Spelling Bee Study Guide – Flashcards
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feral
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wild and menacing
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Kelvin
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the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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aborigine
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the earliest known inhabitants of a region
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cistern
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an artificial reservoir for storing liquids
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elocution
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an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture
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succinct
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brief, concise
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quotient
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the answer to a division problem
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yeti
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large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
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monstrosity
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something hideous or frightful
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rambunctious
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noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
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surmountable
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capable of being surmounted
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curmudgeon
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a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
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herringbone
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a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
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millennium
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a span of 1000 years
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convivial
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occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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papyrus
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a document written on papyrus
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impudent
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improperly forward or bold
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legalese
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a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
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concomitant
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an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
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jalapeño
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hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
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zigzaggedness
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the act of taking a path that is not straight but rather zigzag/circuitous
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lugubrious
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excessively mournful
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toxicosis
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disease caused by poison
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olympiad
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the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
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woebegone
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affected by or full of grief or woe
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kanji
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a mix of Chinese characters with the original Japanese writing
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supplicate
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ask humbly (for something)
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abacus
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a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
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uvula
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a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
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peripheral
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on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary
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hexagonal
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in the shape of a hexagon
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affectation
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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biscotti
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a type of Italian cookie
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effervescent
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marked by high spirits or excitement
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propaganda
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information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
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cinematographer
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a photographer who operates a movie camera
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narcoleptic
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a person who has narcolepsy
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quizzical
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strange
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anthropology
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the study of man
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tandoori
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roasted in a charcoal oven
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magnificently
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in a splendid manner
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lackadaisical
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idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
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nonnegotiable
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that is not open to discussion or question or dispute
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orthographize
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to spell correctly or accordingly to the rules or orthography
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decaffeinate
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to extract caffeine from
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gigabyte
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a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes
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entrepreneur
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someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
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froufrou
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the rustling of a skirt or pant legs in motion
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hypochondria
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chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
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variegated
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having a variety of colors
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sabotage
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a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
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pestilence
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any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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incendiary
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a bomb that is designed to start fires
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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annexation
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the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
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quadrilateral
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a shape with 4 sides and 4 angles
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reticulated
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resembling or forming a network
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Mesopotamian
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Before 3500 BC
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chaperonage
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the state of being a chaperone
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tempestuous
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(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
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endocrine
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any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
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mauve
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a shade of purple
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intermittent
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stopping and starting at irregular intervals
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duodenum
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the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
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grotesqueness
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the state of being hideously ugly
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flagellum
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a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
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Pompeii
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ancient city southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
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nepotism
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favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
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resplendence
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brilliant radiant beauty
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cytoplasm
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goo inside a cell
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phalanx
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any closely ranked crowd of people
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elucidate
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make free from confusion or ambiguity
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arabesque
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position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
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regurgitate
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eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
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bereavement
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state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
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virulently
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in a virulent manner
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nebulosity
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nebular matter
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doughtily
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transgression
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jingoism
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fanatical patriotism
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polypeptide
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a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids
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crepuscular
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like twilight
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serotonin
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a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
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aquiline
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curved down like an eagle's beak
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xanthic
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yellowish
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seismologist
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a person who studies earthquakes
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euphonious
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sounding good
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ululate
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emit long loud cries
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flammeous
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flame-coloured
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effulgent
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radiating or as if radiating light
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plantigrade
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(of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot
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tenebrific
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dark and gloomy
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silhouette
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a drawing of the outline of an object
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leviathan
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monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament
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kinesiology
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the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
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apocalyptic
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prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
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cumulonimbus
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storm clouds
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oscillation
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a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
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roux
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a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces
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yeoman
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in former times was free and cultivated his own land
