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Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently (F-P)

TheSpellingChamp.com Website by Cole Shafer-Ray TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently ferruginous fiercest final adj adj fester L > F > E L festooned marked by the most furious not to be altered or undone. unrestrained zeal or vehemence. After making what she thought was fetching The newspaper editor became the her final decision about buying a mayor’s fiercest critic. car, Sheila was bombarded with fetlock new information. fieriness fever finch fiesta few n finery pron pl L > Sp fingerprint E festival. [has homonyms: feu, phew] not The fiesta was held under the stars. finickiness many persons or things. Few of the claims in the fifteen finitism advertisement are true. fifth fireman fewer adj firing fewness E adj being number five in a countable fiacre series. E Middle school starts with the fifth of or relating to the operation or fibranne grade in many school systems. operating parts of a firearm. The firing mechanism on Tsuki’s fiftieth gun kept jamming. fibrocystic file firm adj fickle filiciform L > F > E fid filigree securely or solidly fixed in place. The gate and its pillars were firm, fiddlehead fillister but at one side the fence had fallen n when a tree fell on it. filmscript L? > E + E n firman one of the young unfurling fronds of certain ferns that are often eaten E + L firth as greens. a written text for a motion picture. Justin refused to try a fiddlehead The actor read every word of the fishgig until he saw how much his sister filmscript before signing a contract n loved them. to play the leading role. E fiducial filmy [Note: Could be confused with fizgig.] a fish spear having two or fiduciarily filter more barbed prongs. Corinne found a rusty fishgig on fieldpiece filthy the beach. fiend

Page 52 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently fishy flannelly flock adj n flare E E of or relating to a fish. flareback a company of domestic A fishy odor emanated from the bag (as sheep or goats) herded together. in the trunk. flashback The Christmas card portrayed a n shepherd watching over a flock of fitful sheep. E + E fixation an instance of a literary or floe n theatrical technique used especially n in motion pictures and television L > E that involves interruption of the ON > Norw the conversion of free nitrogen into chronological sequence of events [has homonym: flow] floating ice combined forms useful as such or by interjection of events or scenes formed in a large sheet on the as starting materials for fertilizers, of earlier occurrence. surface of the sea or other body of explosives, and a variety of The movie used a flashback to show water. chemicals. the early family life of the main Jagged sections of floe around the Fixation of nitrogen dioxide can character. tanker suddenly joined, trapping occur in an electric arc from the vessel in a sea of solid ice. nitrogen and oxygen in the air. flashlight floggable flabbergastingly flatter floodlight flabby flavescence n flaccid flaxier E + E adj artificial illumination in a broad flaxseed beam; also : a source of such L illumination. yielding to pressure for want of fleeceable As the cast came out for a curtain firmness and stiffness : flabby. call, a floodlight brightened the Joe looked at his flaccid muscles in fleer stage. the mirror and vowed to join a health club. fleshpot flora n flaccidity flickery n L flightily plant life : plants. L The flora of South Carolina the quality or state of yielding to flimsiness includes the palmetto, which is a pressure for want of firmness and significant feature of the state’s stiffness. flintlock flag. As George entered his forties, he found that he had to exercise flinty florentine regularly to combat muscular adj flaccidity. florulent E flacon harsh and unyielding : rigorous and flounce stern. flagellation The senator’s flinty character stood fluctuate him in good stead on the finance flaith committee. fluent flameout flirtatious fluidity flanger flixweed

Page 53 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently flunk fomented foreman v font forename (D or Norw&Danish + F)? fail. foolproof forenoon Evan fears that he will flunk his final exam in chemistry. footcandles foreshorten n pl fluoride foresighted n E + L > E units of illuminance each equal to forestaysail L > ISV + G&F > ISVcf the illuminance on a surface that is a binary compound of fluorine everywhere 1 foot from a forestry usually with a more electropositive point source of light of one candle n element or radical. and equal to 1 lumen per square Free molecules of fluoride can be foot. L > F > E formed by electrolysis of an An office or classroom usually a science of developing, caring for, aqueous fluoride solution. requires about 70 footcandles; by or cultivating tracts of wooded land comparison, direct sunlight at noon : the management of growing fluoroscopic is about 1,000 footcandles. timber. The pulp and paper mill wishes to flurriment footlight hire an individual with a master’s degree in forestry. flute footnote forgetive flutterboard footslogger forgive fluvicoline footwork n forlornness flypaper n E + E format the management of the feet and the E + Gk > L > F > E work done with them, as in dancing forsaken paper coated with a sticky or sports. adj substance for killing flies. The star of the soccer team takes a David put the flypaper just outside ballet lesson every week to improve E the screen door, hoping to catch his footwork. left desolate or empty. insects before they got into the The forsaken town had house. foramen tumbleweeds growing on Main Street and the dust was inches deep foggara forebitt in the buildings. fogyism foreboding forte foliageous forefront forthright folklore foreganger fortify folktale forehoof fortnight n folly forelegs n n pl E the space of 14 days : two weeks. F > E E Lewis had hoped to stay at the a thoughtless act or irrational idea. any of the front legs of an insect. lodge for a fortnight, but he had to His scheme was the despairing In worker bees the hairs of the return early. folly of a powerful man who cannot forelegs are used to brush pollen bear to grow old. from flowers. fortnightly

Page 54 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently forty framer Friday adj n framework E E being one more than 39 in number. francium the day following Thursday. Mrs. Langdon spent the morning in Teachers, as well as students, often tears the day she turned forty years francolin count the days to Friday. old. frangipane frigate fossiliferous frankenstein frigorimeter fosterage frantic frippery fought frap friskiness foundling fratority frog fourrier n fratricide fourscore E adj freeloading [Note: The definition provided is not the one most commonly E freewheeler associated with this word. In being 80 in number. addition, speller might confuse Granny declared that she would frenetic with homonym frage.] a card game wear purple whenever she so developed from tarok and popular desired, now that she was fourscore fresh especially in Mexico. years old. adj Pablo and Lucita played a couple of hands of frog before lunch. fourteen E adj [Note: The definition provided is fronds not the one most commonly n pl E associated with this word.] being one more than 13 in number. disposed to take liberties : saucy, L Many of the Scripps Howard impudent, rude. [has near homonym: frons] fern National Spelling Bee finalists are Mr. Broyles warned Walter not to leaves. fourteen years old. be so fresh. The goldfish seem to prefer staying away from the waving fronds in the foxhound fret pond. v foxing frontal n E become vexed, worried, impatient, frontenis E or irritated. discoloration; especially : brownish Many parents fret over the high frore spots in the paper of old books. cost of feeding their families. Faded print and foxing made the frostbite old books in the attic very difficult friar to read. n frostily foxy L > F > E frothily [has homonym: fryer] a member of foyer a mendicant order. frothy The Mediterranean monk seal is so fractiously named because its dark brown coat frotton resembles the brown robe of a fragilely Franciscan friar. frowner fragmentation friary frozen

Page 55 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently fructiferous funk gadroon n n fructify L > F F frustrated a strong offensive smell. an ornament produced by notching adj The sailors could barely breath or carving a rounded molding. below deck because of the funk Lucy examined the intricate L from tobacco smoke. gadroon on the entry door. filled with a deep chronic sense of insecurity, discouragement, and furbish gaelicize dissatisfaction. Many workers feel frustrated furious gaffe because they do not have the opportunity to use their talents in furrier gaga their jobs. furrow gagman fugleman furry gainer fulsomely adv furtum gainful E fuseplug gala copiously, abundantly. adj Max was lunching in the cafeteria, fusibility devouring a fulsomely garnished F > It cheeseburger. fusiform belonging to, deserving, or attended adj by festivities. fumy The king declared that there would adj L + L be parades through every city in shaped like a spindle : tapering the land and a gala carnival of L > F > E toward each end. three days’ duration. producing or full of gaseous Fusiform rust, a common disease of emissions that are usually odorous loblolly pine trees, causes rod- galactia and sometimes noxious. shaped cankers to develop on the Vera’s eyes started to water from branches. galeate the fumy ammonia she was using to clean the floor. fustanella galeiform functionary fusty gallium funereal futile galloper adj futtock galoot L befitting or suggesting a funeral : futuramic galop oppressively solemn. n Ben and Trish enjoyed their elegant fylfot meal at the posh restaurant, but the F piped-in music was too funereal for gabardine [has homonym: gallop] a lively their mood. dance in duple time performed with gabbroid sliding steps from side to side and funereally popular in the 19th century. gadfly The galop was introduced into England in 1829 at a ball given by gadget the king.

gadoid galvanneal

gadolinium gambusia

Page 56 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently gamete garbology gearing n gammoned gehlenite Gmc > F + Gk ganache the study of modern culture geistlich through the analysis of what is gander thrown away as garbage or trash. gelastic The city’s landfill known as Mount gandhian Trashmore will be a treasure trove gelidity to future generations of students of gang garbology. gematriot n garcon gemellion E a group of persons working under gardener gemmiparous the same direction or at the same task. garlic gender The movie was about an escape n from prison by a member of a chain garret gang. L > F > E any of two or more subclasses gangling n within a grammatical class of a language that determine agreement gangplank Celt > F > E with and selection of other words [has homonym: guarder] a circular or grammatical forms. gangster band of elastic with or without a In Latin each noun is considered n fastener worn to hold up a stocking masculine, feminine, or neuter, and or sock. every adjective must change its E The bride’s grandmother presented form to match the gender of the a member of a gang of criminals. her with the traditional lucky noun that it modifies. The actor won an award for his garter to wear on her wedding day. portrayal of a Chicago gangster. gene gastroenterology n gaper n Gk > G garageman Gk [has homonym: jean] one of the the study of the stomach and the elements of the germ plasm serving garb intestines especially in respect to as specific transmitters of n their diseases and pathology. hereditary characters. It took no expert in Blue eyes are caused by a recessive It or F gastroenterology to deduce that gene. style of apparel : . Jeffrey was suffering from food Mrs. Whatsit appeared in her poisoning. generally familiar wild garb of and scarves and the old tramp’s coat gauntlet generate and . v gauss garbled n L cause to be : bring into existence. G name Claude’s speech about patriotism the centimeter-gram-second was actually intended to generate electromagnetic unit of magnetic money for the Olympic teams. induction. While looking at the exhibits at the geniality science fair, Linda learned that the gauss is a unit of measurement genocidal associated with magnetism. genoise gazette

Page 57 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently genteelly geosynchronous giaour adj n gentle adj Gk + Gk + Gk Per > Turkish of or relating to an artificial one outside the Muslim faith : L satellite that travels from west to infidel. benignly gracious or kind in east above the equator and at the The coffee house posted a sign manner : not harsh or stern : mild. same angular velocity as that of warning that no giaour would be The psychiatrist maintained a Earth so that the satellite seems to admitted. gentle and patient demeanor while remain in the same place. probing for the source of the Satellites that handle telephone gibber orphan’s paranoia. calls and television signals are in geosynchronous orbits above gibberellin gentrification Earth. gills gentry geotropism n pl n geratology Scand > E L > F > E organs for obtaining oxygen from upper or ruling class : aristocracy. germanium water. During the worst days of the Some water insects breathe by French Revolution, the gentry all germiparity means of gills. feared for their lives. Geronimo gimlet genuinely interj gingival genuineness Apache name —used as a battle cry by gingivectomy geode paratroopers typically at the n moment of jumping. girasol Alex’s “Geronimo” trailed off as Gk he fell toward the earth. giustamente a nodule of stone having a cavity lined with crystals or mineral gesso glabella matter. Jimmy bought a geode for a dollar gestalt glaciolacustrine in Cerillos, New Mexico. n glacis geogen G a structure of physical, biological, gladiolus geogenous or psychological phenomena so integrated as to constitute a gladsome geoglyphic functional unit with properties not adj derivable from its parts in geomalism summation. E + Ecf Lieutenant Henry’s many made happy : filled with joy. georgic experiences as a prisoner of war The gladsome audience wildly formed a gestalt from which he may applauded the pianist’s geoscopy never recover. performance.

gewgawry glairy

ghoulie

Page 58 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently glassily glistened glycerol adv v n E E Gk > F > ISV in a manner resembling or shined brightly usually by a sweet syrupy alcohol that is used suggestive of glass. reflection with a sparkling chiefly as a solvent and plasticizer The surface of the lake glassily radiance. and as a moistening agent, reflected the sky. The beaches glistened with smooth emollient, and lubricant. stones and sea foam. The high viscosity of glycerol is glasswort related to its molecules’ tendency glitterati to become entangled as they slip glaucescence past one another. gloam glaucescent glycogenesis global glaucomatous glyptography gloomy glaucope gnarl glorify gleamy gnats gloss n pl gleeful adj glossarial E various small two-winged flies. E glossematician Hundreds of gnats hovered over the exuberantly or exultantly joyful. basket of peaches. The villain turned fiendishly gleeful glosseme when the hero fell into his trap. gnaw glossopyrosis glen gnawingly n glottology n gnomish ScotGael > E a secluded narrow valley. Gk gnomonic The hikers pointed to a distant glen the study of human speech in its and agreed it was a perfect place to various aspects (as the structure of gnosis set up camp. a language including such factors n as phonetics, accent, syntax, glide semantics, grammar, and the Gk v relation between writing and the act or process of cognition or speech). knowing. E Glottology is more frequently The most difficult philosopher to move smoothly, continuously, and referred to as “linguistics.” follow was the one who insisted effortlessly. gluhwein that human beings invent Larry sharpened his skates to help knowledge and that true gnosis is them glide over the ice. glum impossible. adj gliding gnosticism E glisten dismal, dreary, or gloomy. gnotobiotics After receiving their report cards, more than a few students went goatsucker home glum. gobbler gluttonous goby gluttony godet glycerinate

Page 59 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently goitrogenesis gospel grain n n gold E L > F > E goldbrick the teachings of Jesus and the [Note: The definition provided is apostles as a body or system : the not the one most commonly goldsmith Christian faith, revelation, or associated with this word.] a unit of dispensation. weight based on the weight of a gong The New Testament describes how grain of wheat taken as an average the apostles traveled and preached of the weight of grains from the goniometer the gospel. middle of the ear and equal to 0.0648 gram. goniometry gossipmonger Janine wondered what item could n be so valuable that it was measured goniostat with a unit as small as a grain. E + Gk > L > E goodish a person who habitually relates in graminaceous adj detail facts, rumors, or behind-the- scenes information of an intimate, grammatolatry E personal, or sensational nature. moderately good. Riley was eager to find out if grandpaternal Pedro tasted the goodish white rumors about his company’s wine and sighed for his native financial troubles were true but grandrelle Spain. was worried about looking like a gossipmonger. granjeno goodly gossipred granola goofy gossipry granules googol n gossipy grapevine n coined word gothamite the figure 1 followed by 100 zeroes Gmc > F > E + L > F > E equal to a number that is ten to the governance a sidewise waltz step in which one 100th power. foot keeps crossing first before and In January 1997, astronomers Fred grabbots then behind the other. Adams and Gregory Laughlin The grapevine migrated into predicted that the universe would grabby ballroom dancing from folk end in a number of years equal to dancing. approximately one googol. graben graphite gooiest graceful graphitic goombay graciosity graphology goonch gracious graphometry goondie gradgrind grappa gooseherd graft v grapple gordian adj E grapples [has homonym: graphed] implant Phrygian name living tissue so as to form an grate intricate, complicated. organic union. No puzzle was too gordian for The doctors will graft skin to gratine Evan. minimize Luther’s burn scar.

Page 60 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently gravimetric gringo grumbling adj n v L + Gk L > Sp D > F of, involving, or relating to a white foreigner in Spain or Latin expressing dissatisfaction in a low measurement by weight. America especially when of harsh voice and surly manner. Sarai used gravimetric analysis to English or American origin. The class started grumbling when help identify the unknown chemical Even though he is 100% Spanish, Mrs. Griffin announced a pop quiz. in solution. Diego is sometimes called a “gringo” because he has blonde grumpy gravitation hair. adj graziery griseous E moodily cross : surly, ill-humored. grease grist The new cashier was trained in n ways to deal with grumpy greed customers. E greedily [Note: The definition provided is grungy not the one most commonly gridlock associated with this word.] a large guardrail n quantity : lot. Aunt Bea exclaimed that she had guasa E + E never seen “such a grist of washing a traffic jam in which an for three people.” gueridon intersection is so completely grog congested that no vehicular guester movement is possible. grogram Gridlock can present a real danger guesthouse to public safety by hindering grommets emergency vehicles. guimpe groom grim guineas adj groomsman guiro E groover n stern or forbidding in action or appearance. groovy Taino > Sp Grim security guards were a percussion instrument of Latin stationed at each door of the bank. grotesquely American origin made of a serrated gourd and played by scraping a grimacing grouch stick along its surface. Mrs. Turner’s fourth grade class grinder growing gave an all-percussion recital that featured a solo on the guiro. grinding growl adj guitguit gruff E adj gujerat excruciating, agonizing. Obadiah took pain-killers for the D gullet grinding pain of his injury. rough or stern in manner, speech, or aspect. gunk grindstone Although the teacher had a gruff exterior, she was kind and gunnel understanding. gunnery

gunsmithy

Page 61 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently gurnard hafiz halide n n gust v Ar Gk + ISVcf [Note: Could be confused with a binary compound of a halogen ON? plural form hafis.] a Muslim who with a more electropositive element blow or move in sudden bursts. knows the Koran by heart—used as or radical. Tonya feared the wind would gust a title of respect. By combining with hydrogen, an so fiercely that it would uproot her Hafiz Mehmet can quote an atom of fluorine forms a hydrogen new sapling. appropriate verse from the Koran halide. for every occasion. gutsy hallelujah haggadist guttersnipe hallucinate hagiology guttiferous halo hagride gynecologic halterbreak hailstone gynecomorphous halve hairhound v gypseous n E gyring E [has homonym: have] divide into [Note: Could be confused with two equal parts. gyro horehound.] a European aromatic Uncle Jimmy used a huge butcher mint that has a very bitter taste and knife to halve the chilled gyrodyne is used as a tonic. watermelon. Dr. Bebak prepared a mixture of gyve hairhound and camphor. halves habanera hairiness hamburger n haberdashery hake G geog name habitus halal a sandwich made of a cooked patty v of ground beef in a split round bun. hachures The hamburger is supposed to have Ar first been served in the United hackney slaughter for food according to States at the St. Louis Louisiana Muslim law. Purchase Exposition in 1904. hacksaw To halal an animal, the slaughterer must be Muslim and must follow hamlet Hadean specific rituals. adj hanaper halfpace Gk name n hanaster [has homonym: Haitian] of, relating to, or characteristic of hell. F&E The Hadean temperatures caused a a raised floor or dais or a platform rush to purchase fans and air or footpace at the of steps (as conditioning units. for a throne or an altar). The flower girl approached the hadrosaur halfpace and curtsied demurely.

Page 62 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently hand handyman hashslinger n hangnail hasp E n [Note: The definition provided is hatbox not the one most commonly E associated with this word.] [Note: Could be confused with hatful something resembling a group of agnail.] a piece of skin from the n fingers in appearance, as a bunch of nail fold hanging loose at the side 8 to 20 bananas attached together or root of a fingernail. E + Ecf on their stem. Morgan used his hangnail as an a considerable amount or number. Mrs. Loveless knew that she would excuse for skipping gym class. Leslie turned down a hatful of not be able to eat the entire hand of suitors before she met Mr. Right. bananas before she went on her harborage business trip. hatred hardanger handcuff haven hardback handcuffs hawsehole n pl hardware haylage E + E harmonize metal fastenings that can be locked v headily around the wrists and are usually adv connected by a chain or bar. F The convicted felon was taken to play or sing in a combination of E prison in handcuffs. simultaneous musical notes that rashly, headlong. form a chord. The wheelbarrow ran headily down handgun The trio, widely renowned for their the ravine straight into the side of ability to harmonize, were asked to Joe’s garden shed. handicraft make a recording of their songs. headquarters handle harp heady hands harpist adj n pl harsh E E adj tending to make giddy or light- [Note: The definition provided is headed. not the one most commonly Scand > E Aunt Rosa’s heady perfume left associated with this word.] units of starkly unpleasant or rigorous : Jonas reeling after her hug. measure, each equal to 4 inches and stern. used especially for the height of The harsh facts of court delays in health . our cities lead to many iniquities. Any horses other than Arabians heartsick that are shorter than 14.2 hands haruspication adj are classified as ponies. hash E + E handspike n very despondent : depressed. n Warren was heartsick at the Gmc > F thought of having to sell the family D > E chopped food; specifically : a dish farm. a wooden bar or pole used as a usually consisting of leftover meat lever (as in turning a windlass) or chopped into small pieces, mixed heater as a support (as for carrying with potatoes, and browned by timber). baking or frying. heath Satish pushed the handspike with Red flannel hash is made red by all his might until finally the adding beets to chopped corned heatstroke ratchet emitted a satisfying click. beef.

Page 63 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently heavenly hematite henceforth adj n henrician E Gk > L of or relating to the dwelling place a mineral consisting of ferric oxide henry of the Deity or the place or state of and constituting an important iron n the blessed dead. ore that occurs in splendent Georgia doesn’t expect payment for metallic-looking rhombohedral Am name her good deeds now—she’s waiting crystals, in massive forms, and in the practical meter-kilogram- for her heavenly rewards. red earthy forms—called also second unit of inductance. “specular iron.” The henry is usually abbreviated h hebraic Dad brought Jill a piece of or hy and is named for the hematite from an ore deposit he American physicist Joseph Henry. hebraize visited. heparinize heckler hematochrome n hepatobiliary hedonistic Gk heptad heelball an orangish or reddish coloring n matter found in various algae (as heir red snow). Gk Red snow seen in arctic and alpine a group of seven. heliacally regions indicates a presence of A heptad of Charles’s closest algae that contain hematochrome. friends roasted him at his helicitic retirement party. hematology heliodor n heptagon heliophile Gk + Gk herd a branch of biology that deals with n helipad the blood and blood-forming organs. E hellenic The research in leukemia provided [has homonym: heard] a number of synopses of several case studies in one kind of animal kept together helleri hematology. under human care or control. The herd of beefalos grazing in the hello hemicrania pasture will be sent to the stockyard next week. helminthic hemimetabolous adj herdic helmsmanship Gk > L + Ecf hereby helobious of or relating to those insects characterized by incomplete heredity hemachate metamorphosis; especially various insects with aquatic larvae. heresiarch Dragonflies are hemimetabolous insects. herrenvolk

hemline hesperidium

hemophilia heterochromatic

hemophiliacs heterodont

hemorrhaging heterodyne

hemorrhoid heterophyte

Page 64 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently heterotrophic highwayman histology n n hewer E + E + E Gk hexapod [Note: Plural form is pronounced a branch of anatomy that deals with n identically.] a person who robs the minute structure of animal and travelers on a public road. vegetable tissues as discernible Gk As he approached the stopped with the microscope. insect. stagecoach, the highwayman The primary tissue categories in Chelsea cannot understand why so demanded, “Your money or your animal histology are epithelial, many of her classmates think that a life!” connective, muscle, and nervous. spider is a hexapod. hillcrest histoplasmosis hiatal hindmost adj historic hiatus n E + E historical farthest in or toward the rear. L Gary always sat in the hindmost historiographer gap : aperture. pew in church. A hiatus between theory and histozyme practice caused Abbie unending hinterland frustration in her job administering hitch surveys. hipbone v hibernation hiplength E n catch or fasten by or as if by a hook hippology or a knot. L n Every house along the historical the act of being inactive or street still has a post in front for dormant, especially in winter. Gk visitors to hitch their horses to. During brief periods of mild winter the study of the . weather, some insects may come The veterinary student decided that hoary out of hibernation. his concentration would be adj hippology. hiddenite E hippophagy gray or white; specifically : gray or hierarchical white with age. hippotomy Tilting his hoary head to one side, hierarchize the storyteller began his tale. hircocervus hieroglyphic hobble hireling v hieroglyphist hirsutal E hieroglyphs walk with a halting, labored, hirtellous typically up-and-down movement hierolatry often marked by lurching or hispid wobbling. highland Sarah started to hobble over to get histocyte her coat, but Louis fetched it for highway her.

hobbledehoy

hochmoor

hockey

Page 65 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently hodiernal homework hoomalimali n hogan hopeless n E + E adj preparatory reading or research. Navaho Steve had to do quite a bit of E + Gkcf > Lcf a conical, hexagonal, or octagonal homework before he could make an having no expectation of good : dwelling characteristic of the effective presentation on his despairing. Navaho made with a door assigned topic. After two days of searching for the traditionally facing east and hikers, the rescue workers started constructed of logs and sticks homicide feeling hopeless. covered with mud, sod, or adobe or n sometimes of stones. hopples The modern-day hogan is primarily L used not for housing but for family a killing of one human being by hopscotch ceremonies and curings. another. The autopsy report stated that the hornet hoggery woman’s death was a homicide. n hoisted homiletics E v any of the larger social wasps that homoeoteleutic are vigorous strong-flying insects imit > D or G with powerful stings. raised into position. homogenize Amy was afraid that she would get By the use of a crane the large stung by a hornet if she walked too stone was hoisted into place. homonuclear close to the nest in the tree. adj holeproof horotely Gk + L holishkes of or relating to a molecule horsepower composed of like nuclei. n hollowly All homonuclear diatomic molecules lack polarity in the bond E + L > F > E holluschick between their atoms. a standard unit of power equal in the United States to 746 watts. holmium homunculus Stan, my hot-rodder friend, likes to brag about the horsepower of his holoku honeybee car’s engine. n holophytic hortulan E holy any of certain social honey- host adj producing bees. n Commercially desirable honey is E produced from clover by the L > E [has homonyms: holey, wholly] set domestic honeybee. [Note: The definition provided is apart and dedicated to religious not the one most commonly service or worship. honorable associated with this word. In Jerusalem is a holy city to people adj addition, word could be confused of at least four different religions: with hosed.] a very large number : Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and L > F > E a great quantity : multitude, Bahaism. ethical, upright. myriad. Steve ran an honorable campaign Becky offered a host of reasons why homegrown for sheriff. she should be allowed to go to the mall with her friends. homemade hookup hostels homesick hooliganism hotmelt

Page 66 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently householder humic hydrogenated adj v howling L Gk + Gk + Ecf hoydenism relating to or derived from the combined with hydrogen. organic portion of soil. Vegetable oils that have been hsin Our tour guide explained that hydrogenated are used in making humic acids in the soil dissolve margarine. huaco limestone and aid in the formation of stalagmites and stalactites in hydrogenous huarizo caves. hydrognosy huckleberry humifuse hydrolatry huckstering hummock hydrology huddled hunger hydrolytic huddup hunker hydropneumatic huff husband n hydroxide hyacinthine n imit a fit of anger or pique. hyacinths Gk The Spelling Bee, who was quite the univalent negative ion upset by the whole affair, had flown hyalescent consisting of one atom of hydrogen off in a huff. and one of oxygen. hyaline The alkali metals react with water huge to produce hydrogen gas and the adj hyaloid corresponding metal hydroxide. adj F > E hygrodeik very large or extensive. Gk The two ships settled to the bottom, glassy, transparent. hygroscopic each with a huge hole in her side. The thin hyaloid membrane adj envelops the vitreous humor of the huguenot eye. Gk [Note: Could be confused with huitain hybosis hydroscopic.] readily taking up and retaining moisture. huke hydrargyrum Rob was not surprised to read that glycerol is highly hygroscopic, humanely hydrate because he knew that it is used as adv v an emollient and moistening agent. L Gk hylean in a manner marked by take up or combine with water or compassion, sympathy, or with hydrogen and hydroxyl. hylophagous consideration for other human When Beulah activated the cold beings or animals. pack, she was making the The veterinarian argued that it is ammonium nitrate in it hydrate. precisely because animals are not human that we must treat them hydrazine humanely. hydroelectric

hydrogenate

Page 67 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently Hymenoptera iambist icing n pl n n Gk > L Gk E an extensive order of highly one who writes verse containing a a sweet coating for baked goods specialized insects that includes metrical foot of two syllables usually made from sugar and butter bees, wasps, and ants. unstressed and stressed combined with water, milk, or egg The order Hymenoptera is perhaps respectively. white, flavored, often colored, and the most beneficial to man of all Willliam Shakespeare is a famous often cooked. insect groups. iambist. The lemon icing on Granddad’s birthday cake nearly melted from hypalgesia ianthine the heat of all the candles. hyphenate iatrophysics iconolater hypnotist Icarian iconolatry adj hypnotizable icy Gk name hypoglycemia [has near homonym: acarian] ideal inadequate for or incapable of adj hypokalemia bringing about an ambitious project. L > F hypolithic William’s problem-solving methods existing as a perfect example. are usually Icarian, but this time The ideal gas equation expresses a hypophyllous his approach provided the perfect relationship between the pressure, solution. volume, temperature, and the hypostasis number of moles of an ideal gas. n iceblink n ideaphoria Gk something that settles at the bottom E + E ideomotor of a fluid : sediment. a yellowish or whitish glare in the A harmless-looking hypostasis in a sky over an ice field (as in polar ides soft drink bottle led to a series of regions)—called also “ice sky.” n pl expensive lawsuits. The polar explorers wore special goggles to combat the iceblink. L hypotonic the 15th day of March, May, July, adj icebone or October or the 13th day of any n other month in the ancient Roman Gk calendar. of a fluid : having a lower osmotic (L > D or G + D or G) > E Julius Caesar was murdered on the pressure than a fluid used as a the hipbone especially of cattle. ides of March. standard. Grandpa stopped carving when his To study the contents of red blood knife hit the icebone. idgah cells, scientists put them into a hypotonic solution that swells and ichnography idiocrasy eventually bursts the cells by osmosis. ichthyomorphic idiocy hypoxis icily idioglossia hypozeugma idiolect hyson idiotic hysteresis

Page 68 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently idolatrous illusionist impatiently adj n adv Gk L L + L of or relating to the worship of a one (as a magician) who produces in a manner that is restless or short physical object as a god. deceptive or misleading effects. of temper especially under Muhammad condemned the The illusionist amazed the audience irritation, delay, or opposition. idolatrous cults, proclaiming that when he levitated a reclining The actress waited impatiently in there is one God. subject. the wings for her cue to go onstage. idolize illusorily impellent v imam impenitent Gk n give absolute religious devotion imperium and ultimate trust to something that Ar is not God. the prayer leader of a mosque. impersonate It is worrisome that so many people The imam at the local Islamic idolize sports figures, rock stars, center teaches classes on the Koran impersonator and millionaires. to teenagers. n idyllically imbecility Ecf + L > F > E + Ecf an entertainer who assumes the ignimbrite imbiber character of another individual, a type of person, an animal, or an ignoble imbricate inanimate object. adj The Elvis impersonator had his immediate hair appropriately styled into a L pompadour. displaying or characterized by immersed baseness or meanness : despicable. adj impiety The senator changed his vote on the health bill for the ignoble L implore purpose of protecting his stock completely engrossed. investments. Immersed in his reading impound assignment, Nathan was unaware ignorable that a thunderstorm was raging imprecision outside. iliad impressible immunoassay illegal improvisatrice immunotherapy illiberally imprudent imparlance illocutionary impudence impartial illuminant impulsion impartite illuminate inabsentia impassable illumine inactive impassive impatience

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TheSpellingChamp.com TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently inactivity inch indefensible n n indemnitee L + L L > E the quality or state of being not a unit of length equal to 1/36 yard. indent given to action or effort : idleness, Michelle came storming in after sluggishness. her hair appointment, furious indexer Too much inactivity can affect because one side of her hair was at mental as well as physical health. least an inch shorter than the other. indicatrix inadvertent incidental indices inaja incipience indicial inanga incoercible indict inapposite incogitable indignation inarticulate incommutable indigoferous

incompossibility indiscernible

inconclusive indiscriminate

Inca inconsequential indispensably n inconsiderate indissociable Quechua > Sp a Quechuan people in Peru that incontestable indium established hegemony over surrounding peoples to form an incorporator indocile empire from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the 1530s; increasable indocility also: a member of such people. The last Inca calmly stared at the incredulity indulgently Spanish conquistador before turning around and vanishing into incriminating inebriate the forest. v inebriated incapable L adj furnishing evidence or proof of inebrious circumstances tending to show the L + L + L guilt of someone. inelegant lacking capacity, ability, or Gunpowder burns on the suspect’s qualification for the purpose or end hand constituted strong inelude in view. incriminating evidence of his guilt. The popular author seemed inept incapable of writing a dull novel. inculcation inequitable incapacitate inculpate inerrancy incarcerated incunabulist incaution incurment incendiarism incursive incessantly indazole

Page 70 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently inert inflationary inorganic adj adj infraction L n L + Gk > L very slow to move or act : lifeless, [Note: Could be confused with sluggish. L enorganic.] being, containing, or Peter could not tell if the inert a violation by failure to follow, relating to a chemical substance or hamster was near death or not. observe, or obey. substances not relating to or For a first infraction of the school’s derived from living organisms. inevitable disciplinary code, a student may be Clarice uses no inorganic suspended for one day or be fertilizers in her garden. inexorably assigned four hours in detention. inquest inexpugnable infractor inquiry infamy infraneritic inquisitorial infancy ingrained inroad infant inhalator insanity infarction inherently n n inhibit L L such unsoundness of mind as the producing of an area of tissue injunction excuses one from criminal or civil death (as of the heart) resulting n responsibility. from obstruction of blood At his arraignment the defendant circulation in the area. L pleaded “not guilty by reason of Angina is usually much less serious a writ granted by a court of equity insanity.” than myocardial infarction because whereby one is required to do or to insider in angina there is no death of the refrain from doing a specified act. heart muscle. The court issued a temporary insight injunction against the sale of the infection allegedly forged work of art. insincere infectivity injure insinuation infelicitous injures insolubility infelicity inland insolvable infield inning insolvency n infinite insolvent E infinity a division of a baseball game inspiration n consisting of a turn at bat for each team. inspiratory L Dad wants to leave the game at the an indefinitely great number or end of the eighth inning to avoid inspissating amount. the traffic. Helen was amazed that Walter inspissation could look up at the infinity of stars innovate and point out numerous instant constellations. innovator inflammation innuendoes

Page 71 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently instar intently interlinear n adv adj L L + Ecf L a stage in the life of an insect in a directed manner marked by inserted between rows of written or between two successive molts. strained or eager attention. printed characters. In the first instar of whiteflies, the Karen was gazing so intently out The book contains the original young, active, wingless forms are the window that she did not realize Latin text with an interlinear usually called larvae. her brother had entered the room. translation. instellation interactive interludial adj instinctive intermediary L + L instruct of, relating to, or being a two-way intermolecular electronic communication system adj insubordination (as a telephone or a computer) that n involves a user’s orders (as for L + L information or merchandise) or existing or acting between L responses (as to a poll). molecules. defiance of authority. Cody has worked hard to develop The van der Waals equation takes Principal Sawyer warned the his interactive Web site. into account the intermolecular students that any insubordination forces exerted on a molecule by to teachers would be dealt with intercalary neighboring molecules. severely. intercensal interofective insularity intercession interpreter insult intercom interreflection insure n intercostal insurgent L + L interdiction reciprocal partial or complete intact return of a wave motion (as of light interdisciplinary or sound) from a surface that it intarsia adj encounters into the medium that it originally traversed. intellectual L + L Interreflection enables light to n characterized by participation or travel hundreds of miles through cooperation of two or more fields fiber-optic cable. L of study. one given to study, reflection, and Many colleges permit students to interrelate speculation especially concerning create interdisciplinary majors. v large, profound, or abstract issues. The guidance counselor told the interest L + L student that she should not be have a mutual connection by way afraid to be an intellectual. interleaf of sympathy especially as marked by community of interest. intelligence interline Karen and Stella interrelate so well that each often knows what the intent other is going to say.

interrogation

interrogator

interruption

Page 72 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently intervolve invocation irreverence n intestine irreverential L intonement a prayer of entreaty that is usually a irruptible call for the divine presence and is intransigent offered at the beginning of a isallotherm meeting or service of worship. intratelluric Reverend Billy Graham gave the isanemone invocation at the World Games of intravenous the Special Olympics. isepiptesis intriguer involucred islamics introducible invulnerable islandology introgressant inwardly islet introvert iodize isobase introverted ionize isoelectronic v adj intrusion Gk > ISV Gk > ISV intumescent convert wholly or partly into atoms having the same number of or groups of atoms that carry a negatively charged constituent intussuscept positive or negative electric charge elementary particles—used of as a result of having lost or gained atoms or their ions. inure one or more electrons. Comparing the size of ions of It takes a certain amount of energy elements in different groups on the invader to ionize a given gaseous atom in periodic table is meaningful only if its ground state and a different they are isoelectronic. invariant amount to ionize the resulting ion a second or third time. isolationism invert v ipilipil isolette L iridectomize isomeric undergo a conversion of a adj substance showing dextrorotation iridology into one showing levorotation or Gk > ISV vice versa. iris of, relating to, or exhibiting the Dr. Norton pointed on the phenomenon exhibited by two or illustration where the quartz iron more chemical substances started to invert to cristobalite. containing the same numbers of irrational atoms of the same elements in the investigator substances but differing in the irrefragably structural arrangement of the invigilate atoms. irreligious Two isomeric substances may have invigorate adj different colors, melting points, dipole moments, and chemical invitee L + L reactivities. lacking emotions, doctrines, or invocable practices that show reverence for a isopleth god or a supreme being : ungodly. Trefger prayed every day that his isopropyl irreligious relatives would eventually see the light. isopycnic

Page 73 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently isoseismal jacobean jeerer adj jactance jejunity Gk + Gk of, relating to, or marked by equal jade jequirity intensity of earthquake shock. The graph showed the isoseismal Jainism jester zones around the epicenter of the n n earthquake. Skt > Hindi E isotopic a religion of India characterized by fool. adj the belief that while gods control The court jester went too far with the realm of time and matter, no his jokes one day and landed in the Gk > ISV being higher than an absolutely dungeon. of, relating to, or having the perfect human soul is necessary for relationship of one of two or more the creation or moral regulation of jesuitize species of atoms of the same the universe. chemical element that have the Jainism—along with Hinduism and jetport same atomic number but differ in Buddhism—is one of the three most atomic mass or mass number. ancient of India’s religious jibber Hydrogen, deuterium, and tritium, traditions still practiced. which differ only in number of jicara neutrons, are three isotopic forms jalousies n of hydrogen. jambeaux Nahuatl > Sp isotron [has near homonym: Jicarilla] a jambstone cup or bowl made from the fruit of ispaghul the calabash tree. jangly Edward spent some of his free time ispahan carving a jicara. janitress Italianate jiffy adj January n jigger Gk > L > It having an Italian quality : marked L jiggling by Italian characteristics or the first month of the Gregorian influence. calendar. jigsaw The Italianate style of Victorian Three Kings’ Day is the sixth day architecture was very popular in of January. jingoist the United States between 1840 and 1870. japanesy jinx itchy japeries jitterbug n ivorine jargonistic unknown + unknown jacana jarrah a dance in which couples two-step, balance, and twirl in standardized jacaranda jasponyx patterns or with vigorous acrobatics. jacket javelineer Movies set during World War II often show people dancing the jackpot jawbreaker jitterbug. jackscrew jaygee jacksnipe jeep

Page 74 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently jive journeyman jumbo v adj joyful unknown adj name of a circus elephant [has homonym: gyve] dance to hot being a very large specimen of its jazz. L > F > E + Ecf kind. Cecily loves to jive while listening experiencing pleasure or delight : The jumbo diamonds flashed at the to her father’s collection of old jazz happy. awards ceremony. tunes. Joyful people are said to outlive their bilious, whining counterparts. jumping jobholder jubate June joggle n Judaica joinery n pl L name n the sixth month of the Gregorian Gk > L calendar. F > E things Jewish. Nuptiality usually increases the fastening together of pieces of Rebecca opened a shop devoted dramatically in June. wood to construct furniture, entirely to Judaica. cabinetry, or other articles. junior Ronald admired the nearly Judaism seamless joinery on the n junoesque Hepplewhite table at the auction but couldn’t afford to bid on it. Heb > Gk > L jurel the total complex of cultural, jointer social, and religious beliefs and jurisconsult practices of the Jews. jolly Laura decided to convert to jurisprudential adj Judaism when she married David. justiciar Scand? > F > E judaize full of high spirits : joyous. justificatory The students couldn’t figure out judder why their bus driver was so jolly all juvenilize the time. judgeship juxtaposed jornada judgmatically n kaddish judiciously L > OProv > Sp kafkaesque an arduous usually one-day journey judo across a stretch of desert. kalanchoe The travelers almost perished for jugger lack of water on the grim jornada. kapok juggle journeycake kappa n juice karaoke E name + ON > E juliet [Note: Could be confused with n karpas johnnycake or jonny cake.] a bread made of white or yellow cornmeal Shakespearean name karyogram mixed with salt and water or milk a woman’s slipper with a high front and either baked thin in a pan or and back and low-cut sides. karyotheca dropped by spoonfuls onto a hot As Ruth slipped her foot into the greased griddle. juliet, she felt the sharp point of an kathenotheism Hiram yelled at Mitch for eating earring she thought she had lost. the last journeycake. kavass

Page 75 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently kayak kickshaw king n n kea F > E E keckling a fancy dish in cookery : tidbit, a male monarch who reigns over a delicacy. major territorial unit. kedushah Arlene is famous for whipping up When his brother left for the some exotic kickshaw out of crusades, Prince John decided to keelblock whatever she has on hand. make himself king.

keelboat kiddish kingly

keepable kiddush kingpin

keg kikepa kink n kinky Hawaiian kelebe a sarong worn by Hawaiian women kinswoman with the top under one arm and n kelly over the shoulder of the opposite n arm. E + E During the Hawaiian culture a female relative. Ir name celebration known as Makahiki, By marrying a kinswoman of the a variable color averaging a strong males must wear a malo and king, the earl gained even more yellowish green. females must wear a kikepa. power and influence. Sinead is adamant that the best color of felt for her shamrocks is kiloware kisses kelly. kin kittel kenning n n n E Ar? > G > Yiddish ON a member of the same family : a [has homonym: kittle] a white a metaphorical compound word or blood relation. cotton or robe worn by phrase used especially in Old After comparing notes for over an orthodox Jews on Rosh Hashana English and Old Norse poetry. hour, we determined that Howard and Yom Kippur and at the While reading Beowulf, Frieda was not any kin to us. Passover seder. found a kenning that referred to the Mr. Eisen put on a brand-new kittel ocean as a “whale road.” kind and prepared to greet his seder kenosis n guests. keratopathy E kittiwake a group united by common traits or kerion interests : category, class. kiva When Mayor Winkle publicly kerystic informed the migrant workers that klezmer their kind was not welcome, they kettledrum responded with a lawsuit. klipbok keyboard kindle kneel keypunch kinesalgia knickerbockers khaya kinesics knickknackery

kineticism

Page 76 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently knit kolo labrum v n n E OSlav > Serbo-Croatian L [has homonym: nit] form a fabric a central European folk dance in the upper or anterior lip of insects. or garment by the interlacing of a which dancers form a circle and A sand wasp is most easily yarn or yarns in a series of progress slowly to right and left recognized by an elongated, connected loops by means of hand while one or more solo dancers triangular labrum which resembles or machine needles. perform elaborate steps in the a beak. Scott asked his aunt to knit him a center. special wool sweater with his name The tourists clapped as Yelena lacertiform on it. danced the kolo energetically. lacis knitted kornerupine laconize knobstick korrigan n lactose knotty adj Bret ladder [has homonym: corrigan as in E corrigan pulse] a long-haired laddery [has homonyms: noddy, naughty] nocturnal often malevolent full of difficulties or complications fairy sorceress. ladino : hard to solve or understand. The evil character in the French n Felipe had trouble cutting through children’s film was a korrigan. the knotty information presented in L > Sp the computer manual. korrigum [has near homonym: Latino] a n cunningly vicious horse or steer. knowing One ladino proved to be the Kanuri downfall of 17 riders at the rodeo. knowingly a reddish fawn antelope of western adv Africa having black markings. laicization The zoo recently obtained a E reddish-orange korrigum from lair with awareness, deliberateness, or Senegal. intention. lake The physician was indicted for krausen n knowingly defrauding the government. kummel E [Note: The definition provided is knuckles kunzite not the one most commonly associated with this word.] a koan kyack purplish red pigment prepared from n lac dye or cochineal. kylin Eva wiped off her lipstick when Jpn Tom told her that it contained lake a paradox used in Zen Buddhism as kyphosis made from dried female insect an instrument of meditation in bodies. training monks to despair of an label ultimate dependence upon reason and to force them into sudden labels n intuitive enlightenment. The most widely known koan is the Tibetan question “What is the sound of one [has homonym: ] a priest or hand clapping?” monk of Tibetan Buddhism. The famous lama gave an introductory talk on dharma at the Buddhist retreat center in Berkeley.

Page 77 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently lambert laryngectomize leaching n laryngectomy lead G name the centimeter-gram-second unit of latanier leaden brightness equal to the brightness adj of a perfectly diffusing surface that latecomer radiates or reflects 1 lumen per E square centimeter. lateen oppressively heavy. The lambert is used in calculations After hours of trudging through the by astronomers, physicists, lateral rain, Tibi’s clothes were leaden engineers, and photographers. and her feet ached. lather lamellirostral leafcup lathhouse lamentable leag laticifer laminiplantar leanly Latino lampblack n learn v lampoonery L > Sp [has near homonym: ladino] a E lanai person of Latin American origin gain knowledge or understanding living in the United States. of or skill in by study, instruction, lancers Comedian Paul Rodriguez has built or experience. n pl his routine around being a Latino. Joel was determined to learn his multiplication tables before F latitudinarian Thanksgiving. a set of five square dances each in a different meter. latrodectism least In the lancers, the dancers salute in military style. latter leather landlord laudable leathery lanuginous launch leaving laocoon launcher lebhaft laputan lavation lee larcenist lawful leechcraft larcenously lawrencium leeward large laxative leeway adj lay leftover L > F > E n exceeding most other things of like leftovers kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, Scand n pl superficial dimensions, or number [has homonym: lei] a simple of constituent units. narrative poem. E + E Compared to saddle horses, A popular historical ballad can fragments of food remaining from a Belgians and Clydesdales are quite properly be called a lay. meal. large. The waiter brought Elbert a layback container for his leftovers. larrikin

Page 78 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently legalize Lethean ligand adj n legion Gk L legionnaire of, relating to, or causing a group, ion, or molecule forgetfulness. coordinated to the central atom in a legitim Blake said that the Lethean nature coordination complex. of the novel was to blame for his Sphyros explained that a ligand is legitimate poor grade on the literature quiz. just a molecule or ion surrounding a transition metal in a complex lei leucite molecule or ion. leicester leucotomy lightened leiotrichous leukemogen ligure leisurely lexicology ligustrum n lemel lilacs Gk lemon the science of the derivation and liman signification of words. lengthen Jim is working on a graduate limber degree in lexicology and has his lengthy heart set on becoming a dictionary limburger editor. lenience lime liaise n lentil v E lepidopterology L > F > E a caustic highly infusible solid that n establish communication for consists essentially of calcium purposes of mutual understanding. oxide. Gk > L The U.S. Treasury agent had to Sidney learned at the museum that a branch of the science of insect liaise with the local and state lime is one of the material life dealing with the study of police in the matter of the components of glass. butterflies and moths. suspected counterfeiters. Dabbling in lepidopterology is a limekiln hobby for Ian, who has a fabulous liberate butterfly collection. limitless librettist leprous limousines lichenology leptodactylous limpa lickerish lessee limpet lickspittle lesser limpkin adj lifeboat limuloid E lifelong [has homonym: lessor] smaller : inferior. The lesser rivers and streams did not have names on the Forest Service map.

Page 79 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently lindy lintwhite lixiviate n n loach U.S. name E a jitterbug dance originating in a common small Old World finch loafer Harlem and later developing many having plumage that varies greatly. n local variants. In his poem “Claribel” Tennyson Sean and Miriam danced the lindy wrote: “Her song the lintwhite L > Sp > E at the costume party. swelleth, the clear-voiced mavis [Note: The definition provided is dwelleth. . . .” not the one most commonly linebacker lionize associated with this word.] timber . linenized lipoprotein Gunter spotted a loafer frolicking in the snow. linesman liquid n adj loathing E&(L > F) + E L local [Note: Plural form is pronounced being extremely fluid without being identically.] an official who assists gaseous and having a definite localize a referee especially in various goal volume without having a definite and net games. shape except such as is temporarily localizer The chief duty of the head linesman given by a container. in football is to mark the yardage When air is liquefied, oxygen is the locker gained or lost on each play. first component to become liquid. locket lingcod lisp locomobile lingo listen locomote linguistic listless adj locomotive linotypist E loft linoxyn characterized by lack of inclination or impetus to exertion : languid, logaoedic linseed spiritless. People with abnormally low levels logical linstock of thyroid hormones are often n listless and apathetic. logodaedaly D > E literal logorrheic a pointed forked staff shod with iron at the foot formerly used to literally lolloped hold a lighted match for firing v cannon. lithium Captain Braucher waved the imit E linstock over his head to indicate lithophilous proceeded with a bounding or he was ready to fire. bobbing motion. litigant The jackrabbit lolloped across the lawn in the twilight. livable lombard livedo longhorn liverwurst

lividity

Page 80 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently longways lucubrate lutestring adv v n E + E L It > E in two straight lines. discourse learnedly in writing. a plain glossy silk formerly much Michael announced that the next Abraham had the opportunity to used for women’s and folk dance would be performed lucubrate in several journals before ribbons. longways. he turned away from scholarship. Ephemia wore a flowing negligee of white lutestring to the costume loosen luge party. v luger luthern E n set free : free from restraint. lycanthropic The crook thought a little money F might loosen his tongue, but Vince [has near homonym: loser] one lymph never said a word about the jewels. who coasts on a small sled. Ron likes Nordic skiing, but Arthur lyncean loosestrife fancies himself a luger. lynch lope lukewarmly lynching lopolith luminophor n loran lunate Am name adj the act of a mob or group that lorelei hangs or otherwise kills someone in L punishment of a presumed crime or lorgnettes shaped like a crescent. offense. A whimsical lunate window lit the Police were called in to prevent the lose stairwell in Xavier’s house. riotous mob from lynching the captured terrorist. lots lupuline adv lyrurus lurch E lysin to or by a considerable number or lure amount : much. v macao Ginny asserts that reading a book is lots more fun for her than Gmc > F > E maccus watching television. [has homonym: loure] attract, entice, invite. macellum loutishness Wendy hopes that the new neon n sign will lure customers into her lovable beauty salon. Heb > Gk > L an ancient Roman market or market lox lusterware building. Phyllis toured the Colosseum, a loyally lustral statuary garden, and a macellum while on vacation in Rome. loyalty lustrously macfarlane lubberly luckily

Lucretian

Page 81 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently Mach magisterially major n v magistrate G name L [has homonyms: moch, mock] a magmatic pursue a subject of academic study number representing the ratio of the as a field of specialization. speed of a body to the speed of magnet Like many students, Harold has no sound in the surrounding idea what subject he would like to atmosphere. magnetician major in. The Mach required to reach low Earth orbit is 25. magnetism makable adj machicotage magneto E + Ecf machinations magnific capable of being made. adj Boris and Natasha argued over machine how to establish a makable bridge L > F contract. macho imposing in size. Friedrich painted a magnific hill makara macilent shooting high above the clouds. n macrobian magnolia Skt a water monster of Hindu religious macrobiotic magpie myth that is represented in religious art as having the body of a macropterous magus crocodile and head of an antelope. adj n A makara is portrayed on one of the five types of flags mentioned in Gk + Gk Gk > L Buddhist scripture. having long or large wings—used magician. of birds or insects. The magus practiced his shape- maladjustment The macropterous bald eagle has a changing spells on his wingspan that ranges from six to apprentice. malaise eight feet. malapropos macroscian maidservant malefic macular mailable malevolence maculose mailbox malihini madcap maile malmignatte maddeningly mainspring malversation maddish n mainstream madeira L > F majolica misbehavior and especially madonna corruption in an office, trust, or majoon commission. maestoso The gubernatorial candidate claims that malversation has become maggotry rampant in the present administration. magi magic

Page 82 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently mambo manslaughter marchpane n n n Sp E + Scand It a complex, staccato, usually fast the slaying of a human being; a shapable confection made of dance related to the rumba and of specifically : the unlawful killing of almond paste. Cuban origin. a human being without express or The marchpane was sculpted into a Mr. Varda was the best dancer of implied malice. tiny edible castle. the mambo in Cleveland in the Because the prosecutor could not 1950s. prove premeditation, the suspect margin was charged with manslaughter mammalia instead of murder. marie n mammatus mantelpiece F mammonish mantra an often ornamented raised border n of a plate or flat dish that forms a manacled plane nearly parallel to the bottom. Skt The marie of Valetta’s china was manager a verbal spell, ritualistic decorated with 14-karat gold. incantation, or mystic formula used manciple devotionally in popular Hinduism marina and Buddhism. manger While awaiting rescue from the marinated earthquake, Ravi used a mantra to mango keep his mind off the pain. marketfish n mangosteen manumitter E geog name + E manicure many [Note: Could be confused with adj margate fish and margot fish.] a maniple variable usually pearl gray fish of E the tropical western Atlantic. manipulate consisting of or amounting to a The marketfish is esteemed as a large but indefinite number : not food fish. manit few. Many college students flock to the marmoreal mannequin beaches during spring break. marooned mannish maoism adj marquee maori E maquette resembling or suggesting that of a mar man. marriage Low-heeled mannish shoes maracas n completed Louise’s outfit. marasmus L > F > E the state of being united to a person marcescence as husband or wife. In many countries marriage has a March number of legal ramifications for n both parties involved. L name > F > E marron the third month of the Gregorian calendar. marrow March is typically a windy month in the United States. marteline

Page 83 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently martingale matroclinal mazar n martinique matronly Ar mascalage matsail a Muslim shrine or enshrined tomb. The popular shrine was reputed to masculinity maturity be the mazar of a saint, but none of the pilgrims was certain who was masher maunderer buried there. n mauvette mcleod E a kitchen utensil for crushing food maxilla mealiness to a soft, pulpy consistency. Brittany used a masher on the maximum mealy potatoes before whipping in the butter and milk. maxwell mean n n mashie Scot name E masochism the centimeter-gram-second [Note: The definition provided is electromagnetic unit of magnetic not the one most commonly masochist flux equal to the flux per square associated with this word. In centimeter of normal cross section addition, word has homonym: massecuite in a region where the magnetic mien.] a quantity formed by adding induction is 1 gauss. quantities together in any order and mastermind The maxwell is named after James dividing by their number. Clerk Maxwell, who is ranked with When students average their masterpiece Sir Isaac Newton and Albert grades, they are calculating the Einstein for the fundamental nature arithmetic mean. mastoid of his contributions to science. meander matchcoat may n n meaning Powhatan > E L meatball a mantle or similar loose covering [Note: The definition provided is of fur, feathers, or usually woolen not the one most commonly mechanics cloth formerly extensively worn by associated with this word.] the n pl Native Americans. early, vigorous part of human life : Running Fox took his rifle and his prime, heyday. Gk matchcoat and headed out into the The quarterback knew that the end a branch of physical science that night. of his may was at hand, so he deals with energy and forces and began to think about a second their relation to the equilibrium, matching career. deformation, or motion of solid, liquid, and gaseous bodies. matchless maypole A scientist in the field of fluid n mechanics used a Ping-Pong ball material and a shop vacuum cleaner to L > F > E + L > E demonstrate the Bernoulli effect. matricide a tall pole in an open place and n wreathed with flowers forming a mechanistic center for May Day sports. L The eighth-grade girls danced mechanize murder of a mother by her son or around the maypole in the school’s daughter. spring festival. mechanomorphic In the Greek drama, Orestes commits matricide in revenge for mazagran medal his mother’s murder of his father.

Page 84 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently medallic memorable merciless adj adj median n L L > F > E + Ecf worthy of being remembered or cruel, harsh, pitiless. L noted. The columnist’s satire turned a a value in an ordered set of “The Raven” is one of Edgar Allan merciless spotlight on the academic quantities below and above which Poe’s most memorable poems. establishment. fall an equal number of quantities or which is the average of the two memorial mercuric middle values if there is no one adj middle number. menat The median of the set {8, 10, 14, L > ISV 36} is 12. mennonite of, relating to, or containing the heavy silver-white poisonous mediation menology metallic element that is the only metal liquid at ordinary medicament mensuration temperatures—used especially of n compounds in which this element is medievalist bivalent. L “Mad hatters” are no myth: Toxic medlar the act, process, art or an instance solutions of mercuric chloride and of measuring : measurement. mercuric nitrate were once used in meek The lab tests seemed to run the production of felt . perfectly, but careless mensuration megahertz resulted in the need to redo merge everything. megaprosopous merlin mention megrim n merlon n melangeur L the act or an instance of citing, L > It > F melanin noting, or calling attention to [has homonym: merlin] one of the someone or something especially in tall intervals between embrasures melanite a brief or casual manner. on a battlement. Harry was disappointed that his Sergeant Stammel took cover melanochroi defensive play did not receive any behind a merlon as the enemy mention in the newspaper account archers began to shoot. melezitose of Saturday’s game. meromictic melic menu n merrily meliorism L > F merry melismatics the dishes served at a meal or the adj meal itself. melliferous The menu for the country music E awards banquet includes fried [has near homonym: marry] full of melodious chicken and apple brown Betty. gaiety or high spirits : cheerful. Dozens of movies have been made melomania mercerized about Robin and his merry men. merchant meseta merchantable mesocracy merciful mesoprosopic

Page 85 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently mesoptile metathesis methanize n v mess n Gk ISV a chemical reaction between two convert (as a mixture of carbon L > F > E compounds in which part of the monoxide and hydrogen) to a [Note: The definition provided is first compound becomes united colorless odorless flammable not the one most commonly with part of the second and the gaseous saturated hydrocarbon that associated with this word.] remainder of the first compound is lighter than air and forms sufficient quantity (of a specified becomes united with the remainder explosive mixtures with air or kind of food) for a dish or a meal. of the second. oxygen. Janie went out to the garden and Metathesis between an aqueous Dan correctly wrote the chemical picked a mess of green beans for solution of barium chloride and an equation illustrating how to supper. aqueous solution of sodium sulfate methanize carbon monoxide and produces a white precipitate of hydrogen. message barium sulfate. method Messiah metempsychosis n n methylate Heb&Aram Gk meticulous the expected king and deliverer of the passing of the soul at death into the Jews. another body either human or metier Messianic Jewish congregations animal. believe that Jesus was the promised Hinduism and Buddhism are major metricize Messiah, but they also observe religions that profess belief in Jewish holidays. metempsychosis. mhometer messianic meteorology miaul n messmate micraner Gk metacarpus a science that deals with the microangiopathy atmosphere and its phenomena (as metachronous variations of heat, moisture, or micrometeorite winds). metalloid Sarah was disappointed when she microphyll n learned that her favorite weather forecaster had no formal training microsecond Gk? > L > F > E + Gk > ISVcf in meteorology. n a nonmetal (as carbon or nitrogen) that can combine with a metal to meter Gk + L form an alloy. n a unit of time equal to 1 millionth When asked to name a metalloid, of a second. Xerxes gave two examples: silicon Gk Some writers need five paragraphs and germanium. [Note: The definition provided is to explain an emotion that lasts not the one most commonly only for a microsecond. metallophone associated with this word.] systematically arranged and microseism metalware measured rhythm in verse. Meter in English is by stress rather metatarsus than by length of vowel as in Greek.

Page 86 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently microwave milliammeter miniseries v n n Gk + E L > F + F name + Gk > F L + L cook or heat in an oven that an instrument for measuring a television production of a story penetrates food with very short electric currents in milliamperes. presented in sequential episodes. electromagnetic waves. The electrical output of a The novel’s plot was so long and The instructions on the jumbo photoelectric cell is measured with convoluted that the television package of frozen lasagna were to a milliammeter. producers decided to dramatize it microwave the contents for 25 in a six-part miniseries instead of a minutes. millionairess movie. midbrain milonga mink n n middling adj Sp E an Argentine ballroom dance that any of several slender-bodied E preceded the tango early in the 20th semiaquatic carnivorous mammals falling between two extremes. century. that resemble and are closely The fugitive was described as a It is unusual to see anyone dance related to the . man of middling height, with the milonga nowadays. The American mink generally feeds blonde hair, and wearing a cape. on fish, muskrats, rabbits, and milquetoast birds. midway adv mime minnesinger n E minauderie in the middle of the distance. G The alderman’s proposal was mince one of a class of aristocratic midway between revolution and German lyric poets and musicians reform. mineral of the 12th to the 14th centuries characterized by having love and miff mineralize beauty as the subject of their songs. v The folk tale ended with the milanaise revelation that the apprentice L + Ecf minnesinger was actually the son of mile supply with minerals or any a German prince. n inorganic compound. Mary’s science project was a minniebush E poster explaining how fluorine ions a unit of distance equal to 5,280 in toothpaste help to mineralize miraculously feet. teeth and thereby fight decay. Sasha thought it terribly unfair that mirifical he had to walk a mile to school. mineralogy miscalculations military minification miscella millennial minikin miscreancy millesimal minimal misdemeanant

Page 87 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently misemphasize mission mitchella v n miticide Ecf + Gk L give a misplaced or wrong stress or a ministry (as preaching or mitigation relative importance to. educational or medical work) Mona worried that the highlighting commissioned by a church or some mitimae in the used textbook would other religious organization for the misemphasize the important points purpose of propagating its faith or mitral she should learn. carrying on humanitarian work. Most young Mormon men serve a mixer misfortune two-year mission overseas. n n missive L + Ecf Ecf + L > F > E a stationary or portable kitchen an instance of bad luck. missorted utensil equipped with one or more What victim of a misfortune has not v beaters for mixing, beating, asked “Why me?” creaming, or whipping a variety of mishit Ecf + E foods. n incorrectly put in a given place or Grace and Harry received a large rank according to kind, class, or mixer as a wedding present. E + ON + E nature. a poor hit in cricket. If the dirty laundry is missorted, moarian David’s first swing was deemed a some nice clothes could be ruined. mishit and booed by the crowd. moat misspeak n misinterpret v v F > E Ecf + E [has homonym: mote] a deep and Ecf + L utter words or articulate sounds wide trench surrounding a castle. give an incorrect explanation to : incorrectly. The oily, dark waters of the moat explain wrongly. The president was relieved when he swirled as some unknown creature It would be very hard to did not misspeak any words in his passed close to the surface. misinterpret the body language inaugural address. conveyed by the rolling of one’s mobcap eyes. misstrike n n miso D? + L > E n Ecf + E a woman’s indoor ; especially : a coin whose design is off center. a fancy cap made of sheer material Jpn The misstrike in the coin collector’s with a high full and often a paste used in preparing soups and shadow box is extremely valuable. tied under the chin. other foods that is made by The chambermaid, dressed in black grinding a mixture of steamed rice, mistakes and wearing a mobcap and a white cooked soybeans, and salt and n pl apron, brought in the refreshments. fermenting it in brine. Akira made a light soup of miso, ON > E mobster spinach, and tofu. wrong actions or statements n proceeding from faulty judgment, misorientation inadequate knowledge, or L n inattention : unintentional errors. a member of a criminal gang. The princess explained, “You must The mobster ordered Tony to pay Ecf + L never feel badly about making his gambling debts or else. the act of wrongly or incorrectly mistakes as long as you take the determining one’s bearings or trouble to learn from them.” mockado settling one’s sense of direction. mistreat The pilot’s misorientation led him to believe that the water below him mistrust was the sky.

Page 88 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently mode molecular monogamy n adj monograph L L > F [Note: The definition provided is relating to, connected with, monohull not the one most commonly produced by, or consisting of units associated with this word. In of matter that are the smallest monology addition, word has homonym: particles of an element or chemical n mowed.] the value that occurs most combination of atoms (as a frequently : the most common compound) capable of retaining Gk value. chemical identity with the the habit of talking to oneself. In the set {2, 4, 6, 6, 8} the mode is substance in mass. Dmitri defended his monology, 6. A molecular formula shows the saying that only if he argued with exact number of atoms of each himself should it be of concern. moderne element in a molecule. monophthalmic modernize mollifier monophthong modestly mollyhawk adv n monopolizer L D > E monopolylogue with a moderate opinion of one’s [Note: Could be confused with own importance or merits. mollymawk.] one of several large monopsony The firefighter who rescued the oceanic birds (as the fulmar or child modestly explained that he petrel). monotheism was just doing his job. A mollyhawk dove into the water and plucked out a wriggling fish. monotheistic modulus adj molybdenum mofussil Gk + Gk mombin of, relating to, or characterized by moire the doctrine or belief that there is momentous but one God. mole Zoroastrianism is perhaps the n momus oldest monotheistic religion. n Nahuatl > AmerSp monoxenous [has homonym: moly] a highly Gk name spiced sauce made principally of a carping critic : faultfinder. montane chili and chocolate but containing People might enjoy Molly’s numerous other ingredients and company more if she were not such monuron served with meat (as beef or a momus. turkey). moody Maria’s recipe for mole requires monarchical adj four different kinds of chile peppers. monarchy E subject to or characterized by monasterial depression or discontent : sullen. The band’s lead singer is mondial notoriously moody and publicity- shy. monitor moonbeam monkeyfy moonstone monkeys moor monody

Page 89 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently moorage mulct musicale v n moray L F morbidity defraud especially of money : a usually private concert of music swindle. typically comprising a social morbilli The con artist will mulct Mrs. entertainment. Crawford of her savings if she falls The governor’s mansion was the morcellement for his story. site of a well-attended musicale celebrating New Year’s Day. morosophist muleta musician morphine muleteer n morphogeny mull L > F > E v one skilled in music. morphology Although she worked at a bank, E Shirley always told people she was mortgagee consider or talk over the aspects of a musician when asked what her at length or at leisure. profession was. mortmain After he finished the book, Simon tried to mull it over, but he kept musk mosesite being distracted. n motion mullet Skt > Per > Gk > L > F > E a substance that has a penetrating motivation multiplex persistent odor that is obtained n from the male musk deer. motocross Musk is used in many perfumes and L + L in medicine as an antispasmodic. motorcycle a complex housing several movie theaters. mussalchee mottlement The new multiplex featured a coffee shop in its lobby for its theater mustard mournful patrons. adj movement munchausen L > F > E n a pungent yellow condiment which muniments is sometimes mixed with water and L + Ecf vinegar and applied to the skin as a the action of moving : change of murine poultice for skin irritation. position. Angelique had been up during the Serena’s jerky movement threw her murre night making mustard plasters to partner off balance. relieve his colic. murrelet moving mutagenesis muscadine muddled mutchkin muscular n mudskipper museology E muffled [has near homonym: munchkin] a mushroom Scotch unit of liquid capacity equal mug to 0.9 pint. Mrs. Calderwood ordered a muguet mutchkin of lemon juice from the grocer.

mutilation

Page 90 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently mutilator nacho nasology n mutinously nastiness Sp mycology a tortilla chip topped with cheese nationalism n and a savory substance (as chili peppers or refried beans) and native Gk broiled. a branch of the science of plant life Stevie grabbed the last nacho off naturalism dealing with fungi. the platter just as his little brother n Dana’s neighbor has studied reached for it. mycology and probably knows the L name of the fungus that is killing nachtmusik the quality, rendering, or her flowers. expression of art or literature nacre executed according to the theory myelography that art or literature should conform nacreous exactly to nature or depict every myelosis appearance of the subject that namaycush comes to the artist’s attention. myology Naturalism in plays is often n nameless exemplified by tough, unsentimental characters, sordid Gk namely urban settings, and fast-paced a scientific study of muscles. adv slangy dialogue. The pediatrician recommended that Ron’s baby brother, who has E nautch trouble swallowing, be taken to a that is to say : to wit. specialist in orofacial myology. Yola chalked up another triumph to navar her growing list; namely, she myopically secured the biggest account in her navigable company’s history. myriameters nearsighted n pl nameplate nebulization Gk > F nanmu metric units of length, each equal to necessarily 10,000 meters. nao The surveyors calculated that a necessitate bridge over the narrowest part of nappe the lake would shorten the route necrolatry between the towns by several nappy myriameters. necrology narcolepsy myrrhed necrotic narcotic mysticism nectariferous narratage mythologist neencephalon nascence mythology negate naseberry nabby n neglected L > Sp > E negligibility the fruit of the sapodilla tree with a rough brownish skin and very neighbor sweet brownish pulp. The naseberry is a popular fruit export of Jamaica.

Page 91 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently neighborhood neurility n n n E + E Gk + Ecff E + L > E a number of people forming a the special properties and functions a cloth cap worn with nightclothes. loosely cohesive community within of the nerves. The cartoon depicted an elderly a larger unit. When nerve fibers are subjected to gentleman in bed, complete with “I’ve been in the neighborhood injury, neurility is adversely tasseled nightcap, casting a fly only a short time,” Mrs. affected. across the room into a large urn. Underwood explained. neurolysis nightjar nemo neuropsychic nightshade nene neurosis nil neofascist n neurotransmitter neolithic n L nothing, zero. neology Gk + L + L Jill gave up making crafts for sale a chemical substance that transmits at fairs because she felt she was neoplasm nerve impulses across a synapse. earning absolutely nil. Parkinson’s disease is caused by a neoteric lack of the neurotransmitter nilpotent adj dopamine in the brain. adj Gk > L neuter L recent in origin : modern. equal to zero when raised to some Richard was a fan of neoteric neutrality power. interior design. The number zero is nilpotent for next every power except zero. nephogram adj nincompoop nephrite E following that approaching or in nineties nervulose progress. n pl After the June test date, the next ness date for the SAT I is not until E October. the numbers 90 to 99 inclusive. nether Jack should make an A in math this adj ngege term because all his test scores are in the high nineties. E nicad lower, under. n ninety Mr. Ward feared that his company would be ground to powder Sw? + Gk > L nippers between the upper millstone of a rechargeable dry cell that has a rigidly set price ceilings and the nickel cathode and a cadmium nisse nether millstone of high labor anode. costs. The nicad in Carl’s shaver worked nitrite even after having been left idle for n three years. Gk > ISV nickeline a salt or ester of an unstable acid known only in pale blue solution. nidology In the soil, ammonium from plants and animals becomes nitrite as part niggle of the nitrogen cycle.

Page 92 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently nitwit nomarchy nonnegotiable adj nivation nomenclatural L nix nominative that is not open to discussion or n question or dispute. nomothetic The company’s settlement offer was G nonnegotiable; Cameron was told [Note: The definition provided is nonagesimal to “take it or leave it.” not the one most commonly adj associated with this word. Word nonpartisan has homonyms: knicks, nicks.] a L creature originating in German being number 90 in a countable noological folklore usually having the form of series. half human and half fish and The party for the queen mother’s nopalry usually unfriendly to humans. nonagesimal birthday paled in The nix is the Germanic version of comparison with the celebration normality the water monster we commonly honoring her hundredth birthday. n call a “mermaid.” nonce L > F? nobelium adj of a solution : concentration expressed in gram equivalents of nobility E solute per liter. occurring, used, or made only once The normality of a given solution noble or for a special occasion. depends on its molarity as well as adj The teacher could not challenge the the reaction that is undergone by spelling of the nonce terms Devon the oxidizing or reducing agent. L sprinkled throughout his report. resisting chemical action : normosplanchnic chemically inert or inactive. nonet All noble gases, with the exception n normothermia of helium, have completely filled n outer subshells and therefore will L > It not react with other substances. a combination of nine instruments L + Gk or voices; also : a musical typical body temperature. noblesse composition for such a For small children, normothermia combination. is often higher than it is in adults. noctidiurnal Four violins, two violas, two cellos, and a double bass made up the norns noctilucence nonet. n pl nocturnality nonjoinder ON goddesses presiding over personal nodding nonnecessity destiny. n Occasionally Roberta goes out and noise buys something she cannot afford L as a gesture of defiance of the noisettes something that is not needed. norns. n pl Gaynor’s suitcase exceeded the weight limit, but she considered no norseller L > F packed item a nonnecessity. small rounded morsels of food. northabout The noisettes of lamb are the local French restaurant’s specialty of the northerly house. nolition nomadism

Page 93 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently nosebleed notitia nutation adj n notochord E L bleeding from the nose. notorious an involuntary nodding of the head. Jim’s severe nosebleed finally adj When Harold started falling asleep stopped after half an hour. in class, his nutation tipped off the L teacher. nosh being or constituting something commonly known : well known. nuzzle nosology Our town is notorious throughout v the Midwest for noise and nostrils pollution. E n pl work with or as if with the nose : nourish root. E When the mare would nuzzle into the external openings of the nose or nous his neck, Al would give her a pat nasal cavity of a vertebrate. and gently push her away. The bull’s wide eyes and flared novelettist nostrils were signs that he was nyctitropism unhappy. novella n nymphal notable adj adj L a story with a compact and pointed Gk L plot. of, relating to, or being an insect in being of much weight, scope, or “The selection is not a major work the late larval stage of significance : memorable. of fiction, but as a novella it is a development. Despite his many successful gem,,” wrote Newsweek. The spinose ear tick attaches inside cookbooks, Raoul felt that his most an animal’s ear during the notable achievement was winning novelty parasitic larval and nymphal the Iron Chef competition. stages. novillada notan nymphish nowadays notarization nymphs noyau notation nyssa nth note adj oatmeal v E obduce L numbered with some unspecified or record or fix in the mind or indefinitely large ordinal number. oberek memory. The computer quietly crunched Lorraine was pleased to note that through the numbers, figuring pi to object she had been given the seat of the nth decimal. honor at this year’s banquet. objection nucleophilic notion oblate n nullo oblateness L nummular the meaning or context assigned by oblectation the mind to a term. nunatak The teacher admitted that his obley notion of Abraham Lincoln’s oral nunciature delivery came more from old obligatum movies than from history books.

Page 94 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently oblige oceanic odorant adj obliging octagonal L > F > E obliteration octennial that emits a scent. At night, the odorant forests roar oblivious octonocular with the dread sound of fierce monsters. obnebulate octopod v adj odorivector L Gk oenophile [Note: Could be confused with having eight feet, limbs, or arms. obnubilate.] becloud, befog. The octopod robot walked with oenotherapy The early morning haze will remarkable smoothness. obnebulate the mountainscape. offbeat octuple obnubilation offeree octuplicate obrotund n officer adj L officialese L eight copies all alike—used with in. nearly spherical but with one The documentation had to be officinal diameter slightly exceeding the submitted in octuplicate so that others. each judge could review it offscour The obrotund object in the museum independently and simultaneously. case was an old torpedo. oidioid ocular obscenity olden odd obscurative adj oleraceous observe ON > E oligarchical v [has homonym and near homonym: od and awed] being any member of olivesheen L a sequence of positive integers conform one’s action or practice to beginning with one and counting olivine : heed, obey. by twos : not divisible exactly by Anyone who does not observe the two—opposed to even. oloroso rules will have to go to detention Answers to the math problems that hall. are designated by odd numbers are Olympian in the back of the textbook. n obsess ode Gk geog name obstinacy n a being of lofty detachment or superior attainments. obvolute Gk > L Standing beside the Olympian was [has homonym: owed] a lyric a less conspicuous achiever who occasional poem usually marked by particular was glad for his modest honors. exaltation of feeling and style. occidental Every element of the victory ode omissibility was designed to praise the athlete. occultism ommateal odometer occultist omnicompetent odontalgia occur odontotomy

Page 95 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently once opportunity orienteering adv n oppose E v L one time and no more. a cross-country race in which each Cathy knows no one who has seen L participant uses a map and compass The Wizard of Oz only once. [Note: Could be confused with to navigate between checkpoints appose.] place over against along an unfamiliar course. oncological something so as to provide Orienteering is used by the army as resistance, counterbalance, or a way to recruits in outdoor oneirocritic contrast. survival skills. Although Jim’s political beliefs ongoing oppose Francine’s, the two are the origin best of friends. oolemma orlean oppressor n oologize opt Sp name > L > F oops a red or yellowish red dyestuff optical containing bixin prepared from the opaline pulp surrounding the seeds of the adj optically annatto tree. Orlean can be used as a food Skt > L optimal coloring. resembling especially in appearance a mineral that is less orangeade ornate dense than quartz and typically with definite and often marked orbit orneriness iridescent play of colors. The fish’s opaline scales glimmered orc ornithophilous softly in the aquarium. orchesis orology opaqueness n orchestral opaquer Gk ordinary the science of mountains. opening adj To Gina, a particularly fascinating aspect of orology is the influence operation L mountains have on precipitation. n occurring or encountered in the usual course of events : not orometry L uncommon. the quality or state of being The artist had a knack for taking orphans functional—used with in or into. ordinary objects and turning them The new factory has been in into works of art. orthodontist operation for a few weeks. ordnancemen orthography ophiomorphic n orfe opinion Gk orgeat a method of representing the opinioned sounds of a language by written or orhamwood printed symbols. opisthenar After their conquest of England, the oriency Norman invaders immediately took oppenheimer to reforming English orthography. orientation opponency orthopter

Page 96 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently orthorhombic osteosarcoma overseas adj otosclerosis overseer Gk of, relating to, or characterized by otosis overshoe the crystal system characterized by n three unequal axes at right angles. ouabain Josquin did not understand the n E + E difference between an a shoe that is worn over another (as orthorhombic and a tetragonal F? > ISV for extra warmth or for protection crystal until he saw an illustration a very toxic compound obtained from wet); especially : a galosh. of the crystal system. from the seeds of an African shrub Karl’s overshoe proved to be too or tree that is used similarly to small to fit over his new shoe. orthotics digitalis and in Africa as an arrow poison. overslaugh orwellian After being hit with an arrow smeared with ouabain, the antelope overture orzo ran about 50 yards and then fell. n overvoltage oud n L > It rice-shaped pasta. ought E + It name > ISV Orzo is often cooked, then added to the excess potential required for the thick Italian soups. ousia discharge of an ion at an electrode over and above the equilibrium oscillations ouster potential of the electrode. Because the overvoltage required osmagogue outburst to form oxygen is quite high, chlorine is more likely than oxygen osmics outright to form at the anode. osmium outspoken overwhelmed v osmotic overboard adj E overhead subjected to the grip of an Gk adv overpowering emotion. of, relating to, or having the Trudy was overwhelmed when she property of the flow or diffusion E found out that she had the winning that takes place through a above one’s head. lottery ticket. semipermeable membrane typically The stewardess warned us that the separating either a solvent and a contents of the compartments might overwhelming solution or a dilute solution and a shift overhead during the flight. concentrated solution. ovoviviparous The large quantity of sugar in overindulgence home-preserved jams and jellies owelty helps to kill bacteria through overpowering osmotic action that shrinks the adj owing bacteria cells. E + L > F > E owlets osphretic exercising an irresistible influence : overwhelming. owner osteogenous Leslie’s overpowering garlic adj breath kept his friends at arm’s oxer length. Gk + Gk oxidizable originating in bone. overripe Chemotherapy is used to treat osteogenous cancer. overrule

Page 97 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently oxidize palberry panic v n v Gk > F > ISV Austral > E Gk name combine with oxygen or with more the edible berry of an Australian be stricken with a sudden terror oxygen. tree. often accompanied by unreasoning The sodium hypochlorite in bleach The palberry is sometimes referred or frantic efforts to secure safety. can oxidize the color-bearing to as “native currant.” “Get in position and do not panic,” substances in stains. said the teacher calmly when the paleology tornado warning was announced. oxyacetylene paletot pannierman oxygenic palisades pannikin oxyrhynch palleting panornithic ozonesonde palmaceous panpipe ozonizer n paloma pansophism n Gk > G + Ecff pansophy an apparatus for converting L > Sp ordinary oxygen into ozone. any of several sharks used as food. Pantagruelism One type of ozonizer works by Ling decided to be adventurous and n passing a silent electric discharge ordered the grilled paloma. through a current of oxygen or air. F name paloverde buffoonery or coarse humor with a pacific satirical purpose : cynical humor. palsy Josh’s cynical humor is tiring to pack everyone except those who enjoy n pancetta Pantagruelism. n G > E pantaloons [has homonym: pac] a group of L > It usually wild animals of the same unsmoked bacon used in Italian pantheistic kind congregating in herds, flocks, cuisine. or schools; specifically : a group of Pancetta is cured with salt rather pantheress predatory animals hunting together. than smoked. A pack of wild dogs was reported pantomimic to have killed sheep on several panchax farms in the county. pantry pandect package paparazzo pandemic padding papeteries pandit padrone n papillon pail Skt > Hindi papoose a Brahman expert in Sanskrit and in paint the science, laws, and religion of parabolic the Hindus. paintbrush The temple’s senior priest was a parabomb pandit from southern India. palaka parabrake paneity

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Page 98 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently parade parlatory passel n n parlay F L > F > E a formal public procession : the parlor a large number : group. movement of any body of people or n Mr. Jones is considering buying an things marshaled in something like old school bus so he can take his military order. F > E passel of grandchildren on a cross- The annual Thanksgiving Day a room used primarily for country trip. parade featured many new floats conversation or the reception of and balloons. guests. passerelle “You are by yourself?” he asked, paradiddle looking through the doorway into passionate the parlor. paradisiacal passkey adj paroemiology Passover Gk parole n of, relating to, or resembling paradise. paronychia L > F > E + E Marjorie’s parents decided to an annual religious and spring celebrate their 25th wedding parorexia agricultural festival of the Jews that anniversary on a paradisiacal commemorates the liberation of the tropical island. parotic Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. At Passover, special dishes that paralipomena parry symbolize various elements of the v flight from Egypt are eaten. parallelogram L > OProv > F paste paralogistic [has near homonyms: peri, perry] v ward off a weapon or blow by paralytic means of a defensive action. Gk > L > F > E Lola’s fencing opponent forced her [has homonym: paced] cause to parament to parry repeatedly, and she lost adhere by or as if by means of a ground quickly. soft plastic mixture or composition. parameter “Let’s see if we can paste the parson decorations on our masks without paramilitary getting anything on our clothes,” partition said the kindergarten teacher. parandrus n partway pasteboard adv Gk pasticcio a mythical stag being able to L > F > E + E n change colors like the chameleon. to some extent. When Vera learned what a There was a detour because the L > It parandrus was, she immediately freeway was only partway finished. a musical composition or piece of thought about the horse who pulled writing (as an opera or play) made the carriage in Oz. partygoer up of selections from different works. parent passable The orchestra played a pasticcio of works from the Romantic period. parergal passageway paresis parget parishioner

Page 99 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently pastina patricide peculation n n n L > It L L very small bits of pasta used one that murders his or her own the act or practice of stealing or especially in soup or broth. father. appropriating wrongfully to one’s Pastina in the shape of little stars is The patricide expressed no remorse own use especially public money usually served to babies and small before being sentenced to life entrusted to one’s care : children. imprisonment. embezzlement. The governor promised to crack pastoralist patrilineal down on the peculation and n inefficiency of state administrators. patrix L peculiarity a breeder of cattle or sheep. patrolman Mr. Chambers often dreams of pedagogic quitting the urban rat race and patsy becoming a pastoralist. pedant patulously n pastrycook pavid L > It > F patch one who is uninspired, n pavlova unimaginative, or narrowly n academic or who unduly It? > E emphasizes minutiae in the [Note: The definition provided is Russ name presentation or use of knowledge. not the one most commonly a dessert of Australian and New Harold got no respect from his associated with this word.] a Zealand origin consisting of a colleagues on campus, all of whom domestic fool or jester. meringue shell topped with viewed him as a mere pedant. Stuart is playing a patch in the whipped cream and fruit. school play. Pavlova was named for a famous pedicled Russian ballerina. patent pedigree paycheck patentee pedometer peace paternal peduncle peanut pathogenic pellicle peasant patience n pelycosaur patient F > E pencil one of a chiefly European class that patriarchally tills the soil as small free penduline adv landowners or hired laborers. The painting depicted a peasant penicillate Gk + Ecf working with a hoe. in a manner characteristic of or peninsulate suggestive of a man regarded as peckish father or founder (as of a race, penne science, religion, or class of pectin n people). After listening to his advisers, the peculate L > It president patriarchally delivered short thick diagonally cut tubular his decisions to be carried out. peculated pasta. Penne is a sturdy pasta that is often served with thick, hearty sauces.

Page 100 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently penniless perchance periapt adv n pennyroyal n L > F > E + L > F > E Gk perhaps, possibly. a charm worn especially as a F > E David hopes that perchance Fiona protection against disease or a European perennial mint with saw his calculator in the lounge mischief : amulet. small pungently aromatic leaves. and picked it up for him. Tonya’s research revealed that it The pennyroyal makes a nice was not uncommon for soldiers to ground cover and is known to repel perchlorinate wear a periapt into battle for flies. v protection. pension L + Gk > ISV + L > F + Ecff perimeter combine with the maximum pensum amount of chlorine especially in period place of hydrogen. pentalogy Mr. Petty helped the students periodical n perchlorinate the compound safely. periodontist Gk + Gk percussion a series of five closely related periotic published works. percutaneous Evelyn had read all but one novel periplus in the pentalogy. percutaneously periscii pentarchy perduellion peristalith pentatonic peregrinations peristaltic pentryl perforce adj people performance Gk n of, relating to, resulting from, or pepper being successive waves of L > F > E involuntary contraction passing peptide a public presentation (as of a along the walls of the intestine or n dramatic work). other hollow muscular structure Jennifer bought a ticket to a and forcing the contents onward. Gk > G > ISV + ISVcf matinee performance of Giselle. What grandpa called indigestion, any of a class of amides that are the doctor diagnosed as faulty derived from two or more amino perfumery peristaltic action. acids by combination of the amino group of one acid with the carboxyl perfunctorily peristylar group of another. adv Two glycine molecules can join periwinkle together to form a peptide and one L water molecule. in a manner characterized by perky routine or superficiality. adj perambulator The substitute teacher told the class rather perfunctorily not to run in L > F > E percalines the halls. briskly self-assured. Perky staffers were on hand to percentage pergameneous greet the visitors to the theme park.

perlaceous

Page 101 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently perlingual pewterer philosophy adj n pezograph L Gk through or by way of the tongue. phantasmal a science that comprises logic, Patients in the perlingual treatment ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, and group had results comparable to pharisaic epistemology. those who received the medication Jeff’s study of philosophy enabled intravenously. pharmacognosy him to make many cogent remarks n regarding ethics in the workplace. permeameter Gk philtrum permillage a science dealing with the composition, production, use, and phlebotomy perorate history of drugs of plant and animal v origin. phlogogenic Research in pharmacognosy led to L the use of the heart stimulant phon speak at length. digitalis, which is obtained from n Granddad loves to perorate about the foxglove plant. his experiences as a Grand Canyon Gk trail guide. pharmacopedia [has homonyms: faun, fawn] the unit of loudness level on a scale perpetrate phenakistoscope beginning at 0 for the faintest audible sound and corresponding to perpetually phengite the decibel scale of sound intensity. Jared fervently wished that his persona phenom baby brother would cry at just 1 phon. personable phenotype phonemicize perspicaciously philobiblist n phonily perspicuous Gk + Gk phonodeik persuasive a lover of books. The philobiblist had stacks of books phorometry pert throughout the house, even in the kitchen sink. phot perverse n philogynous peskiness adj Gk the centimeter-gram-second unit of pesto Gk illumination equal to 1 lumen per n [Note: Base word could be square centimeter and therefore to confused with 10,000 luxes or about 929 L > It philogeny/phylogeny.] fond of footcandles. a green spaghetti sauce made of women. In his lab report Richard was green herbs, garlic, and olive oil. The philogynous James Bond required to note how many Luigi put some spinach and basil always seems to have a beautiful footcandles are in 1 phot. pesto on his spaghetti. woman at his side. petiole philologaster petitgrain petroglyph pettifoggery

Page 102 of 153 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently photolysis picksome pinata n n picosecond Gk L > It > Sp chemical decomposition or pictorialization a decorated container filled with dissociation by the action of radiant candies or other gifts and usually energy (as light). pier suspended from the ceiling that High-intensity ultraviolet light has blindfolded children try to break been used to break down fats by pierce with a stick. photolysis. The best part of Sadie’s birthday piers party was the breaking of the photostat n pl pinata. phreatophyte L > E pincers [has homonym: peers] structures phthalate built out into the water on piles for pincette use as landing places or pleasure phthisiology resorts. pineal n One of the huge piers at Myrtle Beach was destroyed by the pineapple Gk hurricane. [Note: Could be confused with pinecone physiology.] the care, treatment, piezometry and study of tuberculosis. pinhead The expert in phthisiology reported pigsney that up to 15 million Americans are pinion estimated to have latent pigtail v tuberculosis infections. pikestaff F > E phyllite [has homonym and near homonym: pileiform pinyon and pinyin] disable or phyllogenetic restrain by binding the arms usually pillow to the body. phyllophagous The police officer struggled to adj pilotage pinion the suspect and radio for help at the same time. Gk + Gk + Ecf pilpulist feeding on leaves. pinking Some farmers use pesticides to rid pimento their crops of phyllophagous pint insects. pimple n physiolatry pinaceous L > F > E any of various units of capacity phytocidal pinacotheca equal to ½ quart. Ben constantly argued that a lunch picacho pinard consisting of four turkey sandwiches, two apples, and a pint pickpocket of milk was not enough for a n growing boy. F&E + Gmc > F > E pinto one who steals money or valuables that someone is carrying in his or pinwheel her pockets or on his or her person. The pickpocket quickly disposed of piolet his victim’s wallet after relieving it of the money.

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