Stage 2 Preliminary Round Non Elimination

Diocesan Spelling Bee Stage 2 Preliminary Round – Non eliminationWord: quizPronunciation (say kwiz) Sentence We had a music quiz at school yesterday.Word: beach Pronunciation (say beech) Sentence We grabbed our towels and raced down to the beach.Word: silver Pronunciation (say sil-vuh) Sentence My new ring is made of silver.Word: bridgePronunciation (say brij) Sentence As we drove over the bridge we could see the river below.Word: scarPronunciation (say skah) Sentence She had a scar on her knee from her bike accident.(5 words) Stage 2 – Round 1Word: walkPronunciation (say wawk) Sentence Will we walk to the train station or catch the bus?Word: breedPronunciation (say breed) Sentence The zoo keepers are hoping that the new elephants will breed.Word: dawnPronunciation (say dawn) Sentence I had to get up at dawn to go on the school camp.Word: churchPronunciation (say cherch) Sentence We sat in the church waiting for the minister to begin the service.Word: planePronunciation (say playn) Sentence We are going to fly to Fiji on a plane.Word: enjoyPronunciation (say en-joy) Sentence I enjoy science fiction films.Word: thumbPronunciation (say thum) Sentence She hit her thumb with the hammer.2 Word: earlyPronunciation (say er-lee) Sentence We set out early in the morning.3 Word: marblePronunciation (say mah-buhl) Sentence (The grand staircase was made of marble.Word: coach Pronunciation (say kohch) Sentence The coach made us swim twenty laps to warm up.Word: bushPronunciation (say boosh) Sentence We drove through open country, then through bush.Word: mime Pronunciation (say muym) Sentence You have to train for years to learn to mime well.Word: controlPronunciation (say kuhn-trohl) Sentence She used the control to turn the temperature up.Word: buyPronunciation (say buy) Sentence I need to buy some new shoes.Word: twig Pronunciation (say twig) Sentence When we were camping, we used a twig to stir our tea.Word: rashPronunciation (say rash)4 Sentence He wasn’t supposed to scratch his rash even though it was really itchy.Word: trustPronunciation (say trust) Sentence She’s been my friend for many years and I can trust her to help.Word: cashPronunciation (say kash) Sentence I left some cash on the table to pay my paino teacher and now it’s gone.Word: pain Pronunciation (say payn) Sentence The pain in his leg made walking difficult.Word: brain Pronunciation (say brayn) Sentence An elephant’s brain is four times larger than a human’s.Word: banjoPronunciation (say ban-joh) Sentence My uncle plays his banjo in a band.Word: taxi Pronunciation (say tak-see) Sentence We decided to take a taxi to the airport.Word: skill Pronunciation (say skil) Sentence She has many talents, but her greatest skill is singing.5 Word: actor Pronunciation (say ak-tuh) Sentence The actor who played the killer was frightening.Word: story Pronunciation (say staw-ree) Sentence We read a story about pirates in class today.Word: above Pronunciation (say uh-bove) Sentence Look above – there’s a possum in the tree!Word: polite Pronunciation (say puh-luyt) Sentence Even though she was very angry she tried to remain polite.Word: verse Pronunciation (say vers) Sentence We usually only sing the first verse of the National Anthem.Word: creed Pronunciation (say kreed) Sentence It is wrong to discriminate on the basis of race or creed.Word: yellow Pronunciation (say yel-oh) Sentence I painted my room yellow because it makes me feel happy.Word: letter 6 Pronunciation (say let-uh) Sentence She received a letter from her friend in Vietnam.Word: flaskPronunciation (say flahsk) Sentence Our science teacher warned us to be very careful when we poured the acid solution into the flask.Word: timber Pronunciation (say tim-buh) Sentence The builder said the timber would be delivered the next day.Word: powerPronunciation (say pow-uh) Sentence We lost all electrical power in the blackout.Word: data Pronunciation (say day-tuh or dah-tuh) Sentence We collected data on the number of insects we found in the school’s playground and then entered it into the computer.Word: smile Pronunciation (say smuyl) Sentence We all had to smile for the camera.Word: unit Pronunciation (say yooh-nuht) Sentence The gram is the basic unit of weight.Word: target Pronunciation (say tah-guht) Sentence She hit the target with the ball and won a prize.7 Word: laptop Pronunciation (say lap-top) Sentence My dad took his laptop on holiday in case he needed to do any work.Word: wisp Pronunciation (say wisp) Sentence A wisp of smoke rose from the chimney.Word: wild Pronunciation (say wuyld) Sentence There are wild mushrooms growing in the paddock.Word: waste Pronunciation (say wayst) Sentence Don’t waste water by leaving the tap running.Word: goalPronunciation (say gohl) Sentence Dad put a ring up on a tree to use as a goal so we could practise our netball.Word: tide Pronunciation (say tuyd) Sentence When the tide is low, you can see all the shells washed up on the shore.Word: learn Pronunciation (say lern) Sentence I would like to learn more about the speed of light and sound.8 Word: golf Pronunciation (say golf) Sentence Playing golf is good exercise because it involves a lot of walking.Word: wombat Pronunciation (say wom-bat) Sentence The wombat looked cute and cuddly but it had sharp claws so I stayed away.Word: talent Pronunciation (say tal-uhnt) Sentence The teacher said that my paintings show a talent for art.Word: quiet Pronunciation (say kwuy-uht) Sentence The lake is quiet early in the morning.Word: paint Pronunciation (say paynt) Sentence We asked our teacher for some more purple paint.(50 words) 9 Stage 2 – Round 2Word: flea Pronunciation (say flee) Sentence A bite from a flea can make you very itchy.Word: computerPronunciation (say kuhm-pyooh-tuh) Sentence Our new computer allows us to access the internet very quickly.Word: sensor Pronunciation (say-sen-suh) Sentence The sensor detected smoke, and set off the fire alarm.Word: neither Pronunciation (say nuy-thuh or nee- thuh) Sentence Neither colour suits me – I look awful in both orange and purple.Word: sinew Pronunciation (say sin-yooh) Sentence She strained a sinew in her knee playing netball.Word: niecePronunciation (say nees) Sentence My aunt has five nephews, but only one niece – me!Word: shriek Pronunciation (say shreek) Sentence With a shriek of excitement the children ran into the waves.Word: paddock 10 Pronunciation (say pad-uhk) Sentence During the flood, the sheep were moved to a higher paddock. Word: dew Pronunciation (say dyooh) Sentence The dew looked pretty, glistening on the grass in the early sun. Word: steady Pronunciation (say sted-ee) Sentence He is making steady progress in music. Word: fathom Pronunciation (say fath-uhm) Sentence One fathom is equal to six feet.Word: altar Pronunciation (say awl-tuh) Sentence The bride and her father walked into the church and up towards the altar.Word: heal Pronunciation (say heel) Sentence The job of a doctor is to try to heal sick people. Word: engine Pronunciation (say en-juhn) Sentence Our car’s engine stopped because we had run out of petrol. Word: pencil Pronunciation (say pen-suhl) Sentence I need a red pencil for this drawing.11 Word: entire Pronunciation (say en-tuy-uh) Sentence Michelle ate the entire cake all by herself.Word: zebra Pronunciation (say zeb-ruh or zee-bruh) Sentence My friend brought me back a painting of a zebra from Africa.Word: earn Pronunciation (say ern) Sentence He wants to earn some money by doing a paper run.Word: router Pronunciation (say rowt-er) Sentence We had to follow the instructions to set up the router.Word: fresco Pronunciation (say fress-koh) Sentence The council hired an artist to paint a fresco on the ceiling of our new town hall.Word: tepid Pronunciation (say tep-uhd) Sentence The water in his drink bottle was tepid because he had left it in the sun.Word: season Pronunciation (say see-zuhn) Sentence My favourite season is summer, because it’s warm and sunny.Word: script 12 Pronunciation (say script) Sentence I practised my part for the play by reading the script in the bath. Word: citrus Pronunciation (say sit-ruhs) Sentence The citrus we planted last year is starting to produce fruit.Word: sleeve Pronunciation (say sleev) Sentence In art, I spilt red paint all over the sleeve of my white shirt. Word: cornet Pronunciation (say kaw-nuht) Sentence Luca plays the cornet in the school band.Word: blazer Pronunciation (say blay-zuh) Sentence The band uniform is a bright red blazer.Word: composer Pronunciation (say kuhm-poh-zuh) Sentence Sergei Rachmaninoff was a famous Russian composer.Word: bushfire Pronunciation (say boosh-fuy-uh) Sentence Several houses were destroyed before the firefighters could control the bushfire. Word: engross Pronunciation (say en-grohs) Sentence That book will engross you for days.13 Word: buoy Pronunciation (say boy) Sentence We swam around the buoy and then back to the shore.Word: predict Pronunciation (say pruh-dikt) Sentence The weather bureau tries to predict when it will rain, but it’s not always right. Word: ferret Pronunciation (say fe-ruht) Sentence It’s becoming more and more popular to keep a ferret as a pet.Word: fever Pronunciation (say fee-vuh) Sentence She had a fever for three days and had to stay at home.Word: zoningPronunciation (say zoh-ning) Sentence The council changed the zoning of the land so that houses could be built there. Word: braid Pronunciation (say brayd) Sentence I will braid my hair for the school photos.Word: vibrant Pronunciation (say vuy-bruhnt) Sentence The vibrant colours in the fashion parade were a completely new look.Word: unclean 14 Pronunciation (say un-kleen) Sentence They chose not to eat at that restaurant because it was so unclean inside. Word: comfortPronunciation (say kum-fuht) Sentence I tried to comfort my little brother after he hurt his foot.Word: movie Pronunciation (say mooh-vee) Sentence Would you like to see a movie during the holidays.Word: python Pronunciation (say puy-thuhn) Sentence I like visiting the python at the zoo, but I wouldn’t want to meet one anywhere else!Word: magpie Pronunciation (say mag-puy) Sentence We wore empty ice-cream buckets on our heads to avoid being hurt if a magpie swooped while we were walking through the park.Word: tidings Pronunciation (say tuy-dings) Sentence The days had lengthened to weeks, and still we had not heard any tidings. Word: strum Pronunciation (say strum) Sentence The audience clapped as the musician started to strum his guitar. 15 Word: stadium Pronunciation (say stay-dee-uhm) Sentence We are going to the stadium to watch tennis. Word: mutiny Pronunciation (say myooh-tuh-nee) Sentence We watched a film about the mutiny on the Bounty. Word: peace Pronunciation (say pees) Sentence Everyone celebrated when the war ended and there was peace at last.Word: courage Pronunciation (say ku-rij) Sentence She showed great courage when she saved the child from the fire.Word: tomato Pronunciation (say tuh-mah-toh) Sentence He made a tomato and cheese sandwich. Word: melodic Pronunciation (say muh-lod-ik) Sentence He played us a melodic tune on his clarinet.(50 words)16 Stage 2 - Round 3Word: nocturnal Pronunciation: (say nok-ter-nuhl) Sentence Possums and bats are nocturnal animals.Word: telescope Pronunciation (say tel-uh-skohp) Sentence The stars looked much brighter through the telescope.Word: recuperate Pronunciation (say ruh-kooh-puh-rayt or ree-koo-puh-rayt) Sentence It did not take her long to recuperate from the virus because she was so fit. Word: faucet Pronunciation (say faw-suht) Sentence Water was dripping from the tap because the faucet hadn’t been turned off completely.Word: plateau Pronunciation (say plat-oh) Sentence From the plateau, at the top of the mountain, we could see the endless plain beyond.Word: relic Pronunciation (say rel-ik) Sentence This ancient statue is a relic of a great civilisation. Word: exercise Pronunciation (say eks-uh-suyz) Sentence Walking is good exercise. 17 Word: communist Pronunciation (say kom-yuh-nist) Sentence Citizens aren’t always treated equally in a communist regime.Word: utmost Pronunciation (say ut-mohst) Sentence The festivities would strain the small town’s resources to the utmost. Word: bovine Pronunciation (say boh-vuyn) Sentence Cattle, water buffalo and yaks are all part of the bovine family.Word: blizzard Pronunciation (say bliz-uhd) Sentence We got caught in a blizzard on the way back from our skiing trip. Word: petunia Pronunciation (say puh-tyoohn-yah) Sentence The nursery potted the petunia for us so we didn’t have to do it ourselves at home. Word: incisor Pronunciation (say in-suy-zuh) Sentence When the ball hit her in her mouth, her left incisor was knocked loose.Word: eminence Pronunciation (say em-uh-nuhns) 18 Sentence After many years of hard work, she had reached a position of eminence in her profession.Word: frieze Pronunciation (say freeze) Sentence A frieze had been carved all the way around the ancient building.Word: organic Pronunciation (say aw-gan-ik) Sentence They only use organic fertilizers on their crops.Word: correlate Pronunciation (say ko-ruh-layt) Sentence We had to correlate one set of figures with another.Word: chariot Pronunciation (say char-ree-uht) Sentence The actor had to learn to control a chariot for his role in the film about ancient Rome.Word: endemic Pronunciation (say en-dem-ik) Sentence Malaria is endemic in many tropical countries.Word: abscond Pronunciation (say uhb-skond) Sentence The treasurer planned to abscond with the club’s money.Word: bizarre Pronunciation (say buh-zah) Sentence The doctors were very worried by his bizarre behaviour. 19 Word: inflation Pronunciation (say in-flay-shuhn) Sentence When inflation occurs, your money can buy less and less. Word: republic Pronunciation (say ruh-pub-lik) Sentence Australia is not a republic but the United States is.Word: loofah Pronunciation (say looh-fah) Sentence The gift basket contained two scented soaps, a loofah, and a moisturiser.Word: obesity Pronunciation (say oh-bee-suh-tee) Sentence Rates of obesity are increasing in Australia.Word: raisin Pronunciation (say ray-zuhn) Sentence It’s nice to have a raisin or two with cheese.Word: fatigue Pronunciation (say fuh-teeg) Sentence The rescued bushwalkers were suffering from fatigue.Word: epidemic Pronunciation (say ep-uh-dem-ik) Sentence Before vaccinations, an epidemic of flu could kill thousands of people.Word: mollusc 20 Pronunciation (say mol-uhsk) Sentence A snail is a mollusc, and so is an oyster.Word: dugong Pronunciation (say dyooh-gong) Sentence The dugong was hunted for its meat and oil by some Aboriginal people.Word: italics Pronunciation (say i-tal-iks or uy-tal-iks) Sentence I use italics in my essays when I want to emphasise something.Word: paraplegia Pronunciation (say pa-ruh-plee-juh) Sentence My brother suffers from paraplegia and represents Australia in wheelchair basketball.Word: census Pronunciation (say sen-suhs) Sentence The government conducts a census of the whole country every five years.Word: quantitative Pronunciation (say kwon-tuh-tuh-tiv or kwon-tuh-tay-tiv) Sentence The analysts used quantitative data to make their comparisons. Word: ultimate Pronunciation (say ul-tah-muht) Sentence The ultimate objective is to get to the finals.21 Word: briefcasePronunciation (say breef-kays) Sentence Mum could never fit her lunch in her briefcase, so she always had to take another bag.Word: telecast Pronunciation (say tel-uh-kahst) Sentence The telecast was to be screened at eight o’clock that night so we made sure we got home in time.Word: misspell Pronunciation (say mis-spel) Sentence You can’t afford to misspell a word in this competition if you want to do well.Word: redolent Pronunciation (say red-uh-luhnt) Sentence The night air was redolent of the scent of roses.Word: appetite Pronunciation (say ap-uh-tuyt) Sentence Your appetite is always good after you go hiking in the bush.Word: modular Pronunciation (say mod-yuh-luh) Sentence The library has modular furniture which can easily be moved around for different purposes. Word: species 22 Pronunciation (spee-seez) Sentence Chimpanzees are a species of monkey.Word: lyrics Pronunciation (say li-riks) Sentence Can you remember the lyrics of that song we heard last night?Word: trombone Pronunciation (say trom-bohn) Sentence Joe gets very annoyed when his sister practises her trombone while he is trying to poach eggs.(44 words)23 Stage 2 - Round 4Word: narrowcast Pronunciation (say na-roh-kahst) Sentence We didn’t see the program because it was narrowcast on a pay- TV station only. Word: fraternal Pronunciation (say fruh-ter-nuhl) Sentence They weren’t brothers, but they had a fraternal relationship because they had been close friends all their lives.Word: witness Pronunciation (say wit-nuhs) Sentence Because Mum was the first witness at the scene of the accident, the police wanted to ask her lots of questions.Word: coolamon Pronunciation (say kooh-luh-mon) Sentence The coolamon was full of yams and nuts.Word: dramatist Pronunciation (say dram-uh-tust) Sentence The actor was overwhelmed to be chosen by the dramatist to perform in his new play.Word: dynasty Pronunciation (say din-uh-stee) Sentence The Ming dynasty ruled in China for over two hundred years from the 14th-17th century.Word: tetanus Pronunciation (say tet-nuhs or tet-uh-nuhs)24 Sentence These days, most people in Australia are immunised against tetanus, so it is not very common.Word: tabulate Pronunciation (say tab-yuh-layt) Sentence We had to tabulate the amount of rain that fell each day over the whole month.Word: arsenic Pronunciation (say ah-suh-nik) Sentence Arsenic was often used as a poison in old murder mysteries. Word: fauna Pronunciation (say faw-nuh) Sentence The fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo.Word: rueful Pronunciation (say rooh-ful) Sentence She had a rueful look on her face as she looked at the broken window.Word: dissolute Pronunciation (say dis-uh-looht) Sentence The film was about a dissolute man who gambled and drank too much.Word: anchor Pronunciation (say ang-kuh) Sentence We threw the anchor over the side and started baiting our hooks.25 Word: amplify Pronunciation (say am-pluh-fuy) Sentence We used a microphone to amplify our voices so that we could be heard at the back of the hall.Word: hangar Pronunciation (say hang-uh) Sentence The plane was moved into the hangar for regular maintenance.Word: citizen Pronunciation (say sit-uh-zuhn) Sentence A baby born to Australian parents is automatically an Australian citizen.Word: cleanse Pronunciation (say klenz) Sentence The nurse started to cleanse the wound with a mild antiseptic.Word: narrative Pronunciation (say na-ruh-tiv) Sentence Her narrative was about two children who got lost but managed to find their way home.Word: bight Pronunciation (say buyt) Sentence The Great Australian Bight is the widest inlet on our coast.Word: sombre Pronunciation (say som-buh) Sentence He wore sombre robes in shades of brown and black.26 Word: dungeon Pronunciation (say dun-juhn) Sentence The soldiers were held captive in the cold, dark dungeon of the castle.Word: whisker Pronunciation (say wis-kuh) Sentence The cat was so afraid that every hair and every whisker was sticking straight up.Word: injustice Pronunciation (say in-jus-tuhs) Sentence She is always angered by injustice.Word: methodology Pronunciation (say meth-uh-dol-uh-jee) Sentence The success of the experiment was helped by a sound methodology.Word: lasso Pronunciation (say lass-ooh) Sentence The cowboy threw a lasso around the cow’s neck.Word: ignorant Pronunciation (say ig-nuh-ruhnt) Sentence Growing up in the city, he was ignorant of life in the country.Word: propulsion Pronunciation (say pruh-pul-shuhn) Sentence The missile was under rocket propulsion. 27 Word: prognosis Pronunciation (say prog-noh-suhs) Sentence She was very relieved when the doctor gave her a good prognosis.Word: quokka Pronunciation (say kwok-uh) Sentence The quokka is only found on a small island off the western coast of Australia.Word: gangrene Pronunciation (say gang-green) Sentence My grandfather suffered gangrene during the war and lost his left leg.Word: absolutely Pronunciation (say ab-suh-looht-lee) Sentence I absolutely agree with you that apples taste better than grapes.Word: constabulary Pronunciation (say kuhn-stab-yuhl-uh-ree) Sentence The local constabulary tried to bring an end to the riot.Word: devious Pronunciation (say dee-vee-uhs) Sentence His devious ways made him a lot of enemies.Word: deceit Pronunciation (say duh-seet) 28 Sentence We were well aware of her deceit and no longer trusted her.Word: variety Pronunciation (say vuh-ruy-uh-tee) Sentence This shop sells a variety of cakes. Word: competitor Pronunciation (say kuhm-pet-uh-tuh) Sentence He was the only competitor not to fall down in the skating race, so he won!Word: bassoon Pronunciation (say buh-soohn) Sentence He plays the bassoon in the school band)Word: queasy Pronunciation (say kwee-see) Sentence Driving along the winding mountain road made me feel very queasy.Word: performance Pronunciation (say puh-faw-muhns) Sentence The Year Six students put on a great performance at the end of the year.Word: equality Pronunciation (say ee-kwol-uh-tee or uh-kwol-uh-tee) Sentence My mother says that in the interests of equality, everyone in the family should take turns in taking out the garbage bin.29 Word: flamboyant Pronunciation (say flam-boy-uhnt) Sentence The peacock is known for its flamboyant displays of feathers.Word: foliage Pronunciation (say foh-lee-ij) Sentence In autumn, the foliage of some trees turns orange and red.Word: ricotta Pronunciation (say ruh-kot-uh) Sentence On cold winter evenings, my sister in-law cooks her spinach and ricotta pie.Word: haughty Pronunciation (say haw-tee) Sentence His haughty manner didn’t fit in with the friendly atmosphere of the meeting.(44 words)30 Stage 2 - Round 5Word: suspicious Pronunciation (say suh-spish-uhs) Sentence We were suspicious when we heard a window shatter followed by footsteps running down the road.Word: baklava Pronunciation (say bak-luh-vuh or bah-kluh-vuh) Sentence When we go to our favourite café, I always have a piece of sweet, sticky baklavaWord: sluggard Pronunciation (say slug-uhd) Sentence The sluggard refused to work and spent the day in his hammock.Word: askance Pronunciation (say uh-skance) Sentence I realised that I had said something wrong when the teacher looked askance at me.Word: municipality Pronunciation (say myooh-nuh-suh-pal-uh-tee) Sentence We have some good parks in our municipality.Word: disinfectant Pronunciation (say dis-uhn-fek-tuhnt) Sentence The vet sprays the examining table with disinfectant after each patient.Word: solstice Pronunciation (say sol-stuhs) Sentence The winter solstice occurs around the 22nd of June. 31 Word: mysterious Pronunciation (say muh-steer-ree-uhs) Sentence We were woken by mysterious noises in the night.Word: obliterate Pronunciation (say uh-blit-uh-rayt) Sentence The thieves thought that the fire would obliterate all evidence of their crime but they were wrong.Word: organism Pronunciation (say aw-guh-niz-uhm) Sentence She saw the tiny organism under the microscope.Word: repulsive Pronunciation (say ruh-pul-siv) Sentence The smell of the garbage bin was repulsive.Word: quandary Pronunciation (say kwon-dree or kwon-duh-ree) Sentence I’m in a quandary about what to wear to this party.Word: macaw Pronunciation (say muh-kaw) Sentence The bright colours of the macaw caught their eyes as it flew away.Word: nonentity Pronunciation (say non-en-tuh-tee) Sentence I felt like a complete nonentity at the film premiere.32 Word: cyberspace Pronunciation (say suy-buy-space) Sentence She spent hours at the computer, lost in cyberspace.Word: apparatus Pronunciation (say ap-uh-rah-tuhs) Sentence We set up the apparatus for the experiment.Word: stiletto Pronunciation (say stuh-let-oh) Sentence She tripped when her stiletto wedged tightly in the drain.Word: ferocity Pronunciation (say fuh-ross-uh-tee) Sentence The attack was executed with frightening ferocity.Word: hypocrite Pronunciation (say hip-uh-krit) Sentence The outspoken conservationist was branded a hypocrite when it was discovered that she did not recycle her paper and plastic. Word: impunity Pronunciation (say im-pyoohn-uh-tee) Sentence Despite his wealth and connections, the disgraced judge found he could not flout the law with impunity.Word: montage Pronunciation (say mon-tahzh) Sentence In our art class we are cutting up old magazines to make a montage.Word: recoup 33 Pronunciation (say ruh-koohp or ree-koohp) Sentence After the drought it was impossible for the farmers to recoup their losses. Word: conceited Pronunciation (say kuhn-seet-uhd) Sentence Unfortunately, his huge success as a writer has made him very conceited.Word: hygienic Pronunciation (say huy-jeen-ik) Sentence It is important to have a hygienic kitchen.Word: paisley Pronunciation (say payz-lee) Sentence My mother still has the paisley shirt that she wore before I was born.Word: satisfactory Pronunciation (say sat-uhs-fak-tuh-ree) Sentence That was a very satisfactory meal. Word: krypton Pronunciation (say krip-ton) Sentence Krypton is a gas which is used in some camera flashes.Word: volatile Pronunciation (say vol-uh-tuyl) Sentence It was a volatile situation which could lead to war.Word: transcend 34 Pronunciation (say tran-send) Sentence His success after this show is sure to transcend any he has had before.Word: anatomy Pronunciation (say uh-nat-uh-mee) Sentence The anatomy of an alpaca is very similar to that of a llama, vicuna and guanaco. Word: shrewd Pronunciation (say shroohd) Sentence People often asked him for advice because they thought he was shrewd.Word: predicamentPronunciation (say pruh-dik-uh-muhnt) Sentence It was a real predicament for Rosie the dog when she was accidentally locked in the cupboard.Word: warfare Pronunciation (say waw-fair) Sentence Many towns were destroyed during the warfare between the two countries.Word: conductivity Pronunciation (say kon-duk-tiv-uh-tee) Sentence Copper is commonly used for electrical wiring because it has high conductivity.Word: shiralee Pronunciation (say shi-ruh-lee) Sentence All the swagman needed was in his shiralee.35 Word: circuitryPronunciation (say ser-kuh-tree) Sentence The toaster stopped working because of a problem in the circuitry.Word: programming Pronunciation (say proh-gram-ing) Sentence My sister is studying programming because she loves working with computers.Word: whirlwind Pronunciation (say werl-wind) Sentence The roar of the whirlwind filled the air.Word: mollycoddle Pronunciation (say mol-ee-kod-uhl) Sentence Caitlin didn’t think it was a good idea to mollycoddle her teenage daughter so she encouraged her interest in rock climbing.Word: albatross Pronunciation (say al-buh-tross) Sentence Many sailors believe that it is bad luck to harm an albatross.Word: generous Pronunciation (say jen-uh-ruhs) Sentence Damien is so generous that he shared his lunch with me when I forgot mine.Word: guava Pronunciation (say gwah-vuh)36 Sentence She explained that the tree was a guava, and we could eat the delicious fruit.Word: queue Pronunciation (say kyooh) Sentence The queue for the hamburgers was too long so we decided to make do with the chips.Word: magnetism Pronunciation (say mag-nuh-tiz-uhm) Sentence We learned lots about magnetism by moving the poles of the magnets around.(44 words)37 Stage 2 - Round 6Word: petticoat Pronunciation (say pet-ee-koht) Sentence Women used to always wear a petticoat under their dresses.Word: scythe Pronunciation (say suyth) Sentence He used a scythe to cut the long grass.Word: magician Pronunciation (say muh-jish-uhn) Sentence The magician was able to make a coin disappear and then appear again.Word: ocarina Pronunciation (say ok-uh-ree-nuh) Sentence The ocarina is not a very difficult instrument to learn.Word: egotism Pronunciation (say ee-guh-tiz-uhm) Sentence His egotism has lost him all his friends.Word: transmitter Pronunciation (say trans-mit-uh) Sentence The radio transmitter was out of order.Word: mahogany Pronunciation (say muh-hog-uh-nee) Sentence The house was full of old furniture made of cedar and mahogany.38 Word: incandescent Pronunciation (say in-kan-dess-uhnt) Sentence This metal is so hot it is incandescent.Word: serrated Pronunciation (say suh-ray-tuhd) Sentence A bread knife has a serrated blade.Word: ambulance Pronunciation (say am-byuh-luhns) Sentence An ambulance took her to hospital when she fell out of the tree and hurt her back.Word: combustion Pronunciation (say kuhm-bus-chuhn) Sentence The heater worked on a process of slow combustion.Word: cygnet Pronunciation (say sig-nuht) Sentence The cygnet paddled across the lake behind adult swans.Word: ridiculous Pronunciation (say ruh-dik-yuh-luhs) Sentence The idea may sound ridiculous, but I actually think it will work.Word: simulator Pronunciation (say sim-yah-lay-tuh) Sentence Pilots begin their training on a simulator before actually flying a plane.39 Word: theatre Pronunciation (say thear-tuh) Sentence The play opens at the local theatre on Friday.Word: hypothesis Pronunciation (say huy-poth-uh-suhs) Sentence The scientist proposed the hypothesis that the earth was much older than commonly thought.Word: cormorant Pronunciation (say kaw-muh-ruhnt) Sentence A cormorant landed on the rock and spread its wings out to dry.Word: exhibition Pronunciation (say eks-uh-bish-uhn) Sentence All their parents and friends came to see the students’ art exhibition.Word: proponent Pronunciation (say pruh-poh-nuhnt) Sentence Our member of parliament is a proponent of tax reform.Word: violin Pronunciation (say vuy-uh-lin) Sentence The violin is a very different instrument to learn to play.Word: sanitary Pronunciation (say san-uh-tree)40 Sentence All procedures at the hospital must be sanitary, or germs will quickly spread.Word: knowledge Pronunciation (say nol-ij) Sentence She had a good knowledge of the rules of the games so they asked her to be referee.Word: semibreve Pronunciation (say sem-ee-breev) Sentence In our music class we learned that a semibreve is a note which is four times as long as a crotchet.Word: terracotta Pronunciation (say te-ruh-kot-uh) Sentence The tiles were in warm shades of terracotta.Word: stationary Pronunciation (say stay-shuhn-ree) Sentence She waited until the car was stationary before opening the door.Word: tourism Pronunciation (say toouh-riz-uhm) Sentence She loves travelling and hopes to get some sort of job in tourism.Word: liana Pronunciation (say lee-ahn-uh) Sentence In the rainforest, tangled liana jostled with strangler figs and massive tree ferns. Word: vegetation41 Pronunciation (say vej-uh-tay-shuhn) Sentence Much of the vegetation was cleared for grazing animals.Word: broccoli Pronunciation (say brok-uh-lee or brok-uh-luy) Sentence Albert added some broccoli to the stir fry.Word: overwhelm Pronunciation (say oh-vuh-welm) Sentence They knew that the arduous trek might overwhelm them but decided to start off anyway.Word: amnesty Pronunciation (say am-nuh-stee) Sentence During the amnesty, people could hand in their illegal weapons without being charged.Word: chorister Pronunciation (say ko-ruhs-tuh) Sentence She loved singing and wanted to be a chorister in the cathedral choir.Word: reputable Pronunciation (say rep-yuh-tuh-buhl) Sentence My uncle is looking for a good second-hand car from a reputable dealer.Word: samskara Pronunciation (say sam-skah-ruh) Sentence In Hinduism, the samskara are the special ceremonies that are carried out at significant times in a person’s life.42 Word: geography Pronunciation (say jee-og-ruh-fee) Sentence In his geography class, my big brother learns about things like how mountains were formed.Word: etiquette Pronunciation (say et-ee-kuht) Sentence We were taught the etiquette of addressing the governor when she visited our school.Word: scheming Pronunciation (say skee-ming) Sentence The scheming young politician took aim at his own party leader.Word: morose Pronunciation (say muh-rohs) Sentence He became very morose when he found out that dinner was to be lentil burgers.Word: whim Pronunciation (say wim) Sentence I just bought the dress on a whim.Word: pillion Pronunciation (say pil-yuhn) Sentence He rode as pillion behind his dad on the motorcycle – it was great fun!Word: encapsulate Pronunciation (say en-kap-shuh-layt or en-kap-syuh-layt) 43 Sentence She managed to encapsulate all the theories about the cause of the war in a one-hour lecture.Word: palette Pronunciation (say pal-uht) Sentence The artist mixed different paints on his palette until he created the perfect colour for the sunset.Word: sewerage Pronunciation (say sooh-rij or soohuh-rij) Sentence This government minister is in charge of water and sewerage.(43 words)44

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