2015 Spelling Bee - Words from Round 2

a farewell remark

a Russian artificial satellite

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

a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates

bread made of coarse rye flour

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

any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity

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

leather shorts often worn with suspenders

the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians

European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce

a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence

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

very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)

a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s

excessively garish or sentimental art

plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)

small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts

any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

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

a woman's loose unbelted dress

a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution

an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate

(Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet

white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds

small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes

the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents

incapable of being morally corrupted

any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water

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

Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried

brilliant and showy technical skill

grow leaves

a reddish brown dye used especially on hair

the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina

a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds

any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia

a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women

small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried

a resin obtained from the camphor tree

(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment

boiled or baked buckwheat

an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

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

an athletic contest consisting of five different events

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

a portable brazier that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking

a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies

a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

aromatic Eurasian perennial

(of stone or timber) shaped or cut crudely

having independent but harmonically related melodic parts

any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber

(Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage

thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked

like a bower; leafy and shady

small rodent with soft pearly grey fur

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

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

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

the main house on a ranch or large estate

egg yolks and oil and vinegar

a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph

an expressway in a German-speaking country