2015 Spelling Bee - Words from Round 3

a desk used for writing

a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root

showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment

shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans

an agent that kills worms

terseness of expression

the eruption through the gums of baby teeth

(ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication

a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)

a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

ribald humor

small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

extremely high fever (especially in children)

a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars

the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade

an abnormal loss of strength

measurement of the elevation of land above sea level

any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens

inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth

a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate

of or relating to homiletics

extreme mental retardation

making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn

a ballet enthusiast

causing cold; cooling or chilling

of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry

microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space

the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

the nymph or spirit of a particular tree

the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485

marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small

small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors

Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama

soft mild Italian cream cheese

motion sickness experienced while traveling on water

a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression

a poisonous crystalline alkaloid

a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment

visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes

light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled

an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black

Polynesian screw pine

low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs

abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center

a figure of a man used as a supporting column

a humanist specializing in classical scholarship

langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India

a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus

a tavern below street level featuring beer

visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects

infestation with itch mites

either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings

a person with a well-developed muscular body

with unchanging entropy; at constant entropy

personal interpretation of a text using your own ideas

a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center

a direction in music; to be played very loudly

a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World

a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior

a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons

wine mixed with honey

dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth

a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC

slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns

a rhythmic stroking

(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure

an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus

of or relating to or living near lakes

sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry

inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct

a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies

flat crusty-bottomed onion roll

dark purple plum of the damson tree

an abnormal enlargement of the heart

of or relating to or near the coccyx

a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)

a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative

small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material

class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land