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 />
Arthurian<br />
adj<br />
/ BrSthUrGEn /<br />
E name<br />
of, relating to, or characteristic of<br />
the legends or romances built<br />
around King Arthur and his<br />
knights.<br />
The quest for the Holy Grail is<br />
Greg’s favorite part of Arthurian<br />
legend.<br />
articulable<br />
artificed<br />
artistic<br />
aryl<br />
n<br />
/ SarDl /<br />
G? > ISV<br />
a univalent aromatic radical (as<br />
phenyl or tolyl) derived from an<br />
arene by removal of one hydrogen<br />
atom from a carbon atom of the<br />
nucleus.<br />
Natty wrote down that any member<br />
of a group that contains one or<br />
more fused benzene rings is an<br />
aryl, but he remained confused<br />
about the concept.<br />
ascensor<br />
ascham<br />
aseity<br />
aseptic<br />
ashen<br />
ashtray<br />
asiago<br />
aside<br />
asperity<br />
aspic<br />
n<br />
/ Saspik /<br />
F<br />
a savory jelly made from fish or<br />
meat stock thickened with gelatin<br />
and seasoned and used cold to<br />
garnish meat or fish or to make a<br />
mold of meat, fish, or vegetables.<br />
Ella’s main course was garnished<br />
with aspic cut into heart shapes.<br />
aspirate<br />
assassination<br />
n<br />
/ ETsasFnSCshEn /<br />
Ar > L<br />
act of murdering (a usually<br />
prominent person) violently.<br />
Theodore Roosevelt assumed the<br />
presidency following the<br />
assassination of President William<br />
McKinley.<br />
assay<br />
assessor<br />
asseverate<br />
assibilate<br />
assiduous<br />
assiette<br />
assignment<br />
n<br />
/ ESsInmEnt /<br />
L > F<br />
a specified amount of work or a<br />
definite task or mission prescribed<br />
by authority or undertaken as<br />
though so prescribed.<br />
Several students complained about<br />
the assignment that was due the<br />
day after spring break.<br />
assistance<br />
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assize<br />
n<br />
/ ESsIz /<br />
L > F > E<br />
a statute or ordinance regulating<br />
weights and measures or the<br />
weight, measure, proportions of<br />
ingredients, or price of articles sold<br />
in the market.<br />
Predna’s silver jewelry was<br />
produced in strict accordance with<br />
the local assize.<br />
assuasive<br />
adj<br />
/ ESswCsiv /<br />
L<br />
having a pleasantly soothing<br />
quality or effect : calming.<br />
The background music in the<br />
dentist’s office did not have an<br />
assuasive effect on Stella.<br />
assurance<br />
asteria<br />
astern<br />
astichous<br />
astral<br />
adj<br />
/ SastrEl /<br />
Gk<br />
of or relating to the stars.<br />
The story of Juno and the baby<br />
Hercules is an astral myth about<br />
the origin of the Milky Way.<br />
astride<br />
adv<br />
/ ESstrId /<br />
E + E<br />
with one leg on each side.<br />
Frieda set her son John astride the<br />
pony.<br />
astringency<br />
astrocytoma
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