Christina's 2010 Spelling Bee List

Mark Y.
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  1. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  2. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  3. brigadier
    a general officer ranking below a major general
  4. psychoanalysis
    a method for exploring mental phenomena and disorders
  5. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  6. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  7. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
  8. cajolery
    flattery intended to persuade
  9. tolerant
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  10. calisthenics
    light exercises designed to promote general fitness
  11. aggrandizement
    the act of increasing the prestige or power of something
  12. anemone
    a marine polyp that resembles a flower
  13. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  14. paramecium
    a freshwater ciliate protozoan
  15. infatuation
    a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love
  16. adieu
    a farewell remark
  17. latitudinarian
    unwilling to accept authority or dogma
  18. analgesia
    absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness
  19. enfranchise
    grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
  20. analogize
    draw a comparison to show a similarity in some respect
  21. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  22. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  23. anticoagulant
    medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
  24. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  25. rotisserie
    an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns
  26. cajolery
    flattery intended to persuade
  27. photosynthesis
    formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
  28. pigeon
    a large, usually gray and white bird commonly seen in cities
  29. competitive
    involving rivalry over something
  30. scholarship
    profound learned knowledge
  31. apprentice
    someone who works for an expert to learn a trade
  32. exhaust
    wear out completely
  33. monopolize
    have or exploit an exclusive control of something
  34. scruple
    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  35. agricultural
    relating to or used in or promoting farming
  36. encore
    an extra performance in response to audience demand
  37. suburban
    relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
  38. quarantine
    isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
  39. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  40. hysterical
    characterized by a state of violent mental agitation
  41. miraculous
    peculiarly fortunate, as if by divine intervention
  42. affiliation
    the act of becoming formally connected or joined
  43. subterranean
    being or operating under the surface of the earth
  44. luxury
    something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
  45. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  46. rutabaga
    a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
  47. supplement
    an additional component that improves capability
  48. patience
    good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
  49. centennial
    of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
  50. financier
    a person skilled in large-scale monetary transactions
  51. larynx
    the structure containing the vocal cords
  52. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  53. faucet
    a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid
  54. article
    one of a class of artifacts
  55. tutor
    a person who gives private instruction
  56. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
  57. pharmacy
    a retail shop where medications are sold
  58. monarch
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  59. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
  60. denominator
    the divisor of a fraction
  61. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
  62. guidance
    the act of showing the way
  63. immature
    not yet fully developed
  64. apology
    an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
  65. dynamite
    an explosive that contains nitroglycerin
  66. centipede
    a long, venomous insect-like creature with many pairs of legs
  67. artificial
    contrived by art rather than nature
  68. punctuation
    the use of marks to clarify meaning of written material
  69. mildew
    a fungus that produces a superficial white growth
  70. casserole
    large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served
  71. fertilize
    provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
  72. routine
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
  73. significant
    rich in implication
  74. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
  75. successful
    having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
  76. tolerant
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  77. chemical
    produced by reactions involving atomic or molecular changes
  78. specialty
    an asset of special worth or utility
  79. examine
    observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
  80. piano
    a musical instrument played by pressing black and white keys
  81. estimate
    judge tentatively
  82. cabbage
    a vegetable grown for its edible leaves or flowers
  83. headache
    pain in the head
  84. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  85. missile
    a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a target
  86. straightforward
    pointed directly ahead
  87. octopus
    bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
  88. senator
    a member of a legislative assembly
  89. exercise
    the activity of exerting muscles to keep fit
  90. strengthen
    make strong or stronger
  91. diamond
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  92. applause
    a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
  93. bargain
    an agreement between parties fixing obligations of each
  94. author
    a person who writes professionally
  95. courage
    a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain
  96. extinct
    no longer in existence
  97. consonant
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
  98. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
  99. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  100. sculpture
    a three-dimensional work of art
  101. beautiful
    pleasing to the senses
Created on Sun Dec 13 21:40:33 EST 2009 (updated Sun Dec 13 22:32:32 EST 2009)

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