SPELLING BEE COMPETITON
AAEOPP
TRIO DAY 2017
UAB
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Greetings Directors, Coordinators, Counselors, Staff, and Participants:
We are excited about our upcoming Trio Day on May 6, 2017 on the campus of
University of Alabama at Birmingham!!! This year as part of our “Student Initiatives”,
we will have a SPELLING BEE COMPETITION for all pre-college programs. Only one
participant from each college or university can compete. If your selected participant is
unable to compete on the day of the competition, each institution is allowed to have an
alternate participant to replace that student.
The purpose of the spelling bee competition is to help our students enhance their
vocabularies, improve their spelling capabilities, and learn concepts and develop
correct English usage that will assist them throughout life.
The competition is designed similar to the National Spelling Bee. The rules of the
competition is provided in your packet. We have selected 1000 words included in your
packet, which will be used for the competition. On the day of competition, the words
will be provided to the spellers in segments (i.e. easy, moderate, challenging, hard,
difficult) until a winner is declared.
It is our goal for each college/ university to participate in the competition. We will
recognize 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place winners. All awards will be provided at the
end of the day during the recognition / awards ceremony.
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact us.
Edwan L. O’Neal, Chair
AAEOPP Student Initiatives
[email protected]
(256) 372 – 4600
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RULES & REGULATIONS
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RULE 1: There will be 1 participant and 1 alternate participant from each college /
university / or organization from the pre-college programs:
(Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math Science, Talent Search)
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RULE 2: The spelling rounds will be oral and will occur with spellers from the different
programs alternating spelling the words until a champion is declared.
o Rule 2a – Each speller will be allowed ONLY 2 MINUTES at the microphone to
spell and ask for further clarifications of the word. Time begins when the pronouncer
first pronounces the word. Within the 2 minutes the speller can ask for two additional
pronunciations of the word, a definition of the word, and the part of speech for further
clarification by the pronouncer.
 The judges and/or pronouncer will not communicate with the speller during
the final 30 seconds.
o Rule 2b – The judges will disqualify any speller who does not provide a complete
spelling before the expiration of time.
o Rule 2c – If judges and pronouncer need to discuss a competition-related matter
while a speller is contemplating a word, they may pause the time clock, and they will
inform the speller when they pause and resume the time clock.
o Rule 2d – Once a speller begins to spell the word, he/she CANNOT ask the
pronouncer any further questions
o Rule 2e – If speller needs to start over, he/she has that opportunity, but CANNOT
change the original letters indicated for the word
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RULE 3: All spellers who are competing will spell one word at a time. Incorrectly
spelling a word eliminates the speller from the competition.
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RULE 4: Webster’s New College Dictionary 5th edition is the final authority and sole
source for the spelling of words; the primary source used to craft the pronunciations,
definitions, and language origins for the Spelling Bee; and the only printed authority
consulted by officials, as well as the sole source used during the Spelling Bee to verify the
information in the prepared lists. If more than one spelling is listed for the word, any of these
spellings will be accepted as correct if the following three criteria are met: (1) the
pronunciations are identical, (2) the definitions are identical, and (3) the words are identified
as being standard variants of each other. Spellings having temporal labels (such as archaic,
obsolete), stylistic labels (such as substandard, nonstandard) or regional labels (such as
North, Midland, Irish) which differ from main entry spellings not having these status labels
will not be accepted as correct.
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RULE 5: Pronouncer’s Role: The pronouncer strives to pronounce words according to the
diacritical marking in Webster’s New College Dictionary 5th edition.
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o Rule 5a – Homonyms: If a word has one or more homonyms, the pronouncer
indicates which word is to be spelled by defining the word.
o Rule 5b – Speller’s requests: In oral competition the pronouncer responds only to the
speller’s requests for repetition of the word’s pronunciation, a definition, sentence,
part of speech, and alternate pronunciation(s). When presented with requests for
alternate pronunciation, the pronouncer or associate pronouncer checks for the
alternate pronunciations in Webster’s New College Dictionary 5th edition. If the
speller wishes to ask if the dictionary lists a specific root word as the root of the word
to be spelled, the speller MUST specify a pronunciation of the root (not a spelling),
its language and its definition. The pronouncer will grant all such requests as long as
they are in accordance with time constraints outlined under RULE 2
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RULE 6: Judges’ Role: The judges listen carefully, determine whether words are spelled
correctly or incorrectly and uphold the rules. The decisions of the judges are final.
o Rule 6a – Misunderstandings: The judges WILL NOT respond to the speller’s
question(s) about the word and its pronunciation, but if the judges sense that the
speller has misunderstood the word, the judges will direct the speller and pronouncer
to interact until they are satisfied that reasonable attempts have been made to assist
the speller in understanding the word within the time constraints outlined in RULE 2.
***It is sometimes impossible to detect a misunderstanding until a spelling error has
been made. THE JUDGES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SPELLER’S
MISUNDERSTANDING.***
o Rule 6b – Pronouncer Errors: The judges compare the pronouncer’s pronunciation
with the diacritical marking in the word list. If the judges feel that the pronouncer’s
pronunciation does not match the pronunciation specified in the diacritical markings,
the judges will direct the pronouncer to correct the error as soon as it is detected.
o Rule 6c – Disqualifications for reasons other than clear misspelling: The judges will
disqualify a speller: (1) who does not approach the microphone when it is the
speller’s time to receive the word, unless there are extenuating circumstances that in
the judges’ sole discretion merit holding the speller’s word in reserve and offering it
to the speller at a later time in the spelling line-up; (2) who engages in
unsportsmanlike conduct; (3) who, in the process of retracing a spelling, alters the
letters or sequence of letters from those first uttered; or (4) who, in the process of
spelling, utters unintelligible or nonsense sounds.
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o Rule 6d – Speller activities that do not merit disqualification: The judges MAY
NOT disqualify a speller: (1) for failing to pronounce the word either before or after
spelling the word; (2) for asking a question; or (3) for noting or failing to note the
capitalization of a word, the presence of a diacritical mark, or the presence of a
hyphen or other form or punctuation.
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RULE 7: Speller’s Role: The speller makes an effort to face the judges and pronounce the
word for the judges before and after spelling it. The speller, while facing the judges, makes
an effort to utter each letter distinctly and with sufficient volume to be understood by the
judges. The speller may ask the pronouncer to say the word again, define it, use it in a
sentence, provide the part of speech, and/or provide an alternate pronunciation(s).
o
Rule 7a – Misunderstanding: The speller is responsible for any misunderstanding of
the word, unless: (1) the pronouncer never provided a correct pronunciation; (2) the
pronouncer provided incorrect information regarding the definition and/or part of
speech; or (3) the speller correctly spelled a homonym of the word and the
pronouncer failed to either offer a definition or distinguish the homonyms.
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Registration Form
Institution / Agency: ___________________________________________________________
Program Director: _____________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
City: _____________________________ State: _______ Zip Code: ____________________
Office Phone:_____________________________ Cell Phone: _________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________________________
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Participant Information:
First Name: __________________________ M.I.___ Last Name: _______________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
City: ______________________________State: ________ Zip Code:_____________________
Cell Phone: ____________________________ Home Phone: ___________________________
E-mail Address:________________________________________________________________
Name of School:_______________________________________________________________
Age: ____ Gender: _____ Grade in School (Circle One): 6th
Program (Circle One):
Upward Bound
7th
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Upward Bound Math Science
Talent Search
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UAB
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Alternate Participant Information:
First Name: __________________________ M.I.___ Last Name: _______________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
City: ______________________________State: ________ Zip Code:_____________________
Cell Phone: ____________________________ Home Phone: ___________________________
E-mail Address:________________________________________________________________
Name of School:_______________________________________________________________
Age: ____ Gender: _____ Grade in School (Circle One): 6th
Program (Circle One):
Upward Bound
7th
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Upward Bound Math Science
Talent Search
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Parent/Guardian:
First Name: __________________________ M.I.___ Last Name: _______________________
Relationship to child:_________________________________
Address (if different from child’s): _________________________________________________
City: ______________________________State: ________ Zip Code:_____________________
Cell Phone: ____________________________ Home Phone: ___________________________
Who will be accompanying the child at the Spelling Bee?
_____________________________________________________________________________
Please submit this registration form with your packet!!!
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We have selected the following words for the competition.
Spelling Level: Easy
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hotel
mortal
polite
rug
acorn
actress
add
alarm
alpha
always
amber
animals
another
ants
aren't
arrow
award
bacon
barge
beat
bebop
bedtime
bee
behind
birthday
both
brew
broken
bucket
bumpy
burn
cactus
chalk
chimney
comma
composer
confess
correct
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Count
cowboy
crane
crime
cursive
deaf
deputy
detective
dictate
dime
dinner
dislike
divine
doctor
drink
eel
eggplant
empower
energy
fence
flavor
flung
foray
foxes
freeze
frump
fuel
given
glitter
globe
glue
riddle
grace
gradual
grass
grim
groove
hankering
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hill
hobby
honey
honor
hope
icon
inched
infant
ivory
jam
joyful
July
kisses
kite
knock
lace
ladder
lamp
landslide
lasso
ledge
lesson
feast
dollars
sturdy
link
lumberjack
lung
magnet
market
mask
member
million
minority
mint
misery
mister
moose
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morning
motion
myself
never
nineteen
north
number
olive
owner
partner
pastel
payment
peddle
penny
pillow
piracy
plastic
ploy
pluck
poor
popcorn
possible
pouch
predict
prefix
princely
prize
property
publish
pulp
punch
put
quilt
really
respect
retire
loaf
royal
safety
sank
saying
scarecrow
scorpion
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second
selfish
shadow
shark
shortfall
shout
shrimp
shy
silly
sleep
slower
snore
snowflake
so-called
software
soggy
taco
tag
tape
thank
thawed
theater
tooth
tower
transform
Tuesday
turnip
urban
view
violin
wee
week
well-off
wildlife
yellow
yonder
stubble
cheapskate
bassoon
presence
Halloween
dragnet
eternity
Spelling Level: Moderate
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reward
elude
launch
whimper
podium
humorist
merge
enviable
moviegoer
introverted
sketch
gorgon
science
lawyer
domain
fouled
legacy
hooligan
trifle
uppity
yeast
obsidian
entrance
issue
historical
premium
depict
joust
wren
swagger
logical
gangster
bombard
taught
quaver
interlocutor
ecclesiastical
permission
spreadsheet
attitude
smoothie
basically
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carriage
imbibe
astonish
disarray
desiccate
incentive
qualms
endure
forbidden
ailment
freight
wattage
apiary
infamous
mollify
correlation
vouch
talisman
avenge
pontiff
vivacious
duplicity
shiatsu
bolide
hydra
bulwark
dissemble
rebuff
genetic
manufacture
piety
levity
cinematic
agitation
cohesive
turmoil
antipathy
permafrost
equinox
pliant
infringe
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situation
expunge
lolled
kinsman
consternation
morale
lanai
Pulitzer
grouse
dawdle
hackamore
diadem
adroitly
emblazoned
aura
divvy
stridency
betrothal
bulbous
nigh
lambasted
photogenic
lucrative
Jacobean
insinuate
torsion
evince
extinguish
asylum
travesty
winnow
hermitage
mustache
famished
bric-a-brac
bountiful
congressional
vitriolic
derivative
propulsion
affluent
rejuvenate
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netiquette
verdure
leonine
rosin
bodega
vice versa
mammalian
corduroy
exorcism
imperious
inconceivable
pilgrimages
tetanus
eucalyptus
nautilus
oracle
marvelous
tangible
wheedle
charioteer
panache
Einstein
Prodigious
Alliance
Neutron
Vengeance
Churlish
Malaise
Catastrophic
Honolulu
acrylics
bonsai
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circumstantial
recoup
tomahawk
schism
guineas
cumbersome
Herculean
monotone
appellate
quack
armistice
histrionics
ombudsman
gluttonous
elegiac
importunate
gustatory
porosity
ostracism
sapphire
lingua franca
perceived
dodecahedron
rappelled
vestigial
occipital
illustrious
injurious
presumptuous
laureate
quadrillion
prognosticate
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annihilation
plagiarism
focaccia
anticipatory
complacency
petroglyphs
ragamuffin
aficionado
abstruse
omnibus
Spelling Level:
Challenging
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Impromptu
Legionnaire
Leprechaun
Loquacious
Rambunctious
Rancid
Raspberry
Ratchet
Rationale
Recede
Recluse
Rectify
Recurrence
Reggae
Rehearse
Reign
Rein
Remembrance
Reminiscence
Requisition
Rescind
Respondent
Resume
Resurrection
Revise
Rhetoric
Rhubarb
Right
Rigor
Rotor
Rouge
Roulette
Rubella
Sable
Sachet
Sacrilegious
Saffron
Salutatorian
Sanctimonious
Sapphire
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Sarcasm
Satellite
Sauerkraut
Sauna
Scandalous
Scarab
Scenario
Schizophrenia
Schnauzer
Sciatic
Scour
Scrod
Scruple
Sculptor
Séance
Seclude
Seine
Semaphore
Sensuous
Separate
Sequoia
Sergeant
Serial
Sew
Shackle
Sheen
Shrew
Shroud
Sierra
Silhouette
Simile
Simultaneous
Singe
Skeptic
Skew
Slaughter
Sleigh
Sleight
Sleuth
Slough
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Sojourn
Solder
Solemn
Sovereign
Spasm
Specter
Sponsor
Squabble
Squeak
Squint
Stationery
Stimulus
Strait
Straitjacket
Stroganoff
Suave
Subpoena
Subtle
Succinct
Sufficiency
Suite
Supersede
Supposition
Surety
Surrey
Surrogate
Surveillance
Swerve
Symposium
Synod
Synonym
Syntax
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Tabular
Tachometer
Tacky
Tambourine
Tandem
Tangible
Tantalize
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Tee
Teeter
Telegraph
Telepathy
Telephone
Temblor
Tempt
Tenor
Tense
Terrain
Terse
Tetanus
Thatch
Thermometer
Thesaurus
Thesis
Thigh
Thimble
Third
Thistle
Thorough
Thumb
Tier
Tinsel
Titanic
Titlist
Tobacco
Tongue
Tonsillectomy
Topaz
Torque
Tout
Toxicity
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Traceable
Trachea
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Tranquil
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Translucent
Trapeze
Trauma
Trestle
Trivial
Trough
Troupe
Truancy
Tyrannize
Ulcer
Uncollectible
Unkempt
Vague
Vaudeville
Veneer
Vermicelli
Victuals
Viscount
Vogue
Vying
Waive
Whack
Wheelwright
Wince
Wrack
Wreak
Wren
Yeoman
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Zucchini
Spelling Level: Hard
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quorum
follicle
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wrought
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Harpsichord
Haughty
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Hemorrhage
Hermaphrodite
Heterogeneous
Hoard
Holocaust
Homogenize
Homonym
Honorarium
Horde
Humoresque
Hydraulic
Hydrolysis
Hypothesis
Hysterical
Iguana
Imperceptible
Impetuous
Impossible
Incidence
Indicator
Inebriated
Infallible
Inferior
Insurgence
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Invoice
Iridescent
Isle
Isthmus
Jackal
Jacuzzi
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646.
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648.
649.
650.
651.
652.
653.
654.
655.
656.
657.
658.
659.
660.
661.
662.
663.
664.
665.
666.
667.
668.
669.
670.
671.
672.
673.
674.
675.
676.
677.
678.
679.
680.
681.
682.
683.
Jocose
Joist
judicious
Juxtaposition
Kaiser
Kaleidoscope
Ketch
Knave
Knell
Knoll
Labyrinth
Laconic
Laggard
Lagoon
Laryngitis
Larynx
Lavender
Liege
Luau
Luscious
Lymphatic
Lyre
Mace
Magnanimous
Magnify
Malfeasance
Maneuver
Mantle
Marquee
Masquerade
Mature
Maul
Medicinal
Melee
Memento
Mercenary
Meretricious
Mesquite
Mettle
Minuscule
Mirage
Momentous
684.
685.
686.
687.
688.
689.
690.
691.
692.
693.
694.
695.
696.
697.
698.
699.
700.
701.
702.
703.
704.
705.
706.
707.
708.
709.
710.
711.
712.
713.
714.
715.
716.
717.
718.
719.
720.
721.
722.
723.
724.
725.
Monastery
Monocle
Morgue
Morphine
Mosque
Motif
Mousse
Mozzarella
Muenster
Municipal
Mysterious
Mystique
Naughty
nauseating
Neophyte
Neuter
Nickel
Nickelodeon
Nomenclature
Nonchalant
Nonpareil
Noxious
Nuance
Nugatory
Nuisance
Nuptial
Nylons
Obelisk
Obnoxious
Obsolescent
Occurrence
Ocelot
Ogre
Onyx
Ophthalmology
Ordnance
Orphan
Oscillate
Overwrought
Oxygen
Pacifist
Palette
726.
727.
728.
729.
730.
731.
732.
733.
734.
735.
736.
737.
738.
739.
740.
741.
742.
743.
744.
745.
746.
747.
748.
749.
750.
751.
752.
753.
Palomino
Pamphlet
Pantomime
Papacy
Parable
Paralysis
Paraphernalia
Parishioner
Parochial
Parody
Parquet
Partition
Pasture
Patriarch
Patrician
Paunchy
Pause
Pavilion
Peace
Peak
Penchant
Penguin
Penicillin
Penitentiary
Perennial
Periphery
Perjury
Perseverance
754.
755.
756.
757.
758.
759.
760.
761.
762.
763.
764.
765.
766.
767.
768.
769.
770.
771.
772.
773.
774.
775.
776.
777.
778.
779.
780.
781.
Persuade
Peruse
Pesticide
Petition
Phenomenon
Philosopher
Phoenix
Physics
Picturesque
Pinafore
Pixie
Placard
Placebo
Plaid
Plight
Plumber
Pneumonia
Poinsettia
Politicize
Populous
Porridge
Posse
Posthumous
Potpourri
Practitioner
Prairie
Precise
Prerogative
782.
783.
784.
785.
786.
787.
788.
789.
790.
791.
792.
793.
794.
795.
796.
797.
798.
799.
Prestigious
Prey
Principle
Pronunciation
Psalm
Psychology
Purge
Quaff
Quandary
Quarantine
Questionnaire
Queue
Quiche
Quintessence
Rabble
Raffle Tail
Taint
Tally
Spelling Level: Difficult
800.
801.
802.
803.
804.
805.
806.
807.
808.
809.
810.
811.
812.
813.
814.
815.
816.
817.
818.
819.
820.
821.
822.
823.
824.
825.
826.
827.
828.
829.
830.
831.
832.
833.
834.
835.
836.
837.
838.
839.
Tact
Taffy
courtier
agitprop
sedentary
chancellor
carcinogen
matriculation
unctuous
isochronous
circadian
Freudian
bazooka
Caucasian
erstwhile
epizootic
bourgeois
anthropomorphic
seraphic
bloviate
chimera
cavalier
arraignment
hoi polloi
anonymity
comedienne
suasion
cephalopod
scintillation
galoot
pariah
macrocosm
juxtapose
smithereens
pyrotechnics
maunder
satiety
wildebeest
querulous
encryption
840.
841.
842.
843.
844.
845.
846.
847.
848.
849.
850.
851.
852.
853.
854.
855.
856.
857.
858.
859.
860.
861.
862.
863.
864.
865.
866.
867.
868.
869.
870.
871.
872.
873.
874.
875.
876.
877.
878.
879.
collegiate
aerodynamic
aphasia
portmanteau
fait accompli
dirndl
sotto voce
roustabout
smorgasbord
celesta
excoriate
crystalline
peripatetic
iterance
gravitas
opinionated
avalanche
habanero
theodicy
livery
nucleolus
iridology
intercessory
entablature
obeisance
flagitiously
oleander
sanguine
panoply
demarcate
quietus
rebarbative
sequitur
liminal
ferrule
aventurine
vindaloo
mewling
satchel
resonate
880.
881.
882.
883.
884.
885.
886.
887.
888.
889.
890.
891.
892.
893.
894.
895.
896.
897.
898.
899.
900.
901.
902.
903.
904.
905.
906.
907.
908.
909.
910.
911.
912.
913.
914.
915.
916.
917.
918.
919.
cathedral
naturalist
zodiac
pearlescent
burglarious
scrumptiously
boulevards
insulin
vagabonds
physicists
engineering
epithets
antiquated
pandiculation
remora
trilobite
nescience
politesse
Aardwolf
Aberration
Abridgement
Abscission
Acclimate
Acerbate
Acquaintance
Affirm
Aficionado
Algorithm
Alignment
Allocution
Amphibian
Ancillary
Apocalypse
Applique
Archetype
Auricular
Hitched
Babushka
Baccalaureate
Balalaika
920.
921.
922.
923.
924.
925.
926.
927.
928.
929.
930.
931.
932.
933.
934.
935.
936.
937.
938.
939.
940.
941.
942.
943.
944.
945.
946.
947.
948.
949.
950.
951.
952.
953.
954.
955.
956.
957.
958.
959.
960.
961.
Baroque
Barracuda
Bayou
Beleaguer
Belligerence
Beret
Bivouac
Blithe
Boatswain
Bargain
Boutique
Boutonniere
Boysenberry
Buoy
Cabaret
Cadaverous
Calisthenics
Callous
Calumny
Camouflage
Cannoneer
Cantankerous
Cardiopulmonary
Carnivorous
Catastrophe
Celerity
Censer
Changeable
Chaparral
Commemorate
Committal
Connoisseur
Convalescence
Cornucopia
Corruptible
Crevasse
Croissant
Curmudgeon
Cynic
Dachshund
Decaffeinate
Delicate
962.
963.
964.
965.
966.
967.
968.
969.
970.
971.
972.
973.
974.
975.
976.
977.
978.
979.
980.
981.
982.
983.
984.
985.
986.
987.
988.
989.
990.
991.
992.
993.
994.
995.
996.
997.
998.
999.
1000.
Deliverance
Denouement
Diaphragm
Darkest
Dietitian
Diphthong
Divagation
Docile
Echo
Éclair
Eczema
Effervescent
Electromagnetic
Eloquence
Emancipation
Encumbrance
Eschew
Exquisite
Extemporaneous
Extraterrestrial
Facsimile
Fallacious
Fascinate
Fauna
Flocculent
Foliage
Forage
Forsythia
Fraught
Fuchsia
Fugacious
Gauche
Genre
Germane
Gerrymander
Glockenspiel
Gnash
Granary
Chihuahu
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