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2003 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Frequently Page 69 Diphtheria N / Difsthirge 2003 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Frequently diphtheria diptych disclaimant n n n / difSthirGE / / Sdip(T)tik / / dDSsklCmEnt / Gk Gk L > F an acute highly contagious bacterial a picture or series of pictures one who makes a denial or disease chiefly of young children painted on two tablets connected by disavowal of legal claim. that is marked by swelling and hinges. The disclaimant did not want any obstruction of the throat. The church’s altarpiece is a part of his grandfather’s estate. During the Depression, diphtheria Byzantine diptych. claimed the lives of many children. discoloration diremption diphthong discomfiture n dirigibility n / SdifTthON / / dDSskEmfETchU(E)r / Gk dirigible L > F > E a gliding monosyllabic sound that n the state of being disconcerted or starts at or near the articulatory / SdirEjEbEl / abashed : confusion, position for one vowel and moves L + Ecf embarrassment. to or toward the position for airship. The bright lights added to Verne’s another. The explosion of the dirigible discomfiture as he stood behind the Many people do not pronounce the Hindenburg is famous for its lectern. diphthong in the word realtor dramatic radio coverage. correctly. discotheque dirigisme n diphyodont n / SdiskETtek / adj / dGrGzhGsm(F) / Gk > L > F / dISfiETdBnt / L > F a nightclub for dancing to recorded Gk economic planning and control by music. having deciduous and permanent the state. Allen is a disk jockey at a popular sets of teeth successively. Dirigisme is a characteristic of discotheque in Chicago. The teeth of most reptiles are socialist law. naturally replaced throughout life, discredit but most mammals are diphyodont. dirndl discrepancy diploma disaffiliate n / dDSskrepEnsG / diplopia discalced L n adj difference, variation, inconsistency. / dDSplPpGE / / diSskalst / The accountant found a mysterious Gk L discrepancy between the two a disorder of vision in which two unshod, barefooted. payroll records. images of a single object are seen, The discalced runner became a owing to unequal action of the eye celebrity at the Olympics. discretion muscles. n Shirley noticed that her medicine discern / dDSskreshEn / produced the side effects of L dizziness and diplopia. discerp power of decision : individual judgment. dipnoous discerptible The Constitution was framed and adj adopted to establish a government dipody / dDSsErptEbEl / that should not depend on state n L + Ecf opinion and state discretion. / SdipEdG / capable of being torn to pieces or Gk > L pulled apart. discursive a prosodic unit or measure of two Al’s pet dog made short work of his feet. discerptible stuffed animals. The teacher commented on the poet’s use of dipody for dramatic effect. Page 69 2003 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Frequently disdain dismal dissilient n adj / dDsSdCn / / SdizmEl / dissipated L > F > E L > F > E v a feeling of contempt and aversion marked by gloom, dejection, / SdisETpCZDd / for something regarded as somberness, or depression of L unworthy of or beneath one : scorn, spirits. dispelled, dissolved. contempt. The children who forgot their Mr. Knightley walked in soon after This,” said Clara with complete gloves spent a dismal recess tea and dissipated every disdain, “is my little brother. looking out the window at the melancholy fancy. snow. disembogue dissonant v disparage / TdisDmSbPg / v dissuade L > Sp / dDSsparij / v discharge water from an outlet or F > E / dDSswCd / mouth. speak slightingly of. L Many streams disembogue into the Arthur did not want to disparage divert by advice or persuasion : river along its course. his mother’s cooking, so he turn from something by reasoning. complimented her on her pot roast Penny tried to dissuade her friend disentangle and secretly fed it to the dog. from making a choice she might v later regret. / TdisDnStaNgEl / disparate L > Ecf + E dissymmetry straighten out : unravel. disponible n Mrs. Luce helped David / di(s)SsimEtrG / disentangle the strands of the plot disputatious Gk + Gk + Gk in Hamlet. adj the absence of or the lack of / TdispyEStCshEs / balanced proportions. disguise L The quilt designer was inspired by v inclined to argue for or against dissymmetry in crystal formations. / dDsSgIz / something asserted or maintained. E, F Helen did not enjoy going to family distillate change the customary dress or reunions because of her appearance of. disputatious relatives. dithyramb Ben tried to disguise his voice when n he telephoned Jill. disquisition / SdithDTram / n Gk disintegration / TdiskwESzishEn / a statement or piece of writing in n L an exalted impassioned style / dDsTintESgrCshEn / an elaborate analytical or usually in praise of something. L explanatory discussion : discourse. Dennis launched into a dithyramb the act or process of shattering Rhetta’s first book was a lengthy on Moira’s beauty and manifold suddenly : flying to bits. disquisition on the Irish potato virtues. Mark caused the disintegration of famine. the mirror when he slammed the ditokous door. disseminate adj / SdiZEkEs / disinter dissentient Gk adj producing two eggs or young at a / dESsench(G)Ent / time. L Most common songbirds are not concurring : disagreeing. ditokous. There was not a dissentient voice on the subject. dissertation dissident Page 70 2003 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Frequently dittology docilely doleful n adv adj / diStBlEjG / / SdBsDl(l)G / / SdPlfEl / Gk L L > E + Ecf a double reading or twofold in an obedient or submissive attended with or indicating grief or interpretation (as of a biblical text). manner. a morose or despairing attitude. Millicent’s first lecture of the Greg’s pet dog docilely follows his Martha had a doleful look on her semester was a dittology of the every command. face as she gazed out the window at story of Genesis entitled “Serpent the rain. or Savior?” docility n dolioform diuretic / dBSsilEZG / adj L / SdPlGETfOrm / diurnal the quality or state of being easily L adj taught, led, or managed. shaped like a barrel. / dISErnFl / Docility and intelligence are The barrel cactus is a common L important qualities that breeders dolioform plant of the deserts of active chiefly during the daytime. look for in the horses they buy. North and South America. Few cats are naturally diurnal, which can be a problem for light- dockhand dolorifuge sleeping owners. n doctrinaire / dESlOrETfyVj / divagate n L > F > E v / TdBktrDSna(a)(E)r / something that banishes or / SdIvETgCt / L > F mitigates grief. L one who attempts to put into effect Martina was so heartbroken when move or extend in different some especially political theory her dog died that her dad brought directions from a common point. with little or no regard for practical home a new puppy as a dolorifuge. Several ancient caravan routes difficulties. divagate from the extinct oasis. Benito described his opponent as dolorimetry an ivory-tower doctrinaire. divergent dolorous documentary adj division n / SdPlErEs / / TdBkyESmentErG / L divorce L expressive of sorrow or affliction. a presentation (as a film or novel) In a dolorous voice the reporter divulge that has the objective quality, described the scene of the disaster. v authority, or force of / dDSvElj / documentation in the representation dolphin L of a scene, place, condition of life n tell or make known. or of a social or political problem / SdBlfDn / Ken was reluctant to divulge the or cause. Gk > L > Prov > F > E details of the merger. The documentary is being produced any of various small toothed by environmentalists who protest whales with the snout more or less docent the destruction of forests. elongated into a beak and the neck n vertebrae partially fused. / SdPsFnt / dolcissimo The trained dolphin performed its L adv feats with great agility and grace. a person who guides groups / dPlSchGsETmP / through a museum or art gallery L > It domain and discusses and comments on the very sweet or soft—used as a exhibits. direction in music. Judd’s interest in ancient history The composer and the conductor was sparked by a knowledgeable argued over whether the passage docent during a field trip to a should be played dolcissimo. museum. Page 71 2003 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Frequently domestic douanier doxology adj n n / dESmestik / / dwAnyC / / dBkSsBlEjG / L F Gk relating to the household or the a customs officer. a commonly short hymn or formula family. At the international airport the expressing praise to God. Selma’s domestic situation changed douanier insisted on searching the One common doxology in drastically after she married a pack luggage of everyone proceeding Protestant churches is set to a tune rat. through customs. called “Old Hundred.” domineering doublure drainage n donnism / TdESblU(E)r / drama L > F doraphobia the lining of a book cover; dramaturgy especially : an ornamental lining. n dorcastry The doublure is an important clue / SdramETtErjG / n in identifying pirated editions of Gk > L > F > E / SdOrkEsTtrG / early novels. the technical devices that are used Biblical name + Ecf in writing plays and that tend to a church auxiliary organized to douceur distinguish the play from other plan and execute benevolent work. literary forms. The dorcastry served free doughiness Shakespeare was skilled at both Thanksgiving dinners for the n poetry and dramaturgy. homeless. / SdPGnDs / E dreadful dormancy the quality or state of being not adj n thoroughly baked. / SdredfEl / / SdO(r)mEnsG / The doughiness of the cake E L > F > E + Ecf mortified Mrs. Cavendish. arousing feelings of disapproval or the quality or state of being dissatisfaction. inactive. doughty “Turn off that dreadful song,” Certain Australian frogs undergo adj Cynthia’s mom calmly demanded. long periods of dormancy during / SdaUZG / drought. E drepaniform [has homonym: dowdy] marked by adj dormitories fearless resolution and by stoutness / drESpanETfOrm / in contest or struggle : valiant. Gk + Ecf dorsicollar Daniel was a soldier’s soldier— hooked or curved like a sickle. rough, tough, and doughty.
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