National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 2

the emperor of Japan

nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat

fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream

a fine point of etiquette or petty formality

a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air

mild white Italian cheese

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

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

last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)

a fast movement (usually in triple time)

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 spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland

plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem

tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage

an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit

a kind of pick that is used for digging

yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices

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

with a light plucking staccato sound

a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting

alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts

a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age

a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings

large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat

a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds

a dyed fabric

any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves

any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors

treat to strengthen and improve the luster

omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America

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

distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries

a mark (/) used to separate words, lines, or numbers

a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward

a chief of a North American tribe or confederation

a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party

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

not fake or counterfeit

Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson

a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast

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

a political system governed by a woman

a greyish brown

egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes

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

a radioactive isotope of hydrogen

a German round dance resembling a slow polka

wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room

east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae

Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas

leather shorts often worn with suspenders

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

any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves

a hat made of felt with a creased crown

a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords

German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs

shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green

down of the eider duck

delight in another person's misfortune

southern African weasel

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

the driver and keeper of an elephant

breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium

lively Caribbean music with fun rhythms and storytelling

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

ski, alternating directions

a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party

lively, in music

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

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

of or concerning Qatar or its inhabitants

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

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

relating to the epoch from about 56 to 34 million years ago

small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings

a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves

admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs

of or relating to Wicca

tall fast-moving dog breed

a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research

aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia

German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks

a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation

a spiked helmet worn by German soldiers