Nsf Vocabulary Words

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  1. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  2. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  3. abide
    dwell
  4. abiding
    unceasing
  5. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  6. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  7. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  8. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  9. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  10. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  11. accrued
    periodically accumulated over time
  12. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  13. acidulous
    being sour to the taste
  14. acme
    the highest point of something
  15. acquisitive
    eager to attain and possess material possessions
  16. actuate
    put in motion
  17. adamantine
    consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
  18. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  19. admonitory
    expressing reprimand, criticism, or censure
  20. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  21. backlog
    an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed
  22. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  23. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  24. bane
    something causing misery or death
  25. baneful
    evil or sinister
  26. bard
    a lyric poet
  27. barricade
    a barrier to impede the advance of an enemy
  28. barrio
    a district in a Spanish-speaking country
  29. barter
    exchange goods without involving money
  30. bearing
    characteristic way of holding one's body
  31. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  32. caliber
    diameter of a tube or gun barrel
  33. calibrate
    make fine adjustments for optimal measuring
  34. calico
    coarse cloth with a bright print
  35. caliper
    an instrument for measuring the distance between two points
  36. caliph
    the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state
  37. calligraphy
    beautiful handwriting
  38. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  39. cannibalize
    eat human flesh
  40. dank
    unpleasantly cool and humid
  41. dapple
    a small contrasting part of something
  42. dawdle
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  43. de facto
    existing, whether with lawful authority or not
  44. debilitate
    make weak
  45. debug
    locate and correct errors in a computer program code
  46. decanter
    a bottle with a stopper; for serving drinks
  47. decelerate
    lose velocity; move more slowly
  48. decipher
    convert something hidden or secretive into ordinary language
  49. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  50. earthy
    of or consisting of or resembling the soil
  51. ebb
    the outward flow of the tide
  52. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  53. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
  54. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  55. ecotourism
    tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
  56. ecstatic
    feeling great rapture or delight
  57. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  58. efflorescence
    the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
  59. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  60. somnolent
    inclined to or marked by drowsiness
  61. bedeck
    decorate
  62. bedfellow
    a person with whom you share a bed
  63. befit
    accord or comport with
  64. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  65. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  66. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  67. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  68. bemuse
    cause to be confused emotionally
  69. benighted
    overtaken by darkness
  70. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
  71. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
  72. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  73. advent
    arrival that has been awaited
  74. adventurism
    recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
  75. aerie
    the lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as a hawk or eagle
  76. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
Created on Sat Aug 06 18:48:25 EDT 2011 (updated Wed Aug 24 21:40:48 EDT 2011)

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