The championship round words from the 2010 "City Orals"
Spelling Bee. How many can you spell?
1. circuitous (suhr-KYOO-uh-tuhs) roundabout; indirect
2. adolescence (ad-uh-LES-uhnts) youth
3. ineffable (in-EF-uh-buhl) inexpressible
4. lyrically (LIR-ik-lee) in a manner expressing emotion
5. gardenesque (gawr-duhn-ESK) pretty like agarden
6. scalable (SKAYL-uh-buhl) capable of being climbed
7. fumigate (FYOOM-uh-gayt) to apply smoke or gas to
8. pilosity (py-LAWS-uh-dee) hairiness
9. roan (rohn) having a base color mixed with white
10. asceticism (uh-SET-uh-siz-uhm) leading a life of strict
self-denial
11. desultory (DES-uhl-tohr-ee) erratic; random
12. winddog (WIND-dawg) a halo seen near the horizon
13. mixology (mik-SAWL-uh-jee) the art of bartending
14. stapes (STAY-peez) tiny bone in the ear
15. heinous (HAY-nuhs) hatefully or shockingly evil
16. squaliform (SKWAY-luh-fohrm) resembling a shark
17. ophthalmology (awf-thuh-MAWL-uh-jee) medical science
dealing with eye diseases
18. infructuous (in-FRUK-chuh-wuhs) unfruitful; unprofitable
19. obliquity (oh-BLIK-wuh-dee) the angle between the
Earth's equator and orbit
20. fustigate (FUHS-tuh-gayt) to criticize severely
21. engagingly (en-GAYJ-ing-lee) charmingly
22. ichthyosaur (IKJ-thee-oh-sohr) an aquatic dinosaur
23. follicle (FAWL-uh-kuhl) any small sac, cavity, or gland
24. unbudgeable (un-BUJ-uh-buhl) stubborn
25. rancorous (RANGK-uhr-uhs) full of bitter hatred
26. multifarious (mul-tuh-FER-ee-uhs) having many parts
27. platypodia (plad-ee-POH-dee-uh) flat-footedness
28. incipient (in-SIP-ee-uhnt) just beginning to exist
29. rhinal (RY-nuhl) of or elating to the nose
30. stratocumulus (stra-doh-KYOOM-yuh-luhs) dark cloud
31. philanderer (fuh-LAN-duhr-uhr) a fickle lover; a flirt
32. koto (KOH-doh) Japanese zither
33. hemophilia (hee-muh-FIL-ee-uh) hereditary disorder in which the
blood does not clot normally
34. fervent (FUHR-vuhnt) impassioned; enthusiastic
35. monomaniacal (mawn-oh-muh-NY-uh-kuhl) obsessed about one thing
36. resuscitate (ree-SUS-uh-tayt) to revive from unconsciousness
37. supination (soop-uh-NAY-shuhn) turning the hand palm up
38. cormorant (KOHR-muhr-uhnt) large, voracious seabird
39. hibiscus (hy-BIS-kuhs) plant with showy flowers
40. coosify (koh-AWS-uh-fy) to grow together, as bones
41. cutaneous (kyoo-TAYN-ee-uhs) of or relating to the skin
42. lumpkin (LUMP-kuhn) a blundering fool
43. bavardage (bav-uhr-DAWZH) small talk; chitchat
44. pachyderm (PAK-uh-duhrm) large, thick-skinned animal
45. floreted (FLOHR-uh-tuhd) decorated with small flowers
46. etiquette (ED-uh-kuht) behavioy accepted in society
47. sinistral (SIN-uhs-truhl) of the left side
48. petulant (PECH-uh-luhnt) impatient or ittitable
49. macronutrients (mak-roh-NOO-tree-uhnts) elements needed in sufficient
quantities essential to growth of a plant
50. metatarsals (met-uh-TAWR-suhlz) bones in the human foot
51. psychedelic (syk-uh-DEL-ik) very bright in color; florescent
52. palladian (puh-LAY-dee-uhn) of or related to widom or learning
53. rehabilitation (ree-huh-bil-uh-TAY-shuhn) restoration to a useful
place in society
54. escarpment (uh-SKAWRP-muhnt) long cliff or steep slope
55. caricature (KER-i-kuh-chuhr) an exaggerated imitation of a person
56. pallid (PAL-uhd) pale; lacking normal color
57. uxorial (uhk-SOHR-ee-uhl) of or relating to a wife
58. linguistically (ling-GWIS-tik-lee) from a language point of view
59. vignette (vin-YET) a short literary sketch
60. terraceous (tuh-RAY-shuhs) made of earth; earthen
61. greffier (gref-ee-AY) registrar; recorder
62. maritime (MER-uh-tym) of navigation or shipping
63. chardonnay (shawr-duhn-AY) dry white table wine
64. leviathan (luh-VY-uh-thuhn) any of various large sea mammals
65. infrangible (in-FRANJ-uh-buhl) incapable of being broken
66. tambourine (tam-buh-REEN) shallow, single-headed hand drum
67. leewardly (LEE-wuhrd-lee) tending to fall off asway from the wind
68. dashiki (daw-SHEE-kee) brightly colored African tunic
69. rictus (RIK-tuhs) a gaping grin or grimace
70. vellication (vel-uh-KAY-shuhn) the act of twitching
71. brouhaha (BROO-haw-haw) an uproar or commotion
72. chartaceous (kawr-TAY-shuhs) resembling paper; made of paper
73. sedulous (SEJ-uh-luhs) diligent; steadily industrious
74. incendiary (in-SEN-dee-er-ee) person who deliberately sets fires
75. supercilious (soo-puhr-SIL-ee-uhs) arrogantly superior; disdainful
76. xenolith (ZEN-uh-lith) a fragment of a rock included in another rock
77. cliquant (KLINGK-uhnt) glittering; spangled
78. axiology (ak-see-AWL-uh-jee) theory and study of intrinsic values
79. dacquoise (da-kwawz) baked nut meringue filled with buttercream
80. anthropoid (AN-thruh-poid) resembling man (said of apes)
81. fricassee (FRIK-uhsee) a stew of meat in gravy
82. insidiousness (in-SID-ee-uhs-nuhs) state of trying to trick
or entrap
83. insensate (in-SEN-sayt) not feeling sensation; cold; unfeeling
84. phonasthenia (fohn-uhs-THEEN-ee-uh) hoarseness; weakness of voice
85. levanter (luh-VAN-tuhr) strong easterly mediterranean wind
86. disingenuous (dis-in-JEN-yoo-uhs) insincere; lacking candor
87. unau (YOO-naw) two-toed sloth
88. rhodium (ROH-dee-uhm) metallic chemical element
89. filasse (fuh-LAS) vegetable fiber prepared for manufacture
90. diaphanous (dy-AF-uh-nuhs) transparent; translcent
91. colubrine (KAWL-uh-bryn) snake-like
92. acrimonious (ak-ruh-MOHN-ee-uhs) bitter; angry, caustic
93. halcyon (HAL-see-uhn) calm; serene; peaceful
94. caduceus (kuh-DOO-see-uhs) the winged staff of mercury
95. pogonotomy (poh-guh-NAWT-uh-mee) chaving
96. millicurie (MIL-uh-kyuhr-ee) one thousandth of a unit of radiation
97. siccative (SIK-uh-tiv) causing to dry; promoting drying
98. jacal (huh-KAWL) crude southwestern or Mexican hut
99. zwieback (SWEE-bak) a sweetened bread toasted until dry and crisp
100. scintillation (sin-tuh-LAY-shuhn) twinkling
101. phlegmatic (fleg-MAD-ik) calm, composed, undemonstrative
102. sanguine (SANG-gwuhn) marke by eager hopefulness; cheerful
103. subreption (suh-BREP-shuhn) secret, underhanded, or unlawful
representation of the facts
104. zeitgeist (ZYT-gyst) the spirit of the times
105. lachrymose (LAK-ruh-mohs) tearful; melancholy
106. baize (bayz) coarsely woven fabric napped to imitate felt
107. repechage (rep-uh-SHAWZH) a second-chance trial heat, as in
Olympic rowing
108. boutonniere (boo-tuhn-IR) a flower worn in a buttonhole
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