Spelling Bee

of or relating to elections

any of several small Old World finches

in an exuberant manner

a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere

grow leaves

incapable of being morally corrupted

in a harmfully insidious manner

of or relating to or supporting Islamism

aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia

fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat

a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder

important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks

any citrus tree bearing oranges

a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords

a stringed instrument usually having six strings

a governor in India during the Mogul empire

tallest living quadruped

a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed

any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener

United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914)

a resin obtained from the camphor tree

long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp

bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice

spatterdocks

any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors

a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds

of or concerning Qatar or its inhabitants

any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

a long cassock with buttons down the front

any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems

the handle of a weapon or tool

the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

a street of small shops (especially in Orient)

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

the most widely spoken Bantu languages

an important person in India

a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug

a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation

an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs

strawberries

sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate

not burdensome or demanding

Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried

(Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage

the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise

agile grizzled Old World viverrine

cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair

Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog

a bag made of burlap

a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath

Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara

an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America

a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes

the commonest type of solidified lava

any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains

dark sweet or semisweet dessert wine from Sicily

an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices

a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids

tree of southeast Asia having fruit with a hard spiny rind

the driver and keeper of an elephant

the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century

founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)

a flavorful addition on top of a dish

100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble

an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano

a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)

a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona

cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans

any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia

a large raspberry-flavored fruit

robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae

tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers

any tree of the genus Macadamia

a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum

a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers

Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)

any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads

any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes

a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times

a lesson in playing the piano

Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)

the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses

Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson

the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow

large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus

an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency

small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)

comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips

any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers

an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian

a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance

treat to strengthen and improve the luster

of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer

any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks

a short or shortened tail of certain animals

characterized by a lack of tonus

last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)

the bitter bark of a South American tree

glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot

a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings

sausage containing ground liver

a crumbly topping for a pastry

a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German

down of the eider duck

old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs

leather shorts often worn with suspenders

plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem

a distinctive characteristic or attribute

a cross-country skier

an expressway in a German-speaking country

spin that retards or reverses the forward motion

the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating

normally existing at birth

a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance

the secret state police in Nazi Germany

merchandise that is shoddy or inferior

not fake or counterfeit

any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium

cut of pork from the rib section with most of the meat trimmed off

a dense, dark bread made from whole-grain rye flour

thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked

a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition

someone who walks barefoot on burning coals

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding

of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music

fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

a hat made of felt with a creased crown

a dialect of Tocharian

a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore

a mixed drink made of wine mixed with a sparkling water

(sports) player in wing position

any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail

an armored vehicle or tank

a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows

large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat

a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman

make an out by hitting the ball on the ground

a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence

German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs

a German round dance resembling a slow polka

type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet

ski, alternating directions

tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger

a spiked helmet worn by German soldiers

rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom

doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday