2014 Study Guide
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Sprague School Gymnasium
Spelling Team Members
6:30 pm Check In and Light Refreshments
7:00 pm Spelling Bee Begins
Welcome to the 25th Anniversary
Wellesley Spelling Bee
If you have questions about the Bee,
please contact our Co-Chairs at
[email protected]
or call:
Stacy Braatz
781.235.0356
Becky Cole
781.237.0011
Stephanie Sheps
781.237.2419
Yolanda Tong
781.772.1805
Judy Zimmerman
781.431.8621
Please inform us of any changes
to your team as soon as possible.
Our program goes to print on October 24th.
Spelling Bee Rules
1. Each team will consist of three members, including the
Captain, who is the designated speller.
2. Words used in the preliminary rounds of the Bee will be
selected from this year’s Study Guide, a copy of which has
been made available to each team member.
3. Words will be pronounced according to the diacritical
markings in the American Heritage Dictionary: Fourth
College Edition and Webster’s Third New International
Dictionary and its Addenda section, the official Bee
dictionaries.
4. The Master of Ceremonies will pronounce the word, give
the definition of the word, use it in a sentence, and
pronounce the word once more.
5. Team members may ask for one additional pronunciation
for the word, but no more.
6. Team members may collaborate on the spelling of the
word. Each team will print the word legibly on the slate
provided. All teams will complete the writing of the word
within 25 seconds and will be instructed to put down all
writing implements.
7. All teams will then display their slates simultaneously as
directed, and if asked by the Master of Ceremonies, the
Captain will spell the word as written. If there is a
discrepancy in the written and oral spelling, the written
spelling will prevail.
8. Upon misspelling a word, the team will be eliminated. If all
remaining teams spell the word incorrectly, no team will be
eliminated, and a new word will be given.
9. The last team to spell a word correctly in a particular round
is declared the winner of that round.
10. Winners of the Preliminary Rounds shall be recalled for the
Championship Round, and the same rules will apply.
Words for this round may be taken from a variety of
sources, and may not necessarily be in the current year’s
Study Guide.
Judges will make the final decision on all questions.
All That Glitters
This year the Wellesley Spelling Bee celebrates its 25th
anniversary. To commemorate the special occasion, the words
below all relate to silver and metalworking. Happy Birthday, Bee!!
silver
element
treasure
precious
wealth
ornamental
ceremonial
pendant
electroplate
anneal
solder
artisan
connoisseur
purity
chalice
mandrel
currency
sterling
britannia
jeweler
oxidize
polish
tarnish
assay
valuation
hallmark
counterfeit
alloy
lode
amalgamation
impurity
cupellation
silverpoint
immutable
exploitation
imperialism
exquisite
veneer
jingling
argent
tincture
sonorous
ductile
malleable
univalent
stephanite
proustite
pyrargyrite
cerargyrite
smelting
tarnish
coinage
resplendent
dazzle
coruscate
commodity
circulation
luster
catalyst
coinage
corrosion
oxidation
negotiable
monetary
immiscible
metallurgy
alchemy
glisten
gleam
argyria
cartouche
patina
lacquer
foundry
mazer
medallion
repousse
lustrousness
shimmer
sparkle
scintillate
mirror
emissivity
porringer
caudle
ornament
embellishment
gadroon
emboss
vernier
bracelet
loupe
guillotine
pickling
reticulate
collet
scorper
riffler
crucible
nonferrous
ductility
paillon
planish
reflectivity
photosensitive
emulsion
electrum
bullion
bimetallism
inflation
photovoltaic
catalytic
nanoparticle
isomorphous
What’s For Lunch?
These food-related words should whet your appetite. Learn the
meanings of these words and look for them on restaurant menus
skillet
mutton
famish
caloric
gizzard
watercress
melba
burrito
stolen
panbroil
butterscotch
sorbet
almond
nectarine
caramel
bratwurst
potatoes
celery
gingerbread
macaroni
sardine
nougat
praline
raisiny
culinary
waffle
delectable
delicious
semolina
delicacy
salami
sausage
sirloin
marjoram
molasses
caramelize
yeast
rigatoni
skewer
doughiness
marinade
wholesome
drisheen
raspberry
oyster
succulent
antipasto
cauliflower
precibal
stroganoff
satiety
nutritiously
julienne
haggis
grissino
gluttonously
aspartame
appetite
pasteurize
artichoke
tamale
succotash
leaven
savorous
torte
tortoni
recipe
gourmet
ricotta
tarragon
wasabi
spaghetti
lebkuchen
quiche
pidan
spiedino
kielbasa
postprandial
pistachio
knish
rissole
tortilla
meringue
guava
pumpernickel
smorgasbord
flummery
marzipan
tortellini
whortleberry
simnel
puchero
sauerbraten
bouillon
springerle
axunge
ravigote
wienerwurst
zwieback
jimmies
lavash
gulosity
turophile
tournedos
sukiyaki
soubise
matelote
vermicelli
zucchini
pultaceous
brioche
entremets
brochette
butyraceous
croustade
cioppino
esurient
anglaise
cassoulet
cuchifrito
ratafia
lobscouse
piccalilli
gristliness
paysanne
streuselkuchen
moussaka
fricassee
mozzarella
piloncillo
mayonnaise
madeleine
ratatouille
dacquoise
vinaigrette
carpaccio
radicchio
paupiette
mostaccioli
fanchonette
gaufrette
champignon
Weather Words
Like it or not, weather affects your life; weather limits your activities,
influences what you wear, affects your mood, and sometimes determines
where you might choose to live.
snowstorm
icebound
freezing
rainstorm
windchill
updraft
airstream
whiteout
crosswind
nippy
snowdrift
bore
thunderclap
cloudburst
twister
waterspout
downpour
sunbow
downdraft
showery
whirlwind
dewfall
gale
vane
tornado
hailstones
depression
frostbitten
microburst
smoggy
blustery
scorching
radarscope
nitrogen
icicle
temperature
drizzle
sunshiny
humidity
flurries
tempestuous
radar
advisory
frigid
mistiness
oxygen
semitropical
condensation
forecaster
erosion
typhoon
sweltering
inversion
unseasonable
precipitation
fogginess
temperate
searingly
monsoon
thermal
evaporation
westerlies
pollutant
convection
nimbostratus
advection
unpredictable
conglobe
turbulence
pampero
visibility
velocity
nubilous
sultriness
anticyclone
vernal
isogram
inundation
hibernal
stratocumulus
rime
mesoscale
squally
sublimation
hydrological
occlusion
altocumulus
barothermograph
trough
neutercane
cryology
brontometer
chinook
prognosticator
ombrometer
mistral
levanter
ecocatastrophe
niveous
pluviosity
radiosonde
tramontana
brume
anemometer
pogonip
zonda
buran
bise
“Emma”
Exposure to a rich vocabulary and the beauty of formal English is but
one reward to reading Jane Austen’s Emma. Readers are also
entertained by Emma’s attempts at matchmaking and apprised of the
perils of misinterpreted communication.
rivet
punctual
treble
deranged
entangled
vulgar
detestable
alliance
interference
infectious
advocate
eligible
underrated
predicament
gout
acrostic
concession
abominable
inducement
incompatible
scruples
disparity
patroness
counsel
perseverance
discerned
subsistence
pulmonary
sauciness
contrition
acceded
militia
consciousness
concurrence
improprieties
clemency
affability
accosted
requisite
contemptible
gruel
grandeur
equivocation
environs
unpersuadable
volubility
serviceable
diffident
enmity
rued
alleviation
appendages
acquittal
foppery
pales
stomacher
penitence
expeditious
extenuations
reprehensible
unexceptionable
judicious
discordancies
wantonness
instantaneous
placidity
accrued
contingencies
aspersion
undiscerned
feigning
gaiters
unrequited
artifice
fortuitous
poignant
insidious
ostensible
dilatory
desultory
inimitable
deprecated
tautology
unceremoniousness
tippet
chilblains
demurs
conundrums
conciliating
deciphered
finessing
parley
whist
lieu
pollards
alfresco
reticule
\forfeit
charades
apothecary
repugnance
dissipated
augur
penance
valetudinarian
appellations
yeomanry
spencer
efficacy
hypocrisy
palliate
vicarage
vexatious
disingenuousness
sumpter
penury
commiseration
abhorred
incommoding
wainscot
dissentient
espaliers
cavil
embrocation
philippics
quadrille
ennui
Making a Living
As times change, so do occupations. Some of these words are
occupations that may no longer exist except in books written about other
times in history. Some words may appear only in fantasy fiction.
grip
extra
skycap
pilot
broker
bookmaker
dentist
forester
bookkeeper
librarian
acrobat
understudy
stagehand
cashier
apprentice
gladiator
economist
ecologist
optician
sheriff
graphologist
steeplejack
obstetrician
pedagogist
veterinarian
broadcaster
swineherd
plumber
geologist
balloonist
excavator
prompter
stewardess
cooper
comedian
engineer
coroner
druggist
botanist
accountant
cobbler
dendrologist
cosmetologist
cinematographer
claviger
astrophysicist
croupier
linguist
anthropologist
docent
caterer
ergonomist
financier
curator
choreographer
campanologist
calligrapher
boniface
auctioneer
ballerina
agronomist
vintner
courier
actuary
thespian
playwright
haberdasher
gastriloquist
bailiff
physicist
surveyor
renovator
scenewright
scullion
upholsterer
selenologist
televangelist
glazier
sociologist
publicist
statistician
sloganeer
stereotomist
wheelwright
stevedore
wharfinger
ophthalmologist
cryptographer
ensemble
sorcerer
herbalist
metallurgist
appraiser
speleologist
prosecutor
horologist
geophysicist
grammarian
jurimetrician
lepidopterist
luthier
meteorologist
pastoralist
shepherdess
podiatrist
launderer
sculptor
numismatist
sheepshearer
pageanteer
hagiographer
osteopath
midinette
funambulist
seismologist
chauffeur
restauratrice
myrmecologist
murenger
mosaicist
vaudevillian
kaumographer
impresario
theoretician
entrepreneur
concierge
chicer
ignitron
canitist
bouquiniste
danseuse
kulak
rhabdomancer
cicerone
Medical Terms
Our bodies are subject to many disorders, diseases, and dysfunctions.
Can you find the medical terms for an earache, baldness or a fever in the
following list?
sprain
shock
mumps
cancer
allergy
smallpox
fracture
lesion
malady
maimed
sunstroke
lumbago
amnesia
insomnia
exhaustion
nodosity
pertussis
pathogeny
prostration
bruise
senility
embolism
cataract
coronary
coup
leprosy
measles
migraine
nausea
pestilence
seizure
scurvy
tetanus
vertigo
bursitis
trauma
varicose
hepatitis
hematoma
influenza
laceration
jaundice
bronchitis
arthritis
febrility
folliculitis
glioma
contusion
glaucoma
carditis
myopia
cholesterosis
narcoticism
poliomyelitis
prognosis
odontoloxia
rubella
nicotinism
pleurisy
rheumatism
beriberi
osteoporosis
duodenitis
dermatitis
diabetes
hypertension
hypochondria
hyperopia
tuberculosis
hemeralopia
hemophiliac
hydrophobia
impetigo
gingivitis
keratoderma
meningitis
narcoleptic
palpitation
paraplegic
poliosis
scarlatina
toxicosis
anaudia
atrichia
diplopia
dyslexia
diphtheria
encephalitis
astigmatism
phlebitis
hypotrophy
horripilation
eczematous
conjunctivitis
chiragra
malocclusion
malaria
pyrexia
pruritus
otalgia
otitis
sclerosis
strophulus
talipes
anorthopia
exsiccosis
emphysema
phalacrosis
phonasthenia
hyperglycemia
thrombosis
ileitis
chalicosis
cardiomegaly
laloplegia
laryngitic
mastoiditis
mononucleosis
melitensis
myelopathy
myasthenia
neurasthenic
nyctalopia
pancreatitis
pityriasis
otomycosis
cephalalagia
ciguatera
tonsillitis
thyroiditis
thoracodynia
trichinosis
thoracodynia
trichinosis
tularemia
xerostomia
xanthoma
xerosis
cirrhosis
byssinosis
brucellosis
salmonellosis
visceroptosis
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms lend variety to our speaking and writing. Antonyms are
useful, too, because one way to convey meaning is to indicate what
something is not. This section contains both synonyms and antonyms.
Can you match them up?
unlawful
rural
scarce
turmoil
poisonous
fraudulent
humility
systematic
indelible
irrelevant
shrewdness
omission
sobriety
acute
thoroughbred
specificity
colloquy
pacifistically
recalcitrant
skookum
nescient
ombrophobous
chronic
obedient
profuse
shoddy
mongrel
repose
authentic
erasable
germane
inclusion
antidotal
metropolitan
gullibility
inebriety
ambiguity
chaotic
cognizant
bellicosely
licit
bavardage
ombrophilous
braggadocio
studious
blotch
exemplary
substantiate
rapturous
opulent
scoundrel
stifle
masquerade
tantamount
redoubtable
proprieties
lassitude
inured
indefeasible
indubitable
mediocre
repetitious
scurrilous
pretentious
recondite
repartee
taciturnity
shuddering
vixenish
wretched
tensible
gasconade
cudgel
blemish
inferior
shivering
smother
scholarly
equivalent
commendable
habituated
stretchable
squalid
bludgeon
imprescriptible
indisputable
fatigue
camouflage
luxurious
ostentatious
abstruse
estimable
badinage
iterative
corroborate
reticence
shrewish
blague
etiquette
ecstatic
rogue
opprobrious
Hard Words
These “hard words” describe a material hardness, or relate to a mental
or physical test of difficulty, or depict a comfortless or hard personality
trait.
firm
mean
solid
grinding
strong
biter
complex
harsh
demanding
cruel
compact
tiring
stern
trying
uphill
rugged
concrete
thorny
complicated
compressed
insensitive
intense
mightily
sticky
terrible
toilsome
tough
brutal
burdensome
coarse
definite
diligent
earnestly
durable
distressing
exacting
exhausting
fiercely
ruthless
flinty
intently
formidable
furiously
hostile
inflexible
merciless
obscure
perplexing
troublesome
puzzling
realistic
relentlessly
steadfastly
remorseless
rough
fixedly
savagely
severe
sorely
strenuous
violently
ardent
bewildering
arduous
assiduously
baffling
ferociously
granitic
intensively
unrelenting
intricate
irksome
keenly
knotty
strident
unfavorable
viciously
unsympathetic
wearisome
unsentimental
vigorously
unyielding
wearying
adamantine
austere
cantankerous
impervious
cumbrous
enigmatic
esoteric
impenetrable
implacable
inclement
incomprehensible
indefatigable
indurate
obstinate
insensate
ponderously
intractable
laborious
obdurate
inexorable
oppressive
pitiless
stringent
unchangeable
onerous
unfathomable
unremitting
lapideous
lithoid
obstreperous
Mammals
Mammals are among the world’s most familiar and fascinating animals.
Because they are found all over the world, their names have been
borrowed from many different languages.
mole
mink
dingo
beaver
weasel
gorilla
mongoose
otter
jackal
muskrat
elephant
hedgehog
eland
dromedary
platypus
ermine
giraffe
okapi
gibbon
ruminant
porpoise
bandicoot
wisent
antelope
chimpanzee
marmoset
marsupial
gazelle
lemur
ocelot
wapiti
leopard
tapir
dolphin
wallaby
wombat
porcupine
heifer
marmot
pachyderm
caribou
hippopotamus
lemming
rhesus
jaguar
argali
berok
gnu
kinkajou
marten
rhinoceros
armadillo
lagomorph
onager
klipspringer
cetacean
grampus
oryx
chinchilla
ungulate
hartebeest
leucoryx
macaque
leoncito
linsang
llama
lynx
nyala
ratel
jerboa
tamarin
siamang
rorqual
pinniped
desman
pangolin
dhole
colobus
tarsier
leveret
carcajou
bhalu
colugo
hangul
dugong
thylacine
gerenuk
upeygan
sirenian
guenon
gymnure
cricetid
ovibos
hyrax
saiga
binturong
quagga
potoroo
serval
dasyure
wambenger
unau
korrigum
echidna
coati
addax
quokka
sapajou
aardwolf
angwantibo
talapoin
tichorrhine
Orientation
These words may be used to describe position, direction or orientation in
time or space.
midway
absent
partway
aloft
aboard
overhead
background
prone
starboard
pending
worldwide
astride
underneath
swerve
anterior
bilateral
careen
counterclockwise
diagonal
breadth
inverted
lengthwise
capsheaf
equidistant
extremity
hindmost
horizontal
innermost
proximity
radially
reclining
stationary
swivel
untimely
vertical
widespread
zenith
adjacent
circa
askance
askew
cusp
descending
ascending
alphanumerical
vector
dextral
gravitate
leewardly
prostrate
retrograde
stratified
subsequent
temporal
transitory
awry
betwixt
recede
circuitous
azimuth
parallel
concentric
distal
dorsal
geocentric
latterly
oblique
parallax
linearity
perpetual
ricochet
preprandial
recumbent
slalom
tangential
uniaxial
vertiginate
centripetal
antecessor
antipodal
peregrinate
circumambulate
debouch
divagate
nadir
penultimate
sinisterly
peripheral
schuss
akimbo
slantindicular
supine
Thinking Verbs
These “thinking verbs” describe some of the processes you might use as
form or use a thought.
plot
fret
learn
grasp
grope
worry
dream
brood
study
solve
infer
reason
wonder
recall
consider
deem
mull
muse
guess
judge
weigh
decide
devise
figure
recon
ponder
puzzle
estimate
reflect
conclude
examine
realize
review
question
agonize
resolve
determine
memorize
remember
brainstorm
plumb
assess
scheme
deduce
surmise
appraise
interpret
meditate
concoct
contrive
conjecture
evaluate
comprehend
speculate
calculate
recollect
formulate
imagine
opine
theorize
construe
conceive
fantasize
visualize
deliberate
concentrate
perpend
diagnose
envision
apprehend
cogitate
contemplate
intrigue
envisage
introspect
retrospect
analyze
strategize
excogitate
ideate
conceptualize
cerebrate
extrapolate
rationalize
lucubrate
intellectualize
hypothesize
ruminate
philosophize
reminisce
ratiocinate
syllogize
Talk About It
Speech is one of the basic modes of communication, but there’s more to
it than just the words we say. How we speak is a mark of our
personality, our character and our mood.
oath
falter
soapbox
orator
retorts
mimic
hearsay
evoke
lament
blather
jeer
expound
testimony
discussion
chatterbox
toastmaster
tattletale
reproach
sermonize
embellish
pontificate
enunciate
elocution
querulous
sibilant
palaver
rebuttal
insinuate
pulpitry
narrate
rodomont
argumentative
verbatim
declamatory
intonation
murmur
broach
whisperer
conversant
utterance
taunt
babblative
raconteur
prattle
malediction
exclamation
blatherskite
axiom
homily
jabberwocky
prevaricate
censorious
interject
impromptu
exaggerate
excoriate
hosanna
expostulate
blandishment
perjury
oracular
hoarseness
disquisition
forensics
phraseology
orotund
jeremiad
interlocutor
pronouncement
quarrelsome
quotable
ventriloquist
calumny
epithet
kibitzer
extemporaneous
caveat
interviewee
vilify
peroration
vociferous
harangue
ululation
loquacious
perorate
philologist
rumormonger
vocalize
obloquy
interrogate
eulogy
panegyric
“A Wrinkle In Time”
A favorite science fiction book for years, Madeleine L’Engle’s A
Wrinkle in Time uses rich descriptive language to tell the story of
Meg Murry and her small brother Charles Wallace.
briskly
garb
pulsing
gene
virtues
particular
urgent
consulting
concept
neighborhood
multiplication
radioactive
merely
reputation
scornfully
shimmered
embracing
exclusive
scrawny
alternative
obligation
mentality
breathlessly
tenseness
clarity
bellowing
dwindled
avid
pursuit
subsided
nourishing
absolutely
delved
fumblingly
endurance
confidence
hurriedly
preconditioned
transparent
dappled
diverting
procedure
enlightened
characteristic
passionately
perspective
impressive
materialize
hesitant
actuality
liniment
verbally
constraint
dutifully
consistent
intolerable
dilated
interfering
preparations
[protoplasm
quivered
proposition
instinctively
primitive
jangling
sullen
physically
recourse
infuriated
suspiciously
serenely
curiosity
deters
potentially
misconception
gorgeous
compulsion
inefficient
compelled
dissecting
appropriate
indecisively
rhythm
disillusion
enthusiastic
magnificently
preliminary
outrageous
spectacles
warily
malignant
\inexcusably
agility
reassurance
delinquent
dubiously
anxieties
disintegration
tractable
concussion
uncooperative
sulkily
synthetic
bacteriology
nondescript
furtive
privilege
pedantic
placidly
innocent
spectacular
vocalize
paisley
tenacity
impressionable
centaur
piteous
scudded
relinquished
serenity
transmissible
contradicted
bravado
inadvertently
assimilate
tangible
aberration
imperceptible
connotations
corduroy
dilapidated
neurological
resilience
marionette
sonorous
dais
peremptory
unmitigable
corporeal
bilious
requisition
raucous
jeopardize
propitious
assuage
surreptitious
formaldehyde
annihilate
tesseract
Astronomy
Investigating the physical and chemical properties of heavenly
objects and out-of-this-world matter has intrigued humankind for
centuries. As our scientific knowledge evolves, new words for
new discoveries continue to become part of our language.
comet
crater
phase
objective
lunar
elevation
revolution
universe
equator
apex
totality
meteor
limb
telescope
wane
opposition
orbital
altitude
supernova
astronomy
transit
eclipse
interplanetary
hemisphere
galaxies
Martian
conjunction
observatory
equinox
stellar
variable
nebula
circumlunar
celestial
constellation
chromosphere
satellite
aurora
declination
luminosity
vertex
extraterrestrial
epicycle
firmament
cosmogenesis
refractor
solstice
libration
Copernican
insolation
anomaly
asterial
evection
Jovian
culminant
apogee
Sagittarius
occultation
meteoroidal
plenilune
parsec
perigee
scintillation
selenian
mare
nutate
obliquity
flexure
Galilean
aphelion
ephemeris
falcate
bolide
vespertine
facula
areology
coelostat
chevelure
achondrite
analemma
dichotomy
appulse
ansa
loxocosm
orrery
syzygy
empyrean
apastron
apsidal
gegenschein
Cepheid
anabibazon
Cytherean
Cassiopeian
matutine
Shapes & Forms
Picture a crescent moon. A serpentine wall. A corrugated box.
The following words describe shapes and forms.
spearhead
cloverleaf
dovetail
peninsula
fiddlehead
prism
honeycomb
slenderize
knifelike
pyramid
switchback
corona
crescent
curvature
fibrous
pretzel
herringbone
hexagonal
lattice
lozenge
monstrosity
obelisk
pentacle
truncated
quadrilateral
serpentine
univalve
spherical
squiggle
statuesque
helix
binary
acuate
attenuate
cloven
emaciated
corrugated
declivate
ductility
ellipse
feliform
lupine
globular
zigzaggery
involute
labyrinth
lunette
mesomorph
stratocirrus
metamorphose
mutable
octahedron
pinnate
rotundity
silhouette
tendril
stratose
alary
calculiform
alveolate
bacillary
aquiline
belemnoid
botuliform
cabochon
cabriole
vermiculate
cancellous
catenulate
trefoil
chamfer
collabent
conchiform
corniculate
crenate
cribral
cruciform
cumulonimbus
malleable
drepaniform
faveolate
foraminate
hamate
hircine
sagittal
mandorla
cochleariform
meniscus
Moline
nuciform
sigmoid
oxydactyl
phylliform
quincunx
ramellose
reticulated
rhomboid
scutellate
scaphoid
ogive
scopate
sicklocyte
decussate
spinescent
squaliform
terete
toroidal
arabesque
transmogrify
urceolate
botryoidal
Personality
Are you a dawdler? Are you churlish early in the morning? The
words below are as varied as those around us.
dashing
gossip
honorable
patriot
sociable
spendthrift
cheapskate
dawdler
fortitude
heroic
humane
irate
deceitful
nuisance
poised
resolute
valorous
belligerent
aloof
laconic
benevolent
churlish
demure
prodigal
evildoer
flippant
congenial
decorous
domineering
puritanical
squeamish
acrimonious
irrepressible
fervorous
schemer
petulant
solicitous
sophomoric
grandiloquent
curmudgeon
epicurean
egocentric
cavalier
garrulous
impeccable
indomitable
unregenerate
dissolute
impetuousness
jaundiced
overweening
pessimist
professorial
rambunctious
savvy
taciturn
crotchety
tenacious
truculent
avuncular
solipsism
bonhomous
ebullient
effervescent
flibbertigibbet
heterodox
misanthropic
martinet
iconoclast
lackadaisical
vitriolic
vituperative
suasible
duncical
jejune
lachrymose
jocosity
magnanimous
suave
mendacious
sagacity
nefarious
obsequious
sanguine
panache
oleaginous
pharisaical
monomaniacal
puerile
temerarious
punctilious
sthenic
prescient
sybaritic
perspicacious
On The Move
These words relate to movement or motion.
backspin
churn
drifting
fastish
gridlock
gust
glide
hobble
whisk
clamber
crawl
leapfrog
pounce
prowl
roundabout
thrust
trodden
upheave
stampede
ballistic
implosion
escapement
convergent
commute
amble
cavort
crispation
momentum
bouncily
egress
grabble
grovel
hustle
lunge
mangle
migrate
piston
pivot
hoist
cyclonic
catapult
skedaddle
creepage
plantigrade
promenade
rampage
wriggle
stretch
tardigrade
trespass
tantivy
transference
immobilize
decelerate
ascension
flagellum
gracility
accelerate
meandrous
nutation
perturb
precession
burble
unguligrade
inertia
undulate
fluctuant
gambol
whirligig
juggernaut
gesture
fluxion
gyrate
lollopped
leisurable
molinary
palpitant
pinnigrade
regurgitate
writhed
sedentary
vortex
trunnioned
viscous
equilibrist
intercept
kinetosis
motitation
pirouette
tribology
vellication
glissade
perambulate
buffeting
oscillatory
celeritous
ginglymus
catalepsy
maelstrom
maunder
therblig
wafture
katabatic
klinotaxis
peristalsis
supination
escamotage
paseo
rappelled
saccadic
austausch
bradyseism
phugoid
scopolamine
seiche
effleurage
tiqueur
Government
The United States is a representative democracy with a
bicameral legislature. The following words will help build your
political vocabulary.
radical
levy
democracy
mandate
legislature
liberalism
libertarian
lobbyist
representative
terrorist
amendment
bicameral
abdicate
mayoralty
allegiance
excise
filibuster
fiscal
allocation
boycott
bureaucrat
candidacy
polling
cartel
impeachment
caucus
constabulary
cronyism
envoy
isolationist
kremlin
mercantilism
subsidize
muckraking
nominee
parochial
sequester
subjugate
totalitarian
welfares
unanimous
gestapo
fascist
abstention
anarchy
coalition
authoritarianism
scepter
autonomy
canvasser
capitation
chancellor
gubernatorial
incumbency
nativistic
nullification
precinct
proletarian
despotism
espionage
protocol
provost
regime
rescind
secede
tyranny
abeyance
interregnum
accession
dynamitard
apartheid
burgher
cheka
civitas
comandancia
placet
communard
concordat
coup
demagoguery
doctrinaire
ducal
entente
hartal
solon
hierarchy
insurrection
junta
kakistocracy
misprision
moiety
ochlocratic
panachage
sultanate
pasquinade
putsch
seneschal
samizdat
vicontiel
revanche
greffier
psephology
rapprochement
gauleiter
renvoi
aristoi
dirigisme
What On Earth?
Geography plays a part in many aspects of our lives. Explore the
meanings of these words to understand more about the world
around us.
glen
mountain
planetary
volcano
shale
balminess
crag
nugget
horizon
habitat
crevice
isobar
knoll
isle
cultivation
itinerant
desolate
epicenter
abrasion
equatorial
fossilize
geography
glacial
glacier
globalization
laguna
levee
oasis
plateau
polder
sediment
silica
sluice
terrain
tributary
hurricane
tundra
rivulet
ablation
cascade
deluge
chasm
acclimatization
agronomy
arability
atmospheric
atoll
avalanche
bayou
brininess
butte
caldera
coaration
confluence
cyclical
demarcate
demography
torrentially
denizen
detritus
eluvium
pinnacle
precipice
promontory
provenance
recyclable
reservoir
endemic
estuary
fissure
floe
geochrony
geodesy
geognosy
geophysical
graticule
hydrography
indigenous
isthmus
larithmics
microcosm
nemoral
seismism
septentrional
solfatara
stalactite
steppe
subaqueous
terraceous
terraqueous
terrigenous
topography
archipelago
tropicopolitan
troposphere
urbiculture
cumulocirrus
vorago
yardang
zephyr
fumulus
acclivity
agglomerate
alluviation
creekology
altiplano
arenaceous
borealizaton
cosmopolite
cyclogenesis
debouchment
echard
edaphon
extravasate
firnification
gabbro
gibleh
graupel
impasse
chonolith
isohyetal
lithification
mesoseismal
monadnock
orogeny
paludal
maceral
tabetisol
procellous
quaquaversal
rideau
soliterraneous
solstitial
estrepement
speleothem
steinkern
palustrine
thalassic
malloseismic
tsunami
tufaceous
vendaval
bergschrund
argillaceous
bocage
cordillera
crystosphene
felsenmeer
ichnolite
glacon
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
First published in 1820, Washington Irving’s "The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow" is one of the earliest examples of American fiction.
Combining unrequited love and the supernatural, the popularity of
this classic tale continues to endure.
drone
goblins
dismal
mortal
steed
rustic
anon
brimstone
maxim
rampant
nightmare
despair
lurking
exploit
varlet
blundering
gainsay
devouring
tombstones
disappearance
appalling
lank
hurling
bough
quest
peerless
bewitched
cranium
haunted
enchanted
fain
laud
asunder
surviving
brawl
fluttering
bumpkins
bevy
feud
galloping
partridge
potentate
pursuer
foray
adversaries
prolonger
skeleton
flaunting
missile
autumnal
bachelor
pensive
contraband
hearth
husbandry
burly
awe
quavers
powwows
cavernous
boding
arrogance
competency
apparition
heretical
harried
pigeon
calico
surmounted
loitering
heiress
enraptured
perpendicularly
chivalrous
waggery
valiantly
authoritative
ingratiating
possessed
epitaphs
spectral
superstition
mischief
whimsical
Connecticut
ascertained
mourning
conscientious
grievous
herculean
disciples
embarrassment
omens
reverberated
peculiarly
legitimately
vulnerable
credulity
propensity
whilom
parried
melancholy
cruller
portentous
allege
mortification
witching
gaud
uncouth
supernatural
superstitious
sprawling
lamentations
eloquence
countenance
thwarted
consolatory
ghostly
ghastly
haunches
affrighted
harbinger
inveterate
ludicrous
misshapen
inapplicable
supernumerary
innovation
revelry
erudition
niggardly
gorget
peradventure
perceived
sagely
descried
traversed
anecdote
chastisement
incessant
suffice
marauding
piqued
anaconda
rantipole
cognomen
capricious
domiciliated
pertinacious
enumerated
psalmody
mynheer
Capitalized Words
Biographical names and geographical names are capitalized, and
words formed from these words are usually capitalized. Note:
When a speller spells these words in a spelling bee, only the
sequence of the letters matters: to spell a word correctly in the
bee, a speller need not specify that the first letter is a capital letter.
Atlantic
Dallas
Nordic
Homeric
Norwegian
Mormon
Grecian
Augustan
Franciscan
Miltonic
February
Daltonism
Platonic
Shinto
Thomism
Unitarian
Mississippian
Spencerian
Tasmanian
Websterian
Miranda
Saturnian
Newtonian
Michigander
Nicaraguan
Marxist
Guinean
Guatemalan
Freudian
Ciceronian
Hitchcockian
Himalayan
European
Islamic
Mesopotamian
Mesozoic
Dickensian
Babylonian
Paleozoic
Mainer
Egyptian
Algerian
Amazon
Antarctic
Australian
Chaucerian
Hungarian
Jacksonian
Cambodian
Periclean
Jacobin
Hitlerian
Kantian
Jungian
Mozarabic
Neronian
Pekingology
Mediterranean
Keatsian
Naderism
Sioux
Purim
Swahili
Madagascar
Wagnerian
Francoist
Menckenese
Santeria
Hunanese
Euripidean
Carolingian
Einsteinian
Assyrian
Bolshevik
Findlandization
Franconian
Ptolemaic
Saskatchewan
Shavian
Talmudic
Seder
Vedic
Rubenesque
Sophoclean
Dantesque
Buddhism
Byzantine
Catullian
Brahmsian
Aeschylean
Proterozoic
Galbraithian
Sasquatch
Tacitean
Daliesque
Nietzschean
Euhemerism
Armageddon
Keynesian
Dostoevskian
Size
Is hefty a good word to use when naming or describing trash
bags? Is jumbo an appropriate word to describe an oversized jet
plane? Advertising and marketing rely on finding the words that
convey the appropriate meaning or elicit the desired response
from their audiences.
large
huge
narrow
ample
slender
smallish
bantam
puny
dwarf
elastic
epic
gigantic
hefty
lesser
hulking
imposing
jumbo
moderate
enormous
galactic
mammoth
colossal
massive
cosmic
invisible
molecule
dimension
titanic
mastodon
dinosauric
elephantine
eminent
insignificant
magnitude
ponderous
minute
miniature
tremendous
monstrous
monumental
immense
proportion
skimpiness
expansive
amplitude
microscopic
pittance
bountiful
modicum
cumbersome
diminutive
exuberant
midgetism
baronial
monolith
petite
prodigious
admeasurement
magnific
scrimpy
copious
meagerness
atrophy
middling
behemoth
capacious
vastitude
giantesque
stupendous
grandiose
infinitesimal
multitudinous
pythonic
sumptuous
tumid
voluminous
Lilliputian
corpulent
leviathan
decuman
abysmal
commodious
dimorphism
hypertrophic
minuscular
hippopotamian
picayune
Odors
We are constantly bombarded by odors, some pleasant and some
not so pleasant. Follow your nose to determine the meanings of
these words.
rank
sniff
snort
balm
snout skunk
stuffy
breath
corky
emit
foul
musk
tangy
sweet
perfume
reek
sneeze
blowhole
snuffle
stench
nasal
funk
skunkweed
nostril
deodorant
essence
ester
sinus
fragrance
heady
inhale
vapor
spicier
staleness
muzzle
nuzzle
overpowering
peppery
sickish
waft
snifter
congestion
stifling
stinkstone
odorant
acrid
savory
aromatic
balsam
distinctive
permeate
atmosphere
descent
evocative
offensive
exhalation
ventilate
exhaust
expiration
incense
respirator
\menthol
exude
mustiness
neutralize
vestige
malodorous
scentless
whiff
septum
sewage
tinge
rancid
fumy
allergenic
putrid
caustic
olfactory
cense
censer
pomade
spoor
cologne
sachet
pervasive
fetidness
pomander
fumigation
nauseous
palatable
noxious
perspiry
pungent
odiferous
odoriferous
ambrosia
volatilize
thyme
olfactometry
bouquet
putrilage
gamier
emanation
emanation
fulsome
olid
thurible
narial
naris
proboscis
graveolent
naricorn
putrescent
nasute
nidor
nidorous
mephitis
halitosis
miasma
myrrh
redolent
potpourri
effluvium
otorhinolaryngology
rhinarium
rhinitis
frankincense
piquancy
mundungus
sternutator
rhinencephalon
thurification
muishond
anosmic
conepate
rhinorrhagia
teledu
Literary Terms
English abounds in literary terms. Which ones do you already
know?
Authorship
metaphrast
juvenilia
ascribable
sillographer
essayist
anonymous
posthumous
prosateur
poetaster
Styles
grandiloquence
kitsch
hypotactic
satirical
paratactic
gongorism
phrasing
sententious
prosaical
novelistic
idiomatically
pabulum
Narrative
Techniques
lampoon
peripety
episode
picaresque
synopsis
anticlimax
Poetry
hexameter
stanzaical
enjambed
dactylic
scansion
alliteration
prosody
meter
anacreontic
lyric
elegiac
Literary
Devices
anastrophe
analogy
hyperbaton
polysyndeton
antithesis
metonymy
ellipses
simile
allegory
aporia
metaphor
catachresis
polyptoton
anaphora
charactonym
pleonasm
prolepsis
circumlocution
hypallage
asyndeton
hendiadys
aposiopesis
anadiplosis
anacoluthon
onomatope
oxymoron
brachylogy
chiasmus
repetition
euphemism
litotes
neologism
zeugma
malapropism
synecdoche
allusion
paronomasia
periphrasis
preterition
Genres
paroemia
saga
florilegium
valedictory
prolegomenon
novella
parable
isagoge
gazetteer
brochure
bildungsroman
myth
memoir
logion
aretalogy
Poems
eclogue
abecedarius
epyllion
epigram
haiku
elegy
villanelle
sonnet
limerick
lay
epos
ode
quatrain
rondeau
The Phantom Tollbooth
Clever plays on words abound in the classic novel The Phantom
Tollbooth, by Norton Juster, loved for decades for its light-hearted
approach to language.
gala
gruff
shone
huff
stout
deserts
dreadful
digest
banished
discover
cloak
easily
dingy
sigh
adorned
eagerly
slimy
custard
difficult
rescue
barren
hinge
tiniest
mistakes
rutted
gaping
tiptoed
pathetic
howled
vacantly
ooze
impolite
imaginary
importance
intimidated
horrible
impossible
brandishing
obvious
gallant
placards
bulbous
polished
principal
fury
hazardous
quill
transfixed
overwrought
inconvenient
slavish
fiends
harrowing
nonchalantly
wreckage
haughtily
tottered
confusing
perilous
governess
amiably
whether
anxiously
salve
gelatinous
insincerity
mirages
dejectedly
interrupt
disconsolate
recommended
mathematics
grievances
expectant
theatrical
guaranteed
superfluous
accurate
procrastinating
acknowledged
doldrums
dillydally
peevishly
exception
disdain
wheezed
appreciative
obstacle
reluctantly
rubble
bustling
cringing
flailing
ominous
ceremoniously
invariable
abruptly
accustomed
beret
misstep
subdued
minstrels
gaunt
crystal
spidery
flourishes
whimper
knickers
solitary
blurred
monotonous
crimson
billowy
ceiling
nonexistent
conferred
arbitration
doffed
mosquito
effusive
quizzically
precise
exaggeration
advantageously
cartographers
palatinate
comparatively
occasionally
chartreuse
emphatically
simultaneously
volunteered
noticeable
plummeted
menaced
vengeance
unkempt
amethysts
O Pioneers!
Exposure to a rich vocabulary and the beauty of descriptive
language is but one reward of reading Willa Cather’s O, Pioneers!
clearing
folly
bonnet
oilcloth
buffalo
settlers
colic
tonic
locust
tallow
mustard
parlor
windbreaks
wayward
sunflower
suspenders
hayloft
unbleached
disaster
acre
badgers
befallen
flannel
buckboard
fodder
carpenter
destined
blizzard
dispersed
dumplings
orchard
pasture
funeral
perished
pincushions
forsaken
fortnight
gopher
stubble
haggard
pioneer
homestead
extinct
humbly
omitted
plucky
zeal
trickled
rattlesnake
upright
scholar
congregation
shawl
faculties
swagger
winced
symptoms
throbbed
misfortune
trousers
alfalfa
candidly
affliction
stile
annoyance
auction
biscuit
christened
corral
coyote
strewn
distemper
droll
infirmity
feverishly
gingham
stalwart
terrace
handkerchief
prairie
mutely
refuge
haphazard
hewn
anguished
immune
prey
mortgage
opportune
parishioners
cavalcade
jauntily
martyrs
rippling
myriads
denominations
prudently
reputed
spontaneous
variegated
triumphant
slovenly
despondently
trudged
disheartening
rancor
renowned
bristly
carotid
cinnamon
impunity
digression
encroaching
fidgeted
impertinence
foreigner
exterminated
cholera
eddying
egotistical
ineffable
unappreciative
exorbitant
insipid
resourcefulness
irreproachable
persuasively
solicitude
plaintively
ruefully
sauntered
precipitated
sorghum
abandonedly
probity
appendicitis
tinctured
pyrography
crocheting
spasmodically
unscrupulous
vagueness
ablutions
delicatessen
effectually
fuchsias
puissant
daguerreotypes
Devices
These devices and inventions are a testimony to human creativity!
telephone
windmill
calculator
turntable
waterwheel
backhoe
camcorder
treadmill
steamroller
generator
turnstile
microphone
speakerphone
transistor
voltmeter
thermometer
barometer
axle
binoculars
dynamo
dumbbell
biosensor
abacus
diffuser
ozonizer
sextant
thermostat
micrograph
transducer
widget
stethoscope
pestle
aqueduct
astrolabe
electrograph
prosthesis
altigraph
baroscope
terrarium
chronograph
seismometer
audiometer
cyclometer
humidistat
rectifier
bandalore
scarifier
spirograph
syringe
calorimeter
rotisserie
strigil
hibachi
gurney
besom
spacistor
rotulet
aerometer
aerophone
centrifuge
automation
thermopile
altazimuth
bathymeter
pyrometer
campimeter
galvanometer
colorimeter
hygrometer
ammeter
yawmeter
crescograph
diffractometer
emanometer
manometer
horologium
inspirometer
luminoscope
wobbulator
nephoscope
opeidoscope
tachometer
oscilloscope
radiometer
oscillometer
pantometer
plaquette
The Secret Garden
If you have read the classic children’s book The Secret Garden by
Frances Hodgson Burnett, you may have encountered some of
these luscious words.
cub
gasp
fear
rift
doze
amuse
fatal
blessing
bushy
crept
habit
feast
twig
gulp
harmless
explore
footman
pathways
highroad
elderly
faintly
estate
dewdrop
curtain
giggle
agitated
awkward
disobey
herbs
blossoming
greenness
butterflies
frighten
disturbed
hastily
lonely
keyhole
chattering
clergyman
intruder
nibble
lulled
glimpse
joyfully
tangle
sourly
rainy
hue
toothache
tapestry
hunching
presume
disagreeable
admiringly
thistle
astounding
hedgerow
wailing
squirrel
trembling
dreary
morbid
marmalade
brocade
familiar
alcoves
guardian
bowered
homely
cushioned
daffodils
hideous
defiantly
doleful
energetic
drowsily
hitherto
exhibited
indignant
ivied
exultantly
fantastically
midday
recluse
curiousness
affectation
solemn
affectionate
glummest
heather
preen
scientific
humiliation
startle
crocuses
laughable
marigolds
rustling
unfurl
meddlesome
shrubbery
pilgrimage
secrecy
porridge
superb
echoed
sufficiently
acquaintance
raspingly
whitewashed
ravenous
absentmindedly
twitter
mystic
shriek
conceited
disentangle
embroidered
incantations
surly
hysteria
impudent
luscious
servile
condescended
peculiarities
persevered
extraordinarily
treacle
sympathetically
gorse
languid
perennial
hibiscus
brougham
hypochondria
rheumatic
verdure
mignonette
Light
Do you know the difference between suffuse and diffuse? Enjoy
the spectrum of these words that describe light.
shine
glare
glint
darkness
dawn
firefly
lantern
overcast
flaming
dazzling
flashcube
lightning
rainbow
skylight
fixture
twinkle
ablaze
afterglow
becloud
gleam
blinker
brightness
candlelight
dimmer
dusky
glimmer
lighthouse
radiant
candlewick
glistening
lamppost
glittering
ignite
spectrum
intensity
shadowy
light fastness
lox
optics
quench
searchlight
ultraviolet
laser
arc
beacon
glowworm
candelabra
diffusion
lighttight
neoned
enkindle
lumen
spangle
shadiness
polarize
refraction
suffuse
lustrous
extinguish
photon
gloaming
photoflood
enlightenment
lampistry
photoing
lase
luminary
mirrored
luminous
luminance
photoelectric
photometer
alpenglow
chandelier
chandlery
conflagration
crepuscular
darkle
diffraction
effulgent
elucidate
fiery
irradiate
filament
gobo
flary
illumination
opacity
luminaire
illustrious
lucid
inflammable
infrared
intermittent
iridize
lambently
luciform
luminarism
opaque
photobiology
photometeor
photosynthesis
polychromatic
pyrotechnics
radioscopy
resplendence
sconce
sombra
spectrometer
tenebrism
translucently
pharos
actinic
limn
photic
electroluminescence
albedo
coruscate
iridescent
candent
bioluminescent
caliginous
actinotherapy
flammeous
candescent
flammiferous
fluorescent
fulgurant
illuminati
lucernal
lucigen
incandescence
scintillate
scotopia
sfumato
opalescence
photovoltaic
tenebrific
illuminometer
penumbra
umbra
lampyrid
phosphoresce
Plants
As a food source, plants make life possible on earth. They also
produce beauty and enjoyment in many other ways.
roseroot
parsnip
seedling
goldenrod
hickory
lettuce
hardiness
peony
aquatic
geranium
avocado
orchid
pollen
bole
tobacco
hybrid
vegetarian
petunia
juniper
fungicide
mulberry
asparagus
muskmelon
oleander
calabash
locoweed
caladium
dormancy
extirpate
vineyard
boysenberry
fennel
rhubarb
herbarium
mistletoe
deciduous
persimmon
cellulose
hydrangea
shaddock
anise
snagrel
phlox
anthography
Poinciana
sassafras
coriander
poinsettia
centaury
bacciferous
cruciferous
bonsai
arbuscle
celeriac
dahlia
garlion
citronella
brankursine
coniferous
bromeliad
asphodel
corymb
ergot
cotyledon
decorticate
digitalis
accrescent
dulcamara
edelweiss
etiolation
feracious
filasse
herbaceous
floscular
fruticetum
gardenesque
eucalyptus
gummosis
liliaceous
floriferous
hydrophilous
incienso
klendusity
laticiferous
leguminous
miniascape
palmyra
mucilaginous
nasturtium
nenuphar
oxylophyte
percnosome
heliophobous
perennate
mistassini
chasmophyte
quinsyberry
salicetum
salsilla
verdolaga
samphire
phloem
pomegranate
photophygous
whorlywort
pomological
cupressineous
pyrethrum
dehiscence
quercitron
phytophilous
polyphagism
schefflera
sphagnum
phytocoenosis
sychnocarpous
gamopetalous
traumatropism
suffrutescent
quatrefoil
chylocaulous
waldmeister
saskatoon
bisagre
anemochore
xerocolous
jicama
Winning Words
Since its inception in 1925 as the collaborative effort of nine
newspapers, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has continued to
grow. A spurt in awareness and participation came with the
televising of the national championship by ESPN in 2011. The
words below sealed the championship rounds over the past nearly
90 years.
gladiolus
cerise
luxuriance
albumen
asceticism
fracas
foulard
knack
torsion
deteriorating
intelligible
interning
promiscuous
sanitarium
canonical
therapy
initials
sacrilegious
semaphore
chlorophyll
psychiatry
dulcimer
meticulosity
insouciant
vignette
soubrette
transept
crustaceology
condominium
schappe
syllepsis
catamaran
eudaemonic
smaragdine
esquamulose
equipage
sycophant
eczema
ratoon
Chihuahua
abalone
interlocutory
croissant
shalloon
macerate
vouchsafe
hydrophyte
incisor
narcolepsy
cambist
deification
maculature
elucubrate
sarcophagus
psoriasis
Purim
luge
milieu
odontalgia
staphylococci
elegiacal
spoliator
fibranne
antipyretic
lyceum
kamikaze
antediluvian
xanthosis
vivisepulture
euonym
chiaroscurist
logorrhea
demarche
succedaneum
prospicience
pococurante
autochthonous
appoggiatura
Ursprache
serrefine
guerdon
Laodicean
stromuhr
cymotrichous
guetapens
knaidel
feuilleton
stichomythia
Are You Smarter Than The Average High School
Student?
High school students bound for college find themselves awash in
a plethora of standardized tests. These words were found on
ACT, SAT and other vocabulary lists.
context
misconceive
prudent
ambition
moderate
pacifism
faulty
longevity
crude
benevolent
knack
intuition
forebode
predilection
indignation
intuition
depict
controversy
undermine
dispute
cynic
arrogant
advocate
exemplify
prevail
exploit
vindictive
negligent
prestige
reconcile
anachronism
complacency
hostility
tolerate
accumulate
assess
authentic
congenial
exotic
equanimity
dilettante
pretension
deference
captivate
constituent
arbitrary
unprecedented
spontaneous
stringent
redundant
tyrannical
insolent
temperament
idiosyncrasy
preoccupy
voracious
ensure
belligerent
anecdote
ornate
magnanimous
ascertain
articulate
capricious
enigma
anomaly
alleviate
admonish
exaggerate
obligation
debilitate
theorem
reticence
penchant
obscure
proximity
legitimate
erroneous
duplicity
linguistics
mitigate
accumulate
anachronism
negligent
exemplify
erratic
elitism
frivolous
inadequate
ingenuity
eradication
abstruse
rhetoric
esoteric
pragmatism
disparager
aesthetician
superficiality
beneficiary
plausible
nostalgia
tenacious
plausibility
skepticism
phenomenon
provocative
commemorate
connoisseur
antagonistic
callousness
collaborative
debilitate
reticence
penchant
predictable
sustainable
obligation
debilitation
capricious
alleviate
admonition
anecdote
incredulous
distinguishable
oblivious
volatile
allege
charisma
anticipatory
sufficient
allegiance
acceleration
accommodate
commendable
inexhaustible
irreconcilable
peculiarity
plagiarism
prestigious
sustenance
Can You Spell These?
The words below are some of those words missed by finalists in
previous national spelling bees. Good luck!!
aktograph
antimacassar
appurtenance
atrabilious
Baedeker
banausic
boutonniere
cancrivorous
canicular
cerium
chautauqua
chrysalis
cichlid
collutorium
compensable
complanate
cortile
demegoric
discalced
discerptible
doyen
duvet
dvandva
entrecote
exaration
filiciform
gnomon
hoyle
ipeseity
kwashiorkor
lidocaine
longirostrine
madrilène
mitomycin
musciform
mussitation
myocarditis
nastaliq
nitidity
obelus
obvelation
ossificatory
pachymeter
passementerie
perdure
philippic
prognathous
quodlibet
rasgado
refocillate
resipiscence
rorschach
rouleau
scalariform
shillibeer
souterrain
succorance
tachytely
troglobiont
turbinado
turgescent
veneiferous
videlicet
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