Kays Spelling Bee Words 2012 - 201-250

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  1. phonic
    relating to speech
  2. pilgrimage
    a journey to a sacred place
  3. pinnacle
    a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower
  4. plague
    any large-scale calamity
  5. ply
    use diligently
  6. predatory
    living by preying on other animals
  7. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  8. prior
    earlier in time
  9. prohibited
    forbidden by law
  10. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  11. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  12. proximity
    the property of being close together
  13. pseudonym
    a fake name used to engage in some activity
  14. pulverize
    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
  15. pummel
    strike, usually with the fist
  16. punctual
    acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed
  17. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
  18. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  19. radioactive
    exhibiting or caused by emissions in nuclear decay
  20. rectangle
    a parallelogram with four right angles
  21. reinforcement
    an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
  22. renovate
    restore to a previous or better condition
  23. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
  24. repose
    freedom from activity
  25. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  26. reputation
    the general estimation that the public has for a person
  27. retaliate
    make a counterattack and return like for like
  28. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
  29. revelry
    unrestrained merrymaking
  30. rigor
    excessive sternness
  31. ritual
    the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
  32. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  33. rupture
    the act of making a sudden noisy break
  34. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  35. sanitation
    the state of being clean and conducive to health
  36. satyr
    one of a class of woodland deities
  37. scanty
    lacking in extent or quantity
  38. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  39. scarf
    a garment worn around the head or neck
  40. scavenge
    clean refuse from
  41. scold
    censure severely or angrily
  42. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  43. seclusion
    the act of isolating oneself from others
  44. seniority
    higher rank especially by reason of longer service
  45. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
  46. siege
    an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place
  47. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  48. snicker
    laugh quietly
  49. snitch
    give away information about somebody
  50. sober
    not affected by a chemical substance, especially alcohol
Created on Wed Jan 18 13:26:28 EST 2012 (updated Sun Jan 29 08:43:31 EST 2012)

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