8th grade SPELLING BEE words
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c1scottc on January 19, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rutabaga | n. European plant with a thick edible bulbous root |
| supplement | n. and v. quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) |
| patience | adj. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence |
| centennial | n. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) |
| financier | n. an expert or one clever at handling stocks, bonds, investments, and other money matters |
| larynx | n. voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords |
| accomplice | n. a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) |
| photosynthesis | n. process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars |
| ineffable | adj. incapable of being expressed (b/c too wonderful) |
| fallacy | n. a false or mistaken idea |
| psychoanalysis | n. A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders |
| vengeance | n. punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence (a BAD idea that harms the one perpetrating it -- one should only 'get back' or 'get even' w/ those who have helped one) |
| aggrandizement | an increase in rank or wealth; growth in power (usu. falsely exaggerated) |
| labyrinth | n. a very complicated maze |
| cajolery | n. strong persuasion by flattery; wheedling; coaxing |
| rotisserie | n. a turning device on which food is cooked (restaurant that serves food cooked this way) |
| omniscient | adj. All-knowing (Ms. Fong!) |
| circuitous | adj. indirect, ROUNDabout |
| pigeon | n. slang for tattle-tale; 'rat w/ wings', rock dove; |
| competitive | adj. characterized by rivalry. |
| scholarship | n. 1. studious attention to learning; 2. financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit |
| apprentice | n. A person who works for another in order to learn a trade |
| exhaust | 1. v. to wear out completely 2. n. gases ejected from an engine as waste products |
| monopolize | v. to have and control fully and exclusively |
| scruple | n. an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action |
| agricultural | adj. relating to farming or rural things |
| encore | n. 1) an extra or repeated performance 2) again (French word) |
| suburban | adj. relating to or characteristic of the area just outside a big city |
| quarantine | n./v. isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease |
| oblige | v. to force or compel somebody to do something |
| hysterical | adj. 1. uncontrollably emotional; 2. super funny (slang) |
| miraculous | adj. performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency |
| affiliation | n. a link or association w/ s.o./s.t. |
| subterranean | adj. underground |
| luxury | n. something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity; a lifestyle filled with overconsumption |
| indelible | adj. impossible to be removed, washed away or erased |
| anticoagulant | n. a drug that prevents clotting of the blood |
| conundrum | n. a hard puzzle; riddle; difficult problem |
| palatable | adj. acceptable to the taste or mind |
| analogize | v. to make a comparison of two things -- show their similiarity in some way/trait |
| infatuation | n. foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration |
| enfranchise | v. to give the vote and/or grant freedom to |
| analgesia | n. condition of being unable to feel pain |
| latitudinarian | (n) a person who is broad-minded and tolerant; one who displays freedom in thinking, especially in religious matters |
| adieu | n. "farewell;" a farewell (from the French word) |
| paramecium | n. a protozoan (very small animal) that moves by using the hair-like cilia around its body |
| adjudicate | v. 1. to put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge; 2. to bring an end to s.t. |
| calisthenics | n. light exercise designed to promote general fitness |
| brigadier | n. a general officer ranking below a major general |
| anemone | n. marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles |
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