Spelling Bee Practice List

Spelling Bee Practice ListThese words could be helpful to state spelling champions of the future.Aabbey, abbreviate, abdicate, abdominal, abecedarian, aberration, abhor, ablution,abolition, abominable, abracadabra, abrasion, abscess, absenteeism, absolutely,abstemious, absurdity, abutment, abysmal, academy, acarophobia, acceleration,accentuate, acclimatize, acclivity, accolade, accommodation, accomplice, accrescence,accrue, accumulation, acerb, acetate, acetylene, acidity, acme, acolyte, acoustic,acquaintance, acquiescence, acquisition, acquittal, acrid, acrobatic, activated, acuity,adagio, adaptation, addendum, adenoid, adherence, adhesion, adieu, adjutant, admonition,adolescence, adorable, adroitly, adulate, adventitious, adversary, advisable, aerie,aeriferous, aeronautics, aerosol, affidavit, affliction, afghan, aforementioned, aftertaste,aggradation, aggregation, aghast, agiotage, agitation, agrarian, agronomist, aileron, aisle,akinesia, alchemy, alcoholism, alkali, allegation, allegory, alleviation, alligator, allision,allotted, alpaca, alphabetically, alternately, aluminum, alumnae, amalgamated, amandine,amaryllis, ambidextrous, ambiguous, ambivalence, ambrosia, ambulatory, ameliorate,amenable, amethyst, amnesia, amortizable, ampere, amphibious, amplifier, amputation,amulet, anachronism, anaconda, anagrammatic, analgesic, analyst, anarchy, anchovy,ancipital, anecdote, anemone, aneroid, angora, angular, annihilation, anomalous,anonymous, anquera, antagonistic, anthology, anthracite, anthrax, antidote, antiquated,antiseptic, aorta, apartheid, apathetic, aperture, aphid, aphorism, aplomb, apostrophe,appeasement, appendectomy, applique, appraisal, appurtenance, apterous, aqua,aquamarine, aqueduct, arable, arbutus, archaeological, archaic, archangel, archipelago,architecture, archive, arduous, armadillo, armistice, artichoke, articulation, artificial,askew, asphyxiate, aspiration, assassinate, assemblage, assiduous, assimilation, assuage,asthma, astringent, asylum, atheist, atmosphere, atrocious, attache, attestation, attrition,audacious, auriferous, auspicious, austere, authenticate, auxiliary, avalanche, avarice,avocado, awestruck, azimuthBbabushka, baccalaureate, backgammon, badminton, bagatelle, bailiff, bailiwick, ballistic,ballyhooed, balmy, balsam, balustrade, baneful, bankrupt, barbarian, barbiturates,baroque, bartizan, basilica, bassoon, bathinette, battalion, bayonet, bayou, bazooka,beachhead, beagle, bedaub, begonia, beguiling, behavior, bellicose, belligerence,bellwether, benefactor, benign, bequeathment, beriberi, beseech, beverage, bewitchingly,bibliographer, bilateral, bilingual, billiards, binocular, biochemistry, bittern, bivouac,bizarre, blaspheme, blatant, bleary, blissful, blithe, bloc, blotchy, bonspiel, bookkeeping,boomerang, borax, borough, boudoir, bouffant, bouillon, bouquet, bourgeois,boutonniere, boycott, boysenberry, braggadocio, brambly, brandishing, brasserie,bratwurst, bravado, brazen, brevity, brigadier, brocade, brokenness, bronchial, buccaneer,buffet, bulwark, bungalow, bunion, buoyancy, bureaucracy, burelage, burlapped, bursitis,butane, butterscotch, buttressCcaballero, cabana, cabaret, cabriole, cache, cacophony, cactus, caduceus, caisson, cajole,calamity, calcification, calculation, calefacient, calisthenics, calliope, calotte, calyx,

flamboyance, flamingo, flax, flexibility, flimsy, flocculate, flotilla, fluctuation,fluorescence, foliage, forbearance, foreigner, forfeiture, formaldehyde, frability,fragrance, franchise, frappe, fraudulence, frenetic, frequency, fricassee, frivolous,frontispiece, fugacity, fugue, fuliginous, fulmination, furlong, fuselage, fusilladeGgalaxy, galleon, gallimaufry, galosh, garniture, garrulous, gaseous, gauche, gazelle,genealogy, genteel, geocentric, geology, geometry, geranium, geriatrics, gerrymander,gerund, ghastly, ghetto, ghostwrite, ghoulish, gibbous, gimlet, gingham, glabrous,glockenspiel, glossary, glowworm, gluttonous, gnarled, gnash, gnat, gnu, globlet,gondolier, gopher, gorgeous, gossamer, gourmet, grandeur, grandiloquent, granular,gratuitous, greenness, grenade, grievance, gristle, grosgrain, grotesque, guarantee, guava,guernsey, guile, guillotine, gunnery, guttural, gymnastics, gypsum, gyroscopeHhaberdasher, habitual, hacienda, halcyon, hallucination, hammock, handkerchief,harangue, harbinger, harpsichord, hassock, haughty, havoc, headache, headdress,healthful, heartening, hedgehog, heighten, heirloom, helicopter, helium, hemisphere,hemorrhage, heraldry, heritage, herringbone, hesitance, heterogeneous, hexagonal,hibernation, hideous, hierarchy, highlight, hilarity, hippodrome, hippopotamus, hitchhike,hoarsely, holocaust, homage, homemade, homiletics, homogenize, homologous,homonym, honeycomb, honorary, hopscotch, horrendous, horseshoe, horticultural,hosiery, humiliation, hundredth, hyacinth, hydrangea, hydraulic, hydrogen, hygiene,hyphen, hypnosis, hypochondriac, hypocrisy, hypothesisIibex, iconoclastic, identification, idiocy, idiomatic, idolater, igneous, ignominy, illusion,illustrious, imbecile, immaculate, immeasurable, immunity, impalpable, impeccable,imperial, impetigo, impetuous, impromptu, impugn, inadvertence, inaugural,incandescence, incessantly, inchoate, incommensurable, incorrigible, indebted,indictment, indigenous, inducement, inertia, infallible, inflammable, influential, infrared,ingenue, iniquitous, innocence, inquiline, insidious, insinuation, insouciance, inspissate,instantaneous, intaglio, intelligible, intercede, intercession, intermezzo, interrogation,interruption, interstice, intrigue, intrinsic, inveigh, invincible, invulnerable, ionosphere,irascible, iridescence, irrigation, isinglass, isle, islet, isolation, isolette, issuance, isthmus,italicizeJjaguar, jalousie, jambalaya, jardiniere, jonquil, jubilation, judicial, juggernaut, jugular,junta, jurisprudence, justifiable, juvenescence, juxtapositionKkaleidoscope, keenness, keratitis, kewpie, kilowatt, kindergarten, kinesics, knapsack,knead, kneeler, knickerbockers, knighthood, knotty, knowledge, knuckle, kohlrabiLlabile, laboratory, labyrinth, laceration, lachrymose, lackadaisical, lacrosse, lamprey,landau, language, languish, lapidary, larceny, lariat, larkspur, larynx, lassitude, lathe,laudable, league, leakage, leaven, leeway, legendary, legislation, legume, leisure,leniency, lesion, lethargie, lexicon, liaison, lichen, lien, lilac, limousine, linear,linguistics, linoleum, liquidate, lithesome, litigious, llama, loathe, locale, locomotion,

logarithm, loge, logopedics, longevity, longitudinal, loquacious, lozenge, lubricant, lucre,ludicrous, lugubrious, luminescence, lunacy, luncheon, luscious, lustrous, luxuriousMmackerel, madras, madrilene, maelstrom, maestro, magenta, magician, magnanimous,magnesium, magnificence, mahogany, maladroit, malapropism, maleficence, malign,malleable, manageable, mandamus, manganese, mannequin, mansuetude, mantilla,manufacturable, maquette, marauder, marcescence, marimba, marionette, marmalade,marriageable, marshmallow, martial, martyr, masquerade, massacre, mastiff, matriculate,maudlin, mauve, mayonnaise, meanness, neasles, measurable, mechanical, medallion,mediation, medicine, mediocre, megaphone, melancholy, mellifluous, memoir, menu,mercury, meridian, meringue, metallurgy, meteorite, meticulous, metronome, mezzanine,microorganism, mignon, migraine, militia, mimicry, mirage, miscellaneous,misdemeanor, misshapen, mistletoe, mnemonic, mocha, modulation, molybdenum,monsignor, moraine, mortgage, multifarious, myopia, myriad, myrrhNnaive, naphtha, narration, narthex, nasal, navigable, nebulous, necessary, negotiable,nemesis, neuralgia, neutrality, newsstand, niche, niggardly, nightingale, nimbus, nocent,nocturnal, noisette, nomenclature, nonchalance, nondescript, nonpareil, nosegay,nostalgia, notorious, novice, nuance nuisance, nuthatch, nutritionOobedience, obeisance, objurgation, oblique, oblivion, obnoxious, obsequious, obsession,obsolescence, obstreperous, occasional, occupancy, occurrence, ocelot, octagonal,odyssey, officious, ogre, ohm, oleaginous, oligarchy, omission, omniscient, opaque,oppidan, oppression, oratorio, orchid, ordinance, orphanage, orthodox, oscillation,osprey, ossification, ostensible, ostentatious, ostracism, ottoman, outrageous, outthrow,override, overture, oxbow, oxidize, oxygenPpachyderm, pacifism, pageantry, pagoda, palatable, palatial, palette, palliate, palmetto,palmistry, pamphlet, panorama, pantomime, paprika, parabola, paradigm, paradoxical,parenthesis, parfait, parochial, paroxysm, partial, particular, partition, partridge,pasteurize, pastime, pathetic, patience, patriarch, paucity, pavilion, peculiar, pedestrian,pelican, pendulum, penguin, penicillin, peninsula, penknife, pension, pentastich, peony,perambulate, perceive, perception, percolation, perennial, perfection, perforation,perilous, periphery, periwinkle, perjury, permeate, perpendicular, perpetual,perseverance, persimmon, perspicacity, perspicuity, persuasion, petroleum, pewter,phaeton, pharmaceutical, pheasant, phenomenal, philosopher, phonetic, phylum,physician, physique, picaresque, picayune, piccalilli, piccolo, picturesque, pierceable,pilaster, pinafore, pinnacle, pique, pirouette, pistachio, pivotal, pizza, plagiarism,planchette, plantation, plateau, plausible, playa, pleach, plumage, pneumatic, pneumonia,poignant, poisonous, polarity, poliomyelitis, pomegranate, pompadour, pontifical,porcupine, porpoise, porridge, portcullis, portfolio, portiere, posse, possession,posthumous, potable, potassium, potpourri, poultice, powdery, practical, practitioner,praline, precarious, precedent, precinct, precocious, predicament, preemption, preen,preface, prejudice premonition, preponderance, preposterous, prestige, pretzel, prism,privilege, prodcedure, prodigal prodigious, proffer, prognosticate, prolusion, promenade,promissory, pronunciation, prophetic, propinquity, proprietor, prorogue, proscenium,

proselyte, protocol, provincial, psittacism, psychiatry, psychic, psychological, psychosis,punctilio, punctual, purloin, pursuance, pusillanimous, pyramidQquadrangular, quagmire, qualm, quandary, quarantine, quartz, quash, querulous,quiescent, quietus, quintessence, quizzical, quorum, quotation, quotientRraconteur, radiance, ragout, raillery, raisin, rambunctious, ramshackle, rapport,rarefaction, raspberry, rathskeller, ravenous, ravioli, realm, reasonable, rebellious,receipt, recension, reception, recipe, reciprocal, reciprocity, reconciliation,recrudenscence, redundant, referee, reference, refrain, refrigeration, rehearsal,reimbursable, relaxation, relevant, relieve, relinquish, reluctance, renege, repertoire,replica, reprehensible, reprieve, repulsion, reputable, requisition, rescind, resign,resonance, respiration, responsible, restitution, restraint, restriction, resumption,resurrection, resuscitator, reticence, retraction, reveille, reverence, reversible, rhapsody,rhetoric, rheumatism, rhinestone, rhinoceros, rhizome, rhubarb, rhythm, ricochet,ridiculous, righteous, rococo, rollicking, rosary, rosin, rotation, roughhouse, routine,rubefacient, rudimentarySsabotage, saccadic, saccharin, sachet, safari, sagacious, salience, salmon, salubrious,salve, sanction, sapience, sapphire, saxophone, scarcity, scenery, schedule, schizophrenia,schooner, scintillate, scissors, scorpion, scrimmage, scrumptious, scrupulous, scythe,secede, security, sedation, seizure, semiannual, separable, sepulchral, sequel, sequin,settee, shampoo, sheaf, shenanigan, shibboleth, sidle, signature, significance, silhouette,similarity, simulate, simultaneous, sinuous, skepticism, skirmish, sleight, sluice,smorgasbord, sociability, sojourn, solace, solecism, soliloquy, solitaire, solstice, soluble,sombrero, somnambulant, sonorous, sophomore, soricine, soubrette, souffle, sousaphone,souvenir, spoliation, spontaneous, squadron, squawk, squeamish, squelch, stamina,stanchion, statuesque, statute, stealthily, stereotype, stethoscope, stipulation, stirrup,storeroom, straighten, strategy, stratosphere, strenuous, strident, structural, strychnine,stucco, stupefy, stylize, sturgeon, subaqueous, subjugate, subscription, substantiate,succession, suede, sumptuous, superfluous, superiority, surfeit, surreptitious,surveillance, susceptible, suspicion, sustenance, syllable, symbolic, symmetry,symphonic, symptom, synchronize, synonym, synopsisTtableau, taciturn, talisman, tamarack, tangerine, tantamount, tapestry, tapioca, tarantula,tarpaulin, tatterdemalion, technique, temperature, tenacious, tenebrific, tentacle,tergiversation, terrazzo, terrestrial, testimonial, tetanus, texture, theorem, thermostat,thistle, thoroughfare, thumbnail, timorous, tincture, tinnient, tintinnabulation, tobacco,toboggan, tocsin, tolerance, tomahawk, tongue, torque, torrential, torte, toughen, toupee,toxicity, tracheotomy, trajectory, tralatitious, transfix, transcend, transient, translucent,trapezoid, treacherous, trespass, triangulation, tributary, trousseau, truculent, tsetse,tuition, tulle, tumultuous, turbulence, tutelage, tuxedo, typhoonUubiety, ubiquitous, ulcerous, ululate, umbrage, umpirage, underrate, unison, unnecessary,upheaval, uproarious, usuriousV

vaccinate, vaccine, vacuum, vague, valedictorian, vandalism, vanquish, variance,variegate, vehemence, vehicular, velleity, velocity, vengeance, venison, venomous,ventriloquism, venue, verisimilitude, veritable, versatile, vestibule, vicissitude, vignette,visage, visualize, vitreous, vivacious, vocabulary, vociferous, volition, voluminous,voracious, vouchsafe, vulnerableWwantonness, warranty, wayfarer, weevil, whatnot, whimsical, wigwam, wiseacre,withdrawal, witticism, woebegone, writhe, wroughtXxylophone© Copyright 2005 CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal / Morris CommunicationsContact Us • Privacy Policy • Advertise on CJOnline