240 Spelling Bee

Mrs. Schoen
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  1. abolish
    do away with
  2. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  3. access
    the right to enter
  4. accomplish
    achieve with effort
  5. accustomed
    commonly used or practiced; usual
  6. achievement
    the action of accomplishing something
  7. adjective
    the word class that qualifies nouns
  8. admirable
    inspiring approval
  9. admissible
    deserving to be accepted or allowed
  10. adolescent
    a person who is older than 12 but younger than 20
  11. adornment
    decorating oneself with something colorful and interesting
  12. adventurous
    willing to undertake new and daring enterprises
  13. Afghanistan
    a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia
  14. aggressive
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  15. Alabama
    a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
  16. Algiers
    an ancient port on the Mediterranean
  17. alphabetically
    in order from A to Z
  18. alphabetized
    having been put in alphabetical order
  19. alternate
    go back and forth
  20. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
  21. alumnus
    a person who has received a degree from a school
  22. ambulance
    a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
  23. Anchorage
    a city in south central Alaska
  24. Annapolis
    state capital of Maryland
  25. antagonist
    someone who offers opposition
  26. Antarctica
    an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
  27. anticipation
    the act of predicting, as by reasoning about the future
  28. antiquated
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  29. antiquity
    the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
  30. antiseptic
    thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms
  31. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
  32. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
  33. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
  34. Appalachia
    a region of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States
  35. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  36. approximate
    not quite exact or correct
  37. astound
    affect with wonder
  38. Asuncion
    the capital and chief port of Paraguay
  39. athletics
    active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
  40. atmosphere
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
  41. Auckland
    the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
  42. auditorium
    the area of a theater or hall where the audience sits
  43. Australia
    the smallest continent
  44. avalanche
    a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
  45. Baghdad
    capital and largest city of Iraq
  46. banquet
    a ceremonial dinner party for many people
  47. bauxite
    a clay-like mineral
  48. Beijing
    capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
  49. Beirut
    capital and largest city of Lebanon
  50. Belgium
    a monarchy in northwestern Europe
  51. beverage
    any liquid suitable for drinking
  52. Bhutan
    a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India
  53. Bismarck
    German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united
  54. bland
    lacking taste or flavor or tang
  55. blizzard
    a weather event with widespread snowfall and strong winds
  56. Boise
    the capital and largest city of Idaho
  57. Botswana
    a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
  58. budge
    move very slightly
  59. California
    a state in the western United States on the Pacific
  60. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  61. cardiologist
    a specialist in the structure and function of the heart
  62. Caribbean
    region including the Caribbean Islands
  63. cautiously
    as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
  64. challenging
    requiring full use of your abilities or resources
  65. channel
    a deep and relatively narrow body of water
  66. Charlottetown
    the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island
  67. Chattanooga
    a city in eastern Tennessee
  68. Chernobyl
    a city in north central Ukraine
  69. Cheyenne
    a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)
  70. churn
    a vessel to separate butterfat from buttermilk
  71. colonize
    establish political control over a place by sending settlers
  72. confidence
    belief in yourself and your abilities
  73. confident
    having or marked by assurance
  74. Connecticut
    a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
  75. council
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
  76. counsel
    something that provides direction or advice
  77. Croatia
    a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
  78. deforestation
    the state of being clear of trees
  79. dependency
    relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
  80. detector
    a device that receives a signal and responds to it
  81. dictatorship
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  82. Djibouti
    a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula
  83. earliest
    more early than; most early
  84. Ecuador
    a republic in northwestern South America
  85. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
  86. environmental
    of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings
  87. Ethiopia
    Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea
  88. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  89. exasperated
    greatly annoyed; out of patience
  90. exasperation
    actions that cause great irritation
  91. excavation
    the act of digging
  92. exert
    put to use
  93. exhibition
    the act of displaying or demonstrating
  94. expectation
    belief about the future
  95. exult
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  96. Fredericton
    the provincial capital of New Brunswick
  97. frequency
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
  98. frontier
    a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
  99. fundamentalism
    the interpretation of sacred texts as literal truth
  100. generous
    willing to give and share unstintingly
  101. gigantic
    exceedingly large or extensive
  102. gorge
    a deep ravine, usually with a river running through it
  103. Guadeloupe
    an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry
  104. Guinea
    a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic
  105. Guyana
    a republic in northeastern South America
  106. Hanoi
    the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
  107. Hawaii
    a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
  108. hemisphere
    half of a round, three-dimensional shape
  109. Hiroshima
    a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan
  110. hydroelectric
    of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower
  111. hyphenate
    divide or connect with punctuation used between word parts
  112. identical
    being the exact same one
  113. Illinois
    a midwestern state in north-central United States
  114. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
  115. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
  116. impressive
    making a strong or vivid mental image
  117. independence
    freedom from control or influence of another or others
  118. Indianapolis
    the capital and largest city of Indiana
  119. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  120. interception
    the act of preventing a person or thing from proceeding or arriving
  121. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  122. international
    concerning or belonging to two or more countries
  123. interpretation
    the act of expressing something in an artistic performance
  124. interscholastic
    used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools
  125. intersperse
    introduce into one's writing or speech (certain expressions)
  126. intertwine
    spin, wind, or twist together
  127. intoxication
    the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
  128. intricacy
    the quality of having elaborately complex detail
  129. invalidating
    establishing as invalid or untrue
  130. irksome
    tedious or irritating
  131. irritate
    cause annoyance in
  132. irritation
    something that causes annoyance or trouble
  133. jamboree
    a festive party or celebration
  134. jaywalk
    cross the road at a place not meant for pedestrians
  135. jealousy
    a feeling of envy, especially of a rival
  136. jubilation
    a feeling of extreme joy
  137. juicy
    full of juice
  138. Juneau
    the state capital of Alaska
  139. Kazakstan
    a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
  140. Liechtenstein
    a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland
  141. Lithuania
    a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
  142. Louisiana
    a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
  143. Manchuria
    a region in northeastern China
  144. Massachusetts
    a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
  145. medal
    an award for winning a championship
  146. Mediterranean
    the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
  147. Melbourne
    the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center
  148. Minnesota
    a midwestern state
  149. Missouri
    a midwestern state in central United States
  150. monarchy
    autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
  151. Montgomery
    the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River
  152. Montpelier
    capital of the state of Vermont
  153. multicultural
    relating to or including diverse nationalities or customs
  154. Nagasaki
    a city in southern Japan on Kyushu
  155. Newfoundland
    an island in the north Atlantic
  156. numerous
    amounting to a large indefinite number
  157. octagonal
    of or relating to or shaped like an octagon
  158. optometrist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision
  159. particular
    unique or specific to a person or thing or category
  160. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  161. peninsula
    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
  162. Pennsylvania
    a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
  163. pentagon
    a shape with five angles and five sides
  164. Philippines
    a republic on the Philippine Islands
  165. Phoenix
    the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
  166. Pierre
    capital of the state of South Dakota
  167. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  168. predatory
    living by preying on other animals
  169. predicate
    involve as a necessary condition or consequence
  170. preparation
    setting in order in advance some act or purpose
  171. preposition
    a word before a noun or pronoun connecting to another word
  172. preservation
    the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
  173. quadrilateral
    a four-sided polygon
  174. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
  175. queasy
    causing or able to cause nausea
  176. questionable
    subject to doubtful speculation
  177. queue
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
  178. quintet
    a musical composition for five performers
  179. Quito
    the capital of Ecuador
  180. quorum
    a gathering of the minimal number of members of a group
  181. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  182. radiant
    emanating or as if emanating light
  183. radioactive
    exhibiting or caused by emissions in nuclear decay
  184. radius
    a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle
  185. ragamuffin
    a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
  186. Raleigh
    capital of the state of North Carolina
  187. Ramadan
    the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
  188. rapier
    a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
  189. ratified
    formally approved and invested with legal authority
  190. rationalize
    employ logic or reason
  191. rattlesnake
    a pit viper that makes a sound when it shakes its tail
  192. ravage
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  193. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  194. ravine
    a deep narrow steep-sided valley
  195. rayon
    a synthetic silklike fabric
  196. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  197. realization
    coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
  198. reassurance
    the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
  199. reclamation
    rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
  200. recollection
    the process of remembering
  201. reconcile
    come to terms
  202. reign
    royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
  203. reorganize
    organize anew
  204. revolution
    a single complete turn
  205. Roseau
    the capital and largest city of Dominica
  206. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  207. Saskatchewan
    one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada
  208. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
  209. Scandinavia
    a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe
  210. secretary
    an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work
  211. Senegal
    a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960
  212. Seoul
    the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia
  213. sergeant
    a noncommissioned officer ranking above a corporal
  214. slither
    pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  215. stationary
    not capable of being moved
  216. strategic
    relating to an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  217. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  218. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  219. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  220. Swaziland
    a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa
  221. syllable
    a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
  222. synonym
    a word that expresses the same or similar meaning
  223. Taipei
    the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan
  224. Taiwan
    an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea
  225. Tallahassee
    capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida
  226. Tanzania
    a republic in eastern Africa
  227. Tbilisi
    the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river
  228. Tennessee
    a state in east central United States
  229. Thailand
    a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula
  230. Tijuana
    a Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights
  231. tropical
    relating to part of the Earth's surface with hot climate
  232. unravel
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers of
  233. Uruguay
    a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825
  234. vegetation
    the process of growth in plants
  235. Venezuela
    a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean
  236. Versailles
    a city in north central France near Paris
  237. visibility
    quality or degree of being able to be seen
  238. Zambia
    a republic in central Africa
  239. Zimbabwe
    a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
Created on Thu May 10 09:28:31 EDT 2012 (updated Thu May 10 14:42:45 EDT 2012)

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