The Veldt-Spelling Bee

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  1. veldt
    elevated open grassland in southern Africa
    The Veldt rnrn(n.) open grassland area in southern Africa
  2. bemuse
    cause to be confused emotionally
    So George Hadley, bemused, sat watching the dining-room tablernproduce warm dishes of food from its mechanical interior.rnrn(adj.) confused emotionally
  3. intersperse
    introduce into one's writing or speech (certain expressions)
    If you intersperse this Africa with a littlernvariety - oh, Sweden perhaps, or Denmark or China -"rn "I thought we were free to play as we wished."rnrn(v.) to place at intervals in or among
  4. sensitized
    having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
    Their approach sensitized a switch somewhere and the nursery light flickedrnon when they came within ten feet of it.
  5. telepathic
    communicating without apparent physical signals
    Remarkable howrnthe nursery caught the telepathic emanations of the children's minds andrncreated life to fill their every desire.
Created on Wed Feb 10 17:08:03 EST 2010 (updated Wed Feb 10 17:53:35 EST 2010)

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