2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated ... - Project Read
2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated ... - Project Read
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defeated<br />
defenestration<br />
deferment<br />
deferral<br />
deferred<br />
defiant<br />
defibrillate<br />
deficiencies<br />
deficient<br />
deficit<br />
definition<br />
defrayal<br />
defroster<br />
deftly<br />
degenerative<br />
degenerescence<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 />
deglaze<br />
v<br />
/ dGSglCz /<br />
Ecf + E<br />
dissolve the small particles of<br />
sautéed meat remaining in (a pan)<br />
by adding a liquid and heating.<br />
The chef explained that when<br />
making a meat gravy, one should<br />
first deglaze the pan with water or<br />
broth.<br />
degreaser<br />
degree<br />
n<br />
/ dDSgrG /<br />
L > F > E<br />
a 360th measure for arcs and<br />
angles.<br />
A miscalculation of only 1 degree<br />
on the reentry angle of the<br />
spacecraft could drastically change<br />
fuel consumption levels.<br />
dehydrate<br />
deity<br />
delaying<br />
delegitimation<br />
delight<br />
delighted<br />
adj<br />
/ dDSlIZDd /<br />
L > F > E<br />
highly pleased : gratified, joyous.<br />
The delighted visitors couldn’t help<br />
laughing at the monkey’s antics.<br />
deliriously<br />
delitescence<br />
deliver<br />
delouse<br />
deltoid<br />
delusively<br />
demanding<br />
adj<br />
/ dDSmandiN /<br />
L > F > E<br />
unremittingly severe or difficult in<br />
making requests.<br />
Although the guests were extremely<br />
demanding, Joyce enjoyed working<br />
at the Ritz.<br />
demented<br />
demicannon<br />
demigod<br />
n<br />
/ SdemGTgBd /<br />
L + E<br />
a mythological divine or<br />
semidivine being (as the offspring<br />
of a deity and a mortal) thought to<br />
possess less power than a god.<br />
The hero Gilgamesh was a<br />
demigod in ancient Babylonian<br />
mythology.<br />
demipique<br />
demonstrable<br />
demonstrate<br />
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demoralized<br />
v<br />
/ dDSmOrElIzd /<br />
L<br />
weakened in courage, fortitude, or<br />
spirit.<br />
The employees became<br />
demoralized when company layoffs<br />
were announced.<br />
demurred<br />
demythologize<br />
denary<br />
dendroid<br />
adj<br />
/ SdenTdrOid /<br />
Gk<br />
resembling a tree in form.<br />
Andy brought back a dendroid<br />
coral specimen from Bora Bora.<br />
denial<br />
denigrate<br />
denominations<br />
n pl<br />
/ dDTnBmESnCshEnz /<br />
L<br />
religious groups or communities of<br />
believers called by the same name.<br />
Children of other denominations<br />
were excused from attending mass<br />
at the Roman Catholic school.<br />
denotatum<br />
n<br />
/ TdGnPStCZEm /<br />
L<br />
an actually existing object referred<br />
to by a word, sign, or linguistic<br />
expression.<br />
The denotatum of the word tree is a<br />
large woody plant having branches<br />
and leaves.<br />
density<br />
n<br />
/ Sden(t)sEZG /<br />
L<br />
the mass of a substance per unit<br />
volume.<br />
Jorge calculated what the density<br />
of a bubble of gas at the bottom of<br />
the lake would be.
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