2012 UIL Spelling 7th and 8th Grade 181-210
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hcmsuilspelling on February 8, 2012
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Academic Challenge Quiz BIS, Spelling
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 downgrade | to lower the importance |
| drupe | fleshy fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond |
| earphone | transducer for converting electric signals into sounds |
| eclipse | one celestial body obscures another |
| effortlessly | with ease; easily |
| Egyptian | The people believed in the afterlife and built tombs for their pharaohs |
| electrolyte | a solution that conducts electricity |
| elephant | five-toed pachyderm |
| eliminate | kill in large numbers |
| elliptic | characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements |
| eloquence | powerful and effective language |
| embankment | a long artificial mound of stone or earth |
| employment | the act of giving someone a job |
| enclosure, inclosure | process of taking over and fencing off land once shared by peasant farmers |
| encouragement | the act of giving hope or support to someone |
| encyclopedia, encyclopaedia | a big book |
| engineering | the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
| enterprising | marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative |
| enunciate | express or state clearly |
| environmental | of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings |
| epilepsy | a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions |
| equatorial | areas of low pressure, warm air moves away |
| equestrian | of or relating to or featuring horseback riding |
| equidistant | same length |
| equivalence | qualities that are comparable |
| escalation | an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy |
| espousal | the act of accepting with approval |
| espresso | coffee |
| et cetera | and the rest |
| ethanol | the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors |
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