Spelling Bee Practice 1

Spelling Bee Study List: List 2015 A, 176-200

Click once to hear the word and read information about the word.Spell the word to yourselfClick again to check your spellingClick here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is of unknown origin. noun Publicity characterized by exaggeration and excessive sensationalism.The campaign for governor was accompanied by much ____.ballyhoo176

2Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Latin to English. nounA mammal that carries its young in a pouch. The opossum is the only American ____.marsupial177

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Greek to Latin to English. adjectiveExtremely low or wretched The Cal City Pickles lost their soccer match by a score of 12-0 because of their ____ defense.abysmal178

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Latin to English noun Movements or actions not accompanied by speech. Lolas ____ managed to communicate both interest and excitement. pantomime179

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from French to English. adjective Of a food served covered with a flaming liquor. For dessert Evita served mangoes ____ with ice cream. flamb180

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Greek to Latin to English. nounA long period of time characterized by memorable events. Zelmo is going to write a paper about animals that lived during the Pleistocene ____. epoch181

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Latin to English. verb To make agreeable to someone. Desley tried to ____ herself to her new boss.ingratiate182

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Latin to Anglo-French to English adjectiveCommon; ordinary. Hectors job was to deal with the ____ customer service issues such as items being out of stock.quotidian183

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Latin to EnglishnounThe arch of the sky; the heavens. Carmen gazed up at the stars in the black ____ and was awed by the beauty of it all.firmament184

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is of unknown origin. nounEstablishment; affair; thing. Members of the group offered little help leaving Jade to plan the whole ____ all by herself.shebang185

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Norwegian to English. noun Skiing in a zigzag pattern between upright obstacles.Mariquita did the ____ down the mountainside.slalom186

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Taino to English. nounCorn. Mrs. Chavez decorated her classroom with ____ for the fall.maize187This word has a homonym.

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Greek to Latin to French to English. noun A moderate orange yellow. Savanna bought deep ____ paint for her kitchen. ochre188

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Italian to English. nounA reddish unglazed ceramic material. Milagros planted coleus in a _____ pot and placed it by her front door.terra-cotta189

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Latin to Anglo-French to English. nounA blessing. The Mississippi River left a ____ of rich soil for todays farmers.benison190

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from French to English. nounBeing splendid, magnificent, majestic, stately. Victor was amazed by the ____ of the palace at Versailles.grandeur191

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Latin to English. verbTo make something more complicated than it needs to be.Mr. Algebra was known to ____ his math lessons with too much technical detail.obfuscate192

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Latin to English. adjectiveHarmful to humans or other living things.Elsa studied the ____ effects of gasoline fumes.noxious193

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from St. Audrey, Queen of Northumbria, England. adjectiveLooking cheap and tasteless. Maribel bought ____ jewelry at the flea market for her Halloween costume.tawdry194

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Latin to English. adjectiveServing to assist; supplementary; supportThe automobile industry includes the ____ businesses of auto repair and maintenance.

ancillary195

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Latin to EnglishnounHaving foreknowledge.Earlena seemed unusually ____ when she could predict who would make the spelling bee finals.prescient196

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Greek to Latin to Anglo-French to English.nounA camel trained for riding.Enzo loved the free ____ rides at the zoo.dromedary197

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Hawaiian to English.nounA small Portuguese guitar popular in Hawaii. Hawaiian music almost always includes a ____.ukulele198

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Italian to English. verbA person who finds it difficult to work with others; someone who will not accept criticism.Ximena was such a ____ that no one wanted to work with her. prima donna199

Click here to hear the word again.Hit Enter to check the correct spelling.This word is from Anglo-French to Englishplural nounAid, support, or gifts received from a benevolent person.The charity was founded on the ____ of several major donors. largesses200

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