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Spelling Bee Study List: List 2015 A, 226-250 Click once to hear the word and read information about the word. Spell the word to yourself Click again to check your spelling

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  • Slide 1
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  • List 2015 A, 226-250 Click once to hear the word and read information about the word. Spell the word to yourself Click again to check your spelling
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Greek to Latin to English. noun A gymnastic swing. Carmelo loved doing tricks on the swinging trapeze. trapeze 226
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Old English to English. verb To set lines of type so that they are all the same length. Bethania used a computer to ____ the paragraph both on the left and the right. justify 227
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Semitic to Greek to Latin to English. noun A Christian communion table. Cortez served as an ____ boy helping distribute communion wafers to the worshipers. altar 228 This word has a homonym
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latinto English. noun An ocean mollusk favored as food. Cruz loved to eat his ____ raw with hot sauce. oyster 229
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Italian to English. adjective Bragging. Dayana annoyed her friends with her ____ talk about what a good speller she is. boastful 230
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from French to English. verb Use a tool or weapon with full force and power. The movie scene where firefighters ____ their axes against the burning door was very exciting to Jose. wield 231 This word has a homonym
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from French to English. noun Staying calm in mind and appearance. Dezi kept her ____ and figured out how to spell the word she didnt know. composure 232
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This is originally English. verb To originate something; set up; organize. Schrum decided to ____ an Honor Society in 2014. institute 233
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to English noun A small rotating wind storm. A ____ scattered the pile of dry leaves all over the lawn. whirlwind 234
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to Anglo-French to English. adjective Ethical; upright; characterized by integrity. Angel was an ____ person for always doing the right thing. honorable 235
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to French to English. noun The act of honoring a by gone person or event. Students planted a tree at school in ____ of a classmate who died of childhood cancer. remembrance 236
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from an American place name. noun A car having a top that can be removed or folded down. In the summer, Sal enjoys cruising the streets in his ____. convertible 237
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Greek to French to English. adjective Noteworthy; high in rank; outstanding; lofty. Willis Tower is the most ____ building in Chicagos skyline. eminent 238
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. The origin of this word is unknown. adjective Inflicting penalties to pay for bad behavior. The defendant was required to pay ____ damages after he was convicted. punitive 239
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Greek to English. adjective Considerable in amount, value, or worth. Lucia earned a ____ raise in pay for her excellent work. substantial 240
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is probably from Old English to English. adjective Volunteering services that are not needed nor asked for; meddlesome. The ____ busybodies offered to help just to satisfy their curiosity. officious 241
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is probably from Latin legal jargon. noun A female who inherits wealth. Zoe daydreamed about becoming an ____ and living in a castle. heiress 242
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Old English to English. adjective Relating to a regularly recurring series of events. Paula did a science report on the ____ phases of the moon. cyclical 243
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to English. noun A specialist in the science of matter and energy. The ____ explained how a laser is used to read the information stored on a CD. physicist 244
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Anglo-French to English plus an English. adjective Tending to erupt in violent action; explosive. Because of the ____ political environment in Egypt, Paloma decided to cancel her vacation there. volatile 245
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to Spanish to English. adjective Having a bodily structure that permits the flow of liquid in one direction only. An oyster is a ____ mollusk. univalve 246
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Hebrew to Yiddish to English. noun An herb that is grown to use in salad. Augustina removed the ____ from her salad because she did not like the peppery taste. arugula 247
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to English. noun The study of God and Gods relation to humans and the world. Though Marisol is not personally religious, she is interested in the study of ____. theology 248
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to English verb To make known by declaration; proclaim Fabiola set out to ____ the idea that Hoover-Schrum spellers are the best promulgate 249
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Hawaiian. noun The state of having knowledge and understanding. The spelling bee rules are posted on our website for the ____ of all participants. enlightenment 250
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  • The End of List A