native language

Question 4

vested interests

Answer 4

special interests in a existing system or arrangement

Question 5

viaduct

Answer 5

a bridge for carrying a road or railroad supported by series of arches

Question 6

vicarious

Answer 6

preformed or done in the place of another

Question 7

vicissitude

Answer 7

a change or variation in the course of something

Question 8

virile

Answer 8

characteristics of a man, full of energy and vigor

Question 9

virtuoso

Answer 9

having mastery or skill in any field

Question 10

visceral

Answer 10

obtained from intuition instead of observing or learning

Question 11

vociferous

Answer 11

crying out noisily, offensively loud

Question 12

votary

Answer 12

a person bound by religious vows

Question 13

vulpine

Answer 13

resembling a fox or the characteristics of a fox

Question 14

waggle

Answer 14

to shake or wobble, move side to side

Question 15

wanderlust

Answer 15

a strong desire to travel

Question 16

warren

Answer 16

a colony of rabbits

Question 17

wherewithal

Answer 17

the necessary means

Question 18

whim

Answer 18

sudden notion or desire

Question 19

whit

Answer 19

a tiny amount, particle

Question 20

wily

Answer 20

skill in deception, crafty and cunning

Question 21

winsome

Answer 21

innocently or naively charming

Question 22

wrangler

Answer 22

a cowboy who saddles horses, person who argues noisily

Question 23

wreak

Answer 23

to inflict or execute

Question 24

yin and yang

Answer 24

two principles, one dark and one bright

Question 25

zealot

Answer 25

a person that shows fervor

Question 26

zenith

Answer 26

the highest state of point, the point on the celestial sphere

Question 27

zephyr

Answer 27

a gentle breeze, god of the west wind

Question 28

zest

Answer 28

hearty enjoyment, liveliness enjoyment

Question 29

zombie

Answer 29

the body of a dead person given life by a supernatural force