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 />
Cycladic<br />
adj<br />
dace<br />
dapper<br />
/ sDSkladik /<br />
Gk<br />
dacoit<br />
dapple<br />
of or relating to the pre-Mycenaean dado<br />
dappled<br />
culture that prevailed in the<br />
v<br />
Cyclades islands.<br />
dah<br />
/ SdapEld /<br />
The peoples of the Cycladic<br />
E<br />
civilization were seafarers who<br />
daimonion<br />
marked or variegated with spots or<br />
developed maritime trade with Asia<br />
patches of a different shade or<br />
Minor and North Africa before<br />
daintiness<br />
color.<br />
1000 B.C.<br />
The lion was dappled with patterns<br />
cyclogeny<br />
dairymaid<br />
from the tangle of branches.<br />
cyclone<br />
dalmatian<br />
dare<br />
damage<br />
daredevil<br />
Cyclops<br />
n<br />
/ SsITklBps /<br />
Gk<br />
one of a race of giants in Greek<br />
mythology with a single eye in the<br />
middle of the forehead.<br />
Kirk found a mask that would help<br />
make him a perfect Cyclops at the<br />
masquerade party.<br />
cygneous<br />
cylindraceous<br />
cylindrical<br />
adj<br />
/ sDSlindrDkEl /<br />
Gk > F > E<br />
relating to or having the form or<br />
properties of a tube.<br />
The caterpillar looked like a small,<br />
cylindrical accordion, with pleats<br />
running around its circumference<br />
and spaced evenly along its axis.<br />
cynegetic<br />
cytochrome<br />
n<br />
/ SsIZPTkrPm /<br />
Gk + Gk<br />
any of several respiratory pigments<br />
that occur in animal and plant cells<br />
and play a major role in<br />
intracellular oxidations.<br />
Enzymes of cytochrome help to<br />
detoxify cells and break down fat.<br />
Czechoslovak<br />
dabchick<br />
damascene<br />
damper<br />
damsel<br />
dancery<br />
n<br />
/ Sdan(t)s(E)rG /<br />
L? > F > E + Ecf<br />
a place of entertainment providing<br />
facilities for dancing.<br />
Our neighborhood dancery has<br />
country line dancing every<br />
Tuesday.<br />
dancy<br />
dander<br />
dandify<br />
danio<br />
danseur<br />
n<br />
/ dBMSsEr /<br />
L? > F<br />
a male ballet dancer.<br />
The director chose a tall, graceful<br />
danseur for the part of Siegfried in<br />
Swan Lake.<br />
danza<br />
n<br />
/ SdBn(t)sE /<br />
L? > F > Sp<br />
a formal, stately dance.<br />
The bewigged actors in the<br />
commedia dell’arte began a slow<br />
danza on the stage.<br />
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dariole<br />
darning<br />
dashboard<br />
dashi<br />
n<br />
/ SdBsh(T)G /<br />
Jpn<br />
[has near homonyms: dasi, dassie]<br />
a fish broth made from dried<br />
bonito.<br />
Yasuko added some miso paste and<br />
scallions to the dashi.<br />
dashpot<br />
dasyphyllous<br />
dater<br />
daube<br />
dauerlauf<br />
daunted<br />
v<br />
/ SdOntDd /<br />
L > F > E<br />
sapped of courage : discouraged,<br />
intimidated.<br />
Even the experienced kayakers<br />
were daunted by the river’s<br />
treacherous rapids.<br />
dauphin<br />
daydream<br />
dayroom
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