Pages 178-237 - Project Read
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2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Frequently<br />
muliebral<br />
adj<br />
/ TmyVlGSebrEl /<br />
L + Ecf<br />
of, relating to, or characteristic of<br />
women.<br />
The artist captured the essence of<br />
muliebral beauty in his portrait of<br />
Venus.<br />
mulligan<br />
n<br />
/ SmElDgEn /<br />
E name<br />
a free shot sometimes awarded a<br />
golfer in nontournament play when<br />
the preceding shot has been poorly<br />
played.<br />
Gordy took a mulligan after hitting<br />
a “worm burner” on the first tee.<br />
mullion<br />
multifarious<br />
adj<br />
/ TmEltESfa(a)rGEs /<br />
L<br />
having multiplicity : having great<br />
diversity or variety.<br />
The multifarious activities at the<br />
Hands-On Museum make it a place<br />
that everyone can enjoy.<br />
multiplication<br />
n<br />
/ TmEltEplDSkCshEn /<br />
L<br />
a mathematical operation<br />
commonly indicated by ab that<br />
repeats b as many times as there are<br />
units in a.<br />
The fourth grade class was<br />
learning the process of<br />
multiplication of whole numbers.<br />
multipotent<br />
multitude<br />
n<br />
/ SmEltETtVd /<br />
L<br />
a great number : host.<br />
A multitude of reporters besieged<br />
the plaintiff as she left the<br />
courtroom.<br />
multitudinous<br />
adj<br />
/ TmEltEStVdEnDs /<br />
L + Ecf<br />
existing in great numbers.<br />
Multitudinous varieties of<br />
wildflowers grow on Sand<br />
Mountain.<br />
mummery<br />
n<br />
/ SmEmErG /<br />
F<br />
a performance given by actors in a<br />
pantomime.<br />
Costumed actors performed a<br />
comic mummery in the school<br />
auditorium.<br />
mumps<br />
n pl<br />
/ SmEmps /<br />
imit<br />
an acute contagious viral disease<br />
marked by fever and swelling of<br />
the parotid gland.<br />
Russell sympathized with his<br />
brother who was suffering with<br />
mumps, but couldn’t help but laugh<br />
at his swollen face.<br />
municipal<br />
adj<br />
/ myVSnisEpEl /<br />
L<br />
of or relating to a primarily urban<br />
political unit (as a town or city).<br />
Real estate taxes are set by the<br />
municipal government.<br />
municipally<br />
munificence<br />
n<br />
/ myVSnifEsEn(t)s /<br />
L<br />
a giving or bestowing with<br />
extraordinary liberality : lavish<br />
generosity.<br />
Hazel’s uncle, known widely for his<br />
munificence, hosted an elaborate<br />
dinner for her bat mitzvah.<br />
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murarium<br />
n<br />
/ myVSra(a)rGEm /<br />
L<br />
a place for rearing mice or rats<br />
under controlled conditions.<br />
Research at the murarium resulted<br />
in the initial claim that saccharine<br />
consumption causes cancer.<br />
murenger<br />
n<br />
/ SmyUrEnjE(r) /<br />
L > F > E<br />
one in charge of the wall of a town<br />
and its repairs.<br />
When city walls served as<br />
fortresses, the murenger was<br />
responsible for the security of the<br />
citizens.<br />
murmur<br />
v<br />
/ SmErmEr /<br />
L<br />
utter or give forth in low or<br />
indistinct sounds or words.<br />
Mrs. Chambers reminded Dylan<br />
not to murmur his introduction.<br />
murrain<br />
musciform<br />
adj<br />
/ SmEsETfOrm /<br />
L<br />
resembling moss.<br />
Rosa’s new hat has a musciform<br />
texture.<br />
muscle<br />
musculature<br />
n<br />
/ SmEskyElETchU(E)r /<br />
L<br />
the muscles of an animal that are<br />
related to each other and function<br />
together.<br />
Dissection of the frog revealed its<br />
underlying musculature.
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