The Spelling Champ Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing with Moderate Frequency TheSpellingChamp.com Website by Cole Shafer-Ray TheSpellingChamp.com aardvark abide ablutions v n pl abactor E L > F > E abaft [Note: The definition provided is the washing of one’s body or part not the one most commonly of it. abandon associated with this word.] atone Carl nodded to Ivar, who was for : pay for : suffer for. making his morning ablutions at abandonedly Dale fears he will have to abide the pump. adv last night’s eating binge. abnegate F > E + Ecf Abidjan in a manner free from constraint. adj abnegation It is well to live abandonedly from n time to time. Afr geog name of or relating to Abidjan, capital of L abasement the Ivory Coast from 1934 until renunciation or denial. 1983. Monasticism involves the abatis Nell tuned to CNN to get the latest disciplining, limitation, or on the Abidjan protest. abnegation of the material aspects abbatial of human life. abience abducent n abnormal adj abduction L n [has near homonym: adience] L tendency to withdraw from a differing from the typical. L stimulus object or situation. In modern society, many people the action of carrying (a person) off Claudia’s painfully shy brother consider it abnormal to live without by force. gave a perfect illustration of e-mail. The abduction of Helen by Paris abience at the school assembly. led to the Trojan War. aboard abjoint adv abecedarian ablation E abendmusik n on or within a ship, railway car, or passenger vehicle. aberrance L Spotting dorsal fins in the distance, [has near homonym: oblation] Jeff swam back to the sailboat and aberrancy lowering of a land surface by wind pulled himself aboard. erosion or weathering agents. aberrational Warming of polar seas leads to abolitionists ablation of the ice caps. n pl abetting ablaze L + Ecff abhorred adj advocates of doing away with v completely; specifically : advocates E + E of doing away with slavery. L radiant with light or bright color. African captives from the slave ship detested extremely : loathed. Soren’s yard was ablaze with Amistad, aided by American In the 60s many young people lighted Christmas trees. abolitionists in a two-year legal abhorred the thought of going to battle, were eventually freed. war. abominate abhorrent aborted Page 1 of 289 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing with Moderate Frequency abranchiate abundant acarian adj adj abusive Gk Gk > L lacking gills. abusively of, relating to, caused by, or having Salamanders develop into an the characteristics of a mite or tick. abranchiate form as they mature. abustle Acarian parasites have saclike bodies unbroken by segments. abrogate abutment acceded abrupt abyss v abscission abyssal L [has near homonym: exceeded] absentmindedly Abyssinian expressed approval or gave adv adj consent. Jan was glad when Mrs. Taft L > F > E + E + Ecff E Afr geog name readily acceded to the proposal in a manner preoccupied to the of or relating to Ethiopia. that the two parties attend the event point of failure to respond to Paul collects Abyssinian tapestry. together. ordinary demands on the attention. Sal absentmindedly dunked his academe accent doughnut in his orange juice. n accentuate absolute Gk > L v environment associated with a absolutely school especially of higher L adv learning. give special attention to : Joe is at ease with everyone but emphasize. L prefers the company of those who The columns of the Egyptian temple in a manner that is not dependent are familiar with the halls of accentuate its height. on anything else. academe. The tall, rectangular buildings acceptable were absolutely plain: Each academician window and each entrance were n acceptably exactly like every other. Gk > L access absolutize one (as a professor or student) that is associated with or a member of acciaccatura absolve an institution of learning (as a university). accipitrine absorbefacient Dr. Holtzclaw is the oldest academician on campus. acclaim absorbent academy acclimated absorption acanthus acclivitous abstemiously n accommodation abstergent Gk [Note: Could be confused with abstract adjective acanthous.] any plant of a genus of prickly herbs of the abstraction Mediterranean region whose broad leaves are frequently represented in abstrusity sculptured architectural ornaments. The column’s capital featured absurd ornamentation representing the leaves of an acanthus. Page 2 of 289 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing with Moderate Frequency accompaniment accredited acetaldehyde n n accretion L > F > E ISV + [Ar > Sp > L + Gk > L > G] an instrumental or vocal part accretionary L + L + Gk) subordinate to and designed to adj a colorless volatile water-soluble support, amplify, or complement a liquid aldehyde of pungent odor principal voice or instrument. L used chiefly in the production of The chant followed a single marked by or involving addition or organic compounds. melodic line with no instrumental accumulation. Acetaldehyde is often used in the accompaniment. The accretionary hypothesis states manufacture of acetic acid. that Earth has gradually grown accompany larger over time because of the acetaminophen influx of meteorites and dust n accomplish particles from space. ISV accordance acculturate a crystalline compound used in medicine instead of aspirin to accordion acculturation relieve pain and fever. n John took acetaminophen to relieve accost his headache. L + L + Lcf accostable a process of continuous acetic transmission of traits and elements adj accosted between diverse peoples, resulting v in new and blended patterns. L > F The Spanish conquest of Mexico [Note: One of alternate L was followed by a period of pronunciations has homonym: approached and spoke to. acculturation. ascetic.] relating to or producing a Mr. Weston immediately accosted colorless liquid acid with a pungent Emma with questions about her accumbent odor constituting the chief acid of health. adj vinegar. Morris enjoyed teasing his mom by accouchement L accusing her of putting acetic acid n leaning or reclining especially at in his food. meals. F Harriet ridiculed her brother’s acetone lying-in; especially : parturition : a accumbent posture as he ate a TV n state attending and consequent to dinner. childbirth. L > G Many insurance companies require accuracy a volatile fragrant flammable liquid that hospitals limit the period of made by dehydrogenation of accouchement to 24 hours. accustomed isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial adj fermentation and used chiefly as a account solvent. L > F > E The simplest ketone is acetone, a accountant in the habit or custom : established pleasant-smelling liquid that is n in the practice. used mainly as a solvent for John was becoming quite organic compounds. F accustomed to being called “Jack” one skilled in the practice of by his friends. classifying, recording, and summarizing business and financial acedia transactions and analyzing, verifying, and reporting the results. acerbic Every April Rhonda vows to hire an accountant to figure her next year’s taxes. Page 3 of 289 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing with Moderate Frequency acharya acidulous acquiesced n v aciniform Skt adj L > F a Hindu religious teacher : one accepted or complied tacitly or versed in the sacred writings of the L + Ecf passively. Hindus. shaped like a cluster of grapes. Until recently, Scott acquiesced in The acharya wrote a book in which At the top of each column there was most situations involving conflict. he offered some innovative insights a crude, aciniform pattern. into the Bhagavad-Gita. acquire acknowledged achieve v acrimony achievement E acrobatic conceded to be real or true : adj achievements admitted. “That may be true,” he Gk > F Achillean acknowledged, “but it’s completely performed with body contortions or adj accurate, and as long as the tossing of one dancer by a partner. answer is right, who cares if the Yasuko and Hiromi easily won the Gk name question is wrong?” dance contest with their acrobatic [has homonym: achilleine] like aclinal version of the tango. Achilles, hero of Homer’s Iliad (as in strength, invincibility, or moody acne acrocyanosis and resentful wrath). n Troy’s approach in games is so acoelous Achillean that no one wants to play adj Gk with him. a disorder of the arterioles of the Ecf + Gk + Ecf exposed parts of the hands and feet achromatic lacking a true stomach or digestive intensified by exposure to cold and tract. resulting in bluish mottled skin. achy It is difficult to think of acoelous Jane had acute acrocyanosis after creatures like the sponge as being being stranded on the snowy hiking acid truly living creatures. trail for hours. n acoluthic acrolect L n a compound capable of reacting acotyledon with a base to form a salt, n Gk + Gk reddening litmus, and evolving the most prestigious language hydrogen on reaction with certain Gk > L > F variety of a community. metals (as iron, zinc, tin). a plant without seed leaves. The British acrolect is defined by The formula for every inorganic The fern is a typical acotyledon. the speech of the royal family. acid contains one or more hydrogen atoms as well as an acoustic acrolectal anionic group. acoustical acrophobia acidify n acquaint acidosis Gk n acquainted abnormal fear of being at a great height. L + Gk > L Because of his acrophobia, Murray a condition of decreased alkalinity stayed at the bottom while the rest of the blood and tissues. of his class went to the top of the James was rushed to the emergency Empire State Building. room, where he learned that he was suffering from acidosis. across Page 4 of 289 TheSpellingChamp.com 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing with Moderate Frequency acrotarsium adaptability adiabatic adj acrylics adaptable n pl Gk addax occurring without loss or gain of (L + Gk + Ecf) > ISV n heat by the substance concerned.