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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 mammals 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 uniform 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 garter 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 : costume. Jeffrey was suffering from food Mrs. Whatsit appeared in her poisoning. generally familiar wild garb of shawls and scarves and the old tramp’s coat gauntlet generate and hat. 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 top 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 horses. 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 horse. 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
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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