NSF nationals vocabulary V9

Question 1

enmesh

Answer 1

to catch or entangle in a net

Question 2

enthrall

Answer 2

to captivate or charm

Question 3

entrance

Answer 3

the act of entering or place of entering

Question 4

entre nous

Answer 4

between ourselves, confidentially

Question 5

entree

Answer 5

a dish served as the main course of a meal

Question 6

epee

Answer 6

a rapier with a three sided blade

Question 7

epicure

Answer 7

a person with refined taste

Question 8

epigrammatic

Answer 8

a quick and witty saying

Question 9

epitaph

Answer 9

a commemorative expression on a tombstone about the person buried at site

Question 10

epoxy

Answer 10

having the structure of a epoxide

Question 11

equestrian

Answer 11

pertaining to a horseback rider

Question 12

equinox

Answer 12

a day where the time of day and night are equal

Question 13

eradicate

Answer 13

to get rid of; remove

Question 14

erudite

Answer 14

characterized by great knowledge; wise

Question 15

escrow

Answer 15

money, property, a deed or a bond written by a third person

Question 16

espionage

Answer 16

the act or practice of spying

Question 17

espouse

Answer 17

to marry, to make a spouse

Question 18

estuary

Answer 18

lower course of a river which meets the sea

Question 19

ethnology

Answer 19

the study of human anthropology that analyzes cultures

Question 20

etude

Answer 20

a musical composition usually, intended for a practice of technique

Question 21

euphemism

Answer 21

the substitution of a mild, or indirect expression for one thought to be offensive

Question 22

euphoric

Answer 22

intensely happy or confident

Question 23

evanescent

Answer 23

vanishing, fading away

Question 24

evolve

Answer 24

to develop gradually

Question 25

exalt

Answer 25

to raise in rank, honor, or power

Question 26

exculpate

Answer 26

to clear charge from guilt or fault

Question 27

exhume

Answer 27

to dig out of the earth

Question 28

exorcise

Answer 28

to expel, or release

Question 29

exoteric

Answer 29

suitable for the general public

Question 30

expatiate

Answer 30

to write or speak at length, to wander around freely

Question 31

expedient

Answer 31

tending to promote some desired or proposed object

Question 32

exponent

Answer 32

a person or thing that explains or is representative

Question 33

expunge

Answer 33

to erase or efface

Question 34

extirpate

Answer 34

to remove or destroy totally, exterminate

Question 35

extradite

Answer 35

to give up

Question 36

extricable

Answer 36

capable of being released from entanglement

Question 37

extricate

Answer 37

to release from entanglement (same as extricable)

Question 38

exuberant

Answer 38

have an overflow of abundance

Question 39

exult

Answer 39

to leap for joy

Question 40

exultation

Answer 40

same thing as exult