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 />
aqueous<br />
adj<br />
/ SCkwGEs /<br />
L<br />
made from, with, or by means of<br />
water.<br />
Pat set up the lab for the next<br />
experiment, which dealt with<br />
electrolysis of an aqueous solution<br />
of sodium chloride.<br />
arachnean<br />
arachnoid<br />
adj<br />
/ ESrakTnOid /<br />
Gk > L<br />
of, relating to, or characterizing a<br />
large class of arthropods including<br />
scorpions, spiders, mites, and<br />
related forms.<br />
Celia noted several arachnoid<br />
features on the bug she found in<br />
her sandbox.<br />
aralia<br />
arbitrage<br />
arbitrarily<br />
arbitrational<br />
arboreally<br />
arborescent<br />
arcanist<br />
arcature<br />
arch<br />
archangelic<br />
archduke<br />
archetypal<br />
arcosolium<br />
are<br />
n<br />
/ Sa(a)(E)r /<br />
L > F<br />
[has homonym: air] a metric unit<br />
of area equal to the area of a square<br />
10 meters long on each side : 100<br />
square meters.<br />
The new office has floor space of<br />
almost 1 are.<br />
argon<br />
argument<br />
n<br />
/ SBrgyEmEnt /<br />
L<br />
an act or process of contending or<br />
disagreeing in words : disputation.<br />
Patrick Henry’s famous<br />
impassioned speech focused on<br />
how ten years of argument with<br />
England had been in vain.<br />
argumentation<br />
argute<br />
aria<br />
ark<br />
armada<br />
n<br />
/ BrSmBdE /<br />
L > Sp<br />
a fleet of warships.<br />
Harry referred to his collection of<br />
model warships as his “armada.”<br />
armor<br />
n<br />
/ SBrmEr /<br />
L<br />
the usually metal defensive<br />
covering worn in combat in the<br />
medieval period.<br />
Martin could not understand how a<br />
medieval knight could mount a<br />
horse while wearing a suit of<br />
armor.<br />
armorer<br />
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army<br />
n<br />
/ SBrmG /<br />
L > F > E<br />
a great number : vast multitude.<br />
Lance joked that his mom had<br />
bought enough snacks to feed an<br />
army of guests.<br />
aromatize<br />
arouse<br />
arpent<br />
n<br />
/ SBrpEnt /<br />
Gaulish > L > F<br />
a unit of land area still used in<br />
certain French sections of Canada<br />
and the United States equal to<br />
about 0.85 acre.<br />
Henri started his farm on less than<br />
1 arpent of land.<br />
arrangement<br />
array<br />
arrest<br />
arrestee<br />
n<br />
/ TaTreSstG /<br />
L > F > E<br />
one who is under arrest.<br />
The arrestee demanded to see his<br />
lawyer before answering any<br />
questions.<br />
arrhostia<br />
arride<br />
arrondissement<br />
artemisia<br />
arthropod