SPELLEBRATION 2019 MIDDLE SCHOOL cello chel-oh (noun) classical klas-i-kuh l (adjective) Definition: a large, stringed musical instrument Definition: traditional genre of music conforming to an established form Example Sentence: Do you think its possible Example Sentence: The cellos is an important that rap will one day be considered classical part of an orchestra, though they're often music? featured in contemporary popular music as well clavier kluh-veer (noun) choir kwahyuh r (noun) Definition: a stringed instrument that has a Definition: a chorus that sings as part of a keyboard religious ceremony Example Sentence: The grand piano is an Example Sentence: I had been invited to sing in example of a clavier. a church choir by my friend, the organist's daughter. coda koh-duh (noun) chord kawrd (noun) Definition: a concluding segment of a piece of music, a dance, or a statement Definition: a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously Example Sentence: If you tell a story about your crazy experience getting lost in the country and Example Sentence: You can play chords on a sleeping at a farmer's house, you might add, as piano or guitar, but not on an instrument that a coda, that the farmer ended up visiting you plays one note at a time, like a trumpet. too, a year later. klar-uh-net (noun) clarinet composer kuh m-poh-zer (noun) Definition: a single-reed instrument with a Definition: someone who writes music as a straight tube profession Example Sentence: I'm learning to play the Example Sentence: They sent me clips of music clarinet. when they were hiring a composer. 1 | Page SPELLEBRATION 2019 MIDDLE SCHOOL concertize kon-ser-tahyz (verb) crescendo kri-shen-doh (noun) Definition: give concerts; perform in concerts Definition: a gradual increase in loudness Example Sentence: The great thing about Example Sentence: There's often a crescendo in Sunfest is that you get to see a lot of a large group of talking people performers concertize for a very affordable price cymbal sim-buh l (noun) concerto kuh n-cher-toh (noun) Definition: a loud percussion instrument that is part of most drum kits Definition: a composition for orchestra and a soloist Example Sentence: Crash! Clang! Those are the Example Sentence: Mozart and Bach are both sounds made by a cymbal known for writing concertos dans (verb) consonance kon-suh-nuh ns (verb) dance Definition: taking a series of rhythmical steps in Definition: the property of sounding time to music harmonious Example Sentence: Rumba, tango, disco, swing, Example Sentence: Becoming a medical artist and ballet are all different styles of dance was quite in consonance with her desire of working in medicine and her education in art school. diction dik-shuh n (noun) cornet kawr-net (noun) Definition: the way you enunciate or pronounce Definition: a brass instrument that looks like a your words, and the words and phrases you smaller, wider trumpet choose to use Example Sentence: By increasing your vocabulary, you are improving your diction Example Sentence: he cornet used to be a common feature of jazz bands, until it was replaced by the trumpet 2 | Page SPELLEBRATION 2019 MIDDLE SCHOOL digital dij-i-tl (noun) dominant dom-uh-nuh nt (adjective) Definition: of, relating to computers, or using Definition: exercising influence or control numerical calculations Example Sentence: television plays a dominant Example Sentence: in this digital age, making role in molding public opinion something public is not only easier but has greater reach. drone drohn (verb) diminished dih-min-ish (verb) Definition: to make a low, continuous noise that sounds like humming or buzzing Definition: reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor interval Example Sentence: On summer nights, you Example Sentence: As long as you have access might hear the cicadas drone to educational sources, your ability to learn something will not be diminished duet doo-et (noun) diphthong dif-thawng (noun) Definition: two people singing or playing musical instruments together Definition: a sound consisting of two vowel sounds Example Sentence: If you're going to perform karaoke for the first time, its a good idea to do a Example Sentence: Many languages have a duet with a friend variety of dipthongs. In English, the vowel sounds tend to become diphthongs, such as "aw" and "au" as in "straw" and "haul" duo doo-oh (noun) Definition: a pair of things or people disjunct dis-juhngkt (adjective) Definition: Separation of or from usually connected elements Example Sentence: Batman and Robin are a famous dynamic duo Example Sentence: Commas are used to disjunct a sentence duple doo-puh l (adjective) Definition: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs Example Sentence: 3 | Page SPELLEBRATION 2019 MIDDLE SCHOOL delicacy [del-i-kuh-see] (noun) antiques [an-teek] (adjective) Definition: something delightful or pleasing, especially a choice food considered with regard Definition: of or belonging to the past; not to its rarity, costliness, or the like modern. Example Sentence: Caviar is considered to be a Example Sentence: the beautiful antique French great delicacy furniture despicable [des-pi-kuh-buhl, dih-spik- broadcasting [brawd-kas-ting, -kah- uh-] (adjective) sting] (noun) Definition: deserving hatred and contempt. Definition: transmit (a program or some information) by radio or television. Example Sentence: Stealing the last piece of food from a starving child goes way beyond Example Sentence: Broadcasting television is mean, it's despicable worse than streaming television because you don't get to choose what is being shown. electricity [ih-lek-tris-i-tee, ee-lek-] commitment [kuh-mit-muh nt] (noun) (noun) Definition: he energy that powers your lights and appliances. Definition: dedicating yourself to something, like a person or a cause. Example Sentence: Electricity can be very dangerous if left unsupervised. Example Sentence: Participaing in the spelling bee takes a lot of commitment. You must study and practice the words every day. [em-bar-uhs] (verb) embarrass Definition: cause to feel self-conscious cynical [sin-i-kuhl] (noun) Example Sentence: Your mom might embarrass Definition: believing the worst of human nature you by inviting your date to check out your and motives; childhood photos. Example Sentence: If you think public officials are nothing but a bunch of greedy buffoons, you have a cynical attitude about politics. 4 | Page SPELLEBRATION 2019 MIDDLE SCHOOL exhausted [ig-zaw-sting] (adjective) hysteria [hi-ster-ee-uh, -steer-] (noun) Definition: making one feel very tired; very Definition: exaggerated or uncontrollable tiring. emotion or excitement, especially among a group of people. Example Sentence: I am so exhausted after lacrosse practice, I usualy fall asleep during the Example Sentence: He never hid his profound car ride home discomfort with the hysteria that accompanied his fame. genuinely [jen-yoo-in] (adjective) illuminated [verb ih-loo-muh-neyt; Definition: in a truthful way. adjective, noun ih-loo-muh-nit, -neyt] (verb) Example Sentence: Xander glanced at the Definition: to light up Original Human, who seemed genuinely pleased. Example Sentence: The streetlights were illuminated throughout the city. gourmet [goor-mey, goor-mey] (noun) increment [in-kruh-muh nt, ing-] (noun) Definition: a person devoted to the enjoyment of good food Definition: an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale. Example Sentence: You can always find cookbooks on gourmet cooking at the library Example Sentence: Increasing your vocabulary by an increment of just two words a day means you’ll learn more than 700 new words a year! horizontal [hawr-uh-zon-tl, hor-] (adjective) insistent [in-sis-tuh nt] (adjective) Definition: parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical. Definition: insisting or demanding something; not allowing refusal. Example Sentence: something horizontal is arranged sideways, like a person lying down. Example Sentence: If a salesperson is insistent, you may find it hard to walk away without buying something. 5 | Page SPELLEBRATION 2019 MIDDLE SCHOOL maneuvered [muh-noo-ver] (noun) Pennsylvania [pen-suh l-veyn-yuh, - vey-nee-uh] (noun) Definition: move skillfully or carefully. Definition: a northeastern U.S. state and one of Example Sentence: Rachel maneuvered the turn the 13 original colonies, onto the main highway. Example Sentence: The original Philly Cheesesteak can only be found in Pennsylvania mosquito [muh-skee-toh] (noun) Definition: a slender long-legged fly with peroxide [puh-rok-sahyd] (noun) aquatic larvae. The bite of the bloodsucking female can transmit a number of serious Definition: viscous liquid with strong oxidizing diseases including malaria and encephalitis. properties Example Sentence: She slapped the mosquito Example Sentence: The most common peroxide off her arm and shook her head. is hydrogen peroxide nauseous [naw-shuhs, -zee-uhs] skepticism [skep-tuh-siz-uhm] (noun) (adjective) Definition: a skeptical attitude; doubt as to the Definition: affected with nausea; inclined to truth of something. vomit. Example Sentence: Sally showed skepticism Example Sentence: The ride at the fair was about the plan that Bradley had in mind. great, however I was nauseous at the end of it. ancestor [an-ses-ter or] (noun) Oklahoma [oh-kluh-hoh-muh] (noun) Definition: a person, typically one more remote Definition: a state in the South Central region of than a grandparent, from whom one is the United States, descended. Example Sentence: The Miami Heat is a better Example Sentence: Your grandmother's basketball team than the Oklahoma Sooners grandmother and any relative before her is one of your ancestors. 6 | Page SPELLEBRATION 2019 MIDDLE SCHOOL anthropology [an-thruh-pol-uh-jee] contradictory [kon-truh-dik-tuh-ree] (noun) (adjective) Definition: the science that deals with the Definition: mutually opposed or inconsistent. origins, physical and cultural development, Example Sentence: Over the next hour, he biological characteristics, and social customsand paints a contradictory picture of an insulated beliefs of humankind.