2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated ... - Project Read
2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated ... - Project Read
2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated ... - Project Read
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eloved<br />
bementite<br />
benday<br />
benedictory<br />
benefice<br />
benighted<br />
benignancy<br />
<strong>2004</strong> <strong>Scripps</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Spelling</strong> <strong>Bee</strong> <strong>Consolidated</strong> Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently<br />
benjamin<br />
n<br />
/ SbenjEmDn /<br />
F > E<br />
a balsamic resin that is obtained<br />
from various trees of the genus<br />
Styrax that is used chiefly in<br />
treating irritations of the skin.<br />
Zach smeared a dollop of benjamin<br />
on his mosquito bite.<br />
bensh<br />
benumbed<br />
v<br />
/ bDSnEmd /<br />
E<br />
deprived of sensation or feeling.<br />
The skiers returned to the lodge to<br />
warm their benumbed fingers and<br />
toes.<br />
benzidine<br />
bequeathal<br />
bergylt<br />
berkelium<br />
berloque<br />
berserk<br />
adj<br />
/ bErSzErk /<br />
ON<br />
marked by a display of violent<br />
erratic behavior indicative of<br />
extreme excitement or agitation and<br />
suggestive of sudden mental<br />
unbalance.<br />
Jake almost went berserk when the<br />
last concert tickets were sold to the<br />
person in line just ahead of him.<br />
berthage<br />
beryl<br />
beset<br />
besides<br />
betray<br />
better<br />
beverage<br />
beware<br />
bewitch<br />
bezoar<br />
Bible<br />
n<br />
/ SbIbEl /<br />
Phoenician geog name > Gk<br />
a book containing the sacred<br />
writings of a religion.<br />
The Koran is the Muslim Bible.<br />
biblical<br />
adj<br />
/ SbiblDkEl /<br />
Gk<br />
of, relating to, derived from, or in<br />
accord with the Bible.<br />
Camp Joseph’s guidelines are<br />
biblical, although the counselors<br />
rarely ever mention the Bible.<br />
bibliophagous<br />
bibliophilic<br />
bibliophilist<br />
bibliotherapy<br />
n<br />
/ TbiblGEStherEpG /<br />
Gk + Gk<br />
the use of selected reading<br />
materials as curative facilitators in<br />
medicine and in psychiatry; also :<br />
guidance in the solution of personal<br />
problems through directed reading.<br />
The child psychologist spoke to the<br />
parent group about the<br />
effectiveness of bibliotherapy.<br />
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bicaudate<br />
adj<br />
/ bISkOTdCt /<br />
L<br />
having or terminating in two tails.<br />
Tommy paid two dollars at the fair<br />
to see a bicaudate salamander.<br />
bicolor<br />
bidentate<br />
bidet<br />
bienniums<br />
bier<br />
bifid<br />
bifurcate<br />
bight<br />
bigwig<br />
bilabial<br />
bilander<br />
billabong<br />
n<br />
/ SbilETbON /<br />
Australian native name<br />
a backwater caused by overflow<br />
from a river and forming a stagnant<br />
pool.<br />
Jill’s postcard from Australia<br />
pictured an emu standing by a<br />
billabong.<br />
billfold<br />
billionth<br />
billycan<br />
n<br />
/ SbilGTkan /<br />
Australian > E<br />
[Note: Could be confused with<br />
billiken.] a cylindrical container<br />
having a set-in lid and a wire bail<br />
and often used for outdoor cooking.<br />
Arlene accidentally knocked over<br />
the billycan, scattering the coals<br />
and starting a small fire.<br />
bimanous
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