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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

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