2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated ... - Project Read
2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated ... - Project Read
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<strong>2004</strong> <strong>Scripps</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Spelling</strong> <strong>Bee</strong> <strong>Consolidated</strong> Word List: Words Appearing Infrequently<br />
ace<br />
v<br />
/ SCs /<br />
L > F > E<br />
make (a hole in golf) in one stroke.<br />
The golfer knew that he must ace<br />
the hole if he wanted to have a<br />
chance at the championship.<br />
acephalous<br />
acequia<br />
acervation<br />
aces<br />
acetous<br />
achroite<br />
acicula<br />
acidic<br />
acierage<br />
acotyledonous<br />
acquisition<br />
n<br />
/ TakwESzishEn /<br />
L<br />
the act or action of obtaining.<br />
The principal stated that the<br />
students’ main goal should be the<br />
acquisition of knowledge.<br />
acquisitive<br />
acquit<br />
acquittance<br />
acrobatics<br />
acrolith<br />
acromegalic<br />
acromegaly<br />
n<br />
/ TakrPSmegElG /<br />
Gk + Gk<br />
a chronic disease of adult life that<br />
is characterized by a gradual and<br />
permanent enlargement of the flat<br />
bones (as the lower jaw) and of the<br />
hands and feet, abdominal organs,<br />
nose, lips, and tongue.<br />
The circus giant was obviously<br />
afflicted with acromegaly.<br />
actinide<br />
n<br />
/ SaktETnId /<br />
ISV<br />
a chemical element of the series of<br />
heavy radioactive metallic elements<br />
of increasing atomic number<br />
considered to begin with actinium<br />
or thorium and end with<br />
lawrencium.<br />
Timmy won the contest by correctly<br />
identifying plutonium as an<br />
actinide.<br />
actionable<br />
actress<br />
actually<br />
adapt<br />
adapted<br />
addenda<br />
addition<br />
additory<br />
addressable<br />
adept<br />
adequacy<br />
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adhesion<br />
n<br />
/ adShGzhEn /<br />
L<br />
the molecular attraction exerted<br />
between the surfaces of bodies in<br />
contact.<br />
Water in a glass container is pulled<br />
upward by adhesion where its<br />
upper surface contacts the glass,<br />
which results in the formation of a<br />
meniscus.<br />
adhocracy<br />
adit<br />
adjoin<br />
adjoining<br />
adj<br />
/ ESjOiniN /<br />
L > F > E<br />
touching or bounding at some point<br />
or on some line.<br />
The Sampson family plans to build<br />
a summer home on the two<br />
adjoining lake lots they recently<br />
purchased.<br />
adjutancy<br />
adman<br />
admass<br />
administrative<br />
administrator<br />
admiration<br />
admonition<br />
adobo<br />
n<br />
/ ESdPbP /<br />
Gmc > F > Sp<br />
a dish of Spanish origin consisting<br />
of meat (as chicken or pork)<br />
marinated in a spicy sauce,<br />
browned, and then simmered in the<br />
marinade.<br />
Annmarie’s favorite dish at the<br />
restaurant is the chicken adobo.
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