Hard Spelling Bee Words
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hellebore
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any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
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encephalon
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
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desecration
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blasphemous behavior
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mercenary
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a person hired to fight for another country than their own
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darjeeling
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a type of black tea grown in the Darjeeling region of India
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hypsometer
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an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation
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seguidilla
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a vocal genre that features a stanza that alternates lines consisting of seven and five syllables
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disclaimant
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one who makes a disclaimer
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kookaburra
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Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
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viand
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a choice or delicious dish
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apocope
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abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
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brunneous
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dark brown
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clavecin
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French term for HARPSICHORD.
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eccentricities
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odd behavior
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kirtle
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a long dress worn by women
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opsimath
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A person who begins to learn late in life
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logorrhea
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pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking
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acoelous
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flat centra
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quinquevir
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one of a commission, council, or ruling body of five (as in ancient Rome)
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yenta
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(Yiddish) a woman gossip unable to keep a secret
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butyraceous
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having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter
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serendipitous
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being lucky in making unexpected and furtunate discoveries
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baroquely
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characterized by grotesqueness, extravagance, complexity, or flamboyance
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abstemious
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sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
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ipseity
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selfhood; state of being oneself
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supposititious
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fraudulently substituted
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atypical
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not conforming to type
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zealous
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marked by active interest and enthusiasm
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orthography
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a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
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psychosomatic
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used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis
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ecclesiasticism
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excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities
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propensity
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a natural inclination
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verbosity
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an expressive style that uses excessive words
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sincipital
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concerning the fore and upper part of the cranium
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manifestation
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a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
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infeasible
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not capable of being carried out or put into practice
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cupronickel
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a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel
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mannerism
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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intelligent
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having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
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mannerheim
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Finnish Commander in Chief during WW II 1939-40, was very adamant about not backing down from the Soviets and kept fighting to protect Finland. Used tactics such as bi-at halon people do ski and shoot more guerrilla warfare than soviets used to. Soviets eventually win because of sheer numbers. Big point is that Soviets realize how week their army is and spend the next year getting new leadership and equipment. Also leads Hitler to believe the Russians will not put up a fight when he invades.
