Spelling Bee Words - Intermediate
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Keywords/tags: Spelling Bee, 11th, High school
Created: 12/02/2015
Modified: 12/02/2015
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Unit 1 (300 words)
aardwolf, aberration, abridgment, abscission, acerbate, aficionado, algorithm, alignment, allocution, ancillary, apocalypse, applique, archetype, avenge, babushka, baccalaureate, balalaika, baroque, barracuda, bayou, beleaguer, belligerence, beret, bivouac, blithe, boatswain, bourgeois, boutique, boutonniere, boysenberry, buoy, cabaret, calisthenics, callous, camouflage, cannoneer, cantankerous, cardiopulmonary, carnivorous, catastrophe, celerity, censer, changeable, chaparral, commemorate, committal, connoisseur, convalescence, cornucopia, corruptible, crevasse, croissant, curmudgeon, cynic, dachshund, decaffeinate, deliverance, denouement, diaphragm, dichotomy, dietitian, diphthong, docile, echo, eclair, eczema, effervescent, eloquence, encumbrance, exquisite, extemporaneous, facsimile, fallacious, fascinate, fauna, flocculent, foliage, forage, forsythia, fraught, fuchsia, gauche, genre, germane, gerrymander, glockenspiel, gnash, granary, grippe, guillotine, hallelujah, handwrought, harebrained, harpsichord, haughty, heir, hemorrhage, heterogeneous, hoard, holocaust, homogenize, homonym, horde, humoresque, hydraulic, hydrolysis, hypothesis, hysterical, idyll, iguana, imperceptible, impetuous, impossible, impromptu, incidence, indicator, infallible, inferior, insurgence, interfere, invoice, iridescent, isle, isthmus, jackal, Jacuzzi, joist, juxtaposition, kaiser, kaleidoscope, ketch, knave, knell, knoll, labyrinth, laconic, laggard, lagoon, laryngitis, larynx, lavender, legionnaire, leprechaun, liege, luau, luscious, lyre, lymphatic, mace, magnanimous, magnify, malfeasance, maneuver, mantle, marquee, masquerade, mature, maul, melee, memento, mercenary, mesquite, mettle, minuscule, mirage, momentous, monastery, monocle, morgue, morphine, mosque, motif, mousse, mozzarella, muenster, municipal, mysterious, mystique, naughty, neuter, nickel, nickelodeon, nomenclature, nonchalant, nonpareil, noxious, nuance, nucleus, nuisance, nuptial, nylons, obnoxious, obsolescent, occurrence, ocelot, ogre, onyx, ophthalmology, ordnance, orphan, oscillate, overwrought, oxygen, pacifist, palette, palomino, pamphlet, pantomime, papacy, parable, paralysis, paraphernalia, parishioner, parochial, parody, parquet, partition, pasture, patriarch, patrician, paunchy, pause, pavilion, peak, penchant, penguin, penicillin, penitentiary, perennial, periphery, perjury, perseverance, persuade, peruse, pesticide, petition, phalanx, phenomenon, philosopher, phoenix, physics, picturesque, peace, pinnacle, pinafore, pixie, placard, placebo, plaid, plight, plumber, pneumonia, poignant, poinsettia, politicize, populous, porridge, posse, posthumous, potpourri, practitioner, prairie, precise, prerogative, prestigious, prey, principle, pronunciation, psalm, psychology, purge, quaff, quandary, quarantine, questionnaire, queue, quiche, quintessence, rabble, raffle, rambunctious, rancid, raspberry, ratchet, rationale, recede, recluse, reconnaissance, rectify, recurrence, reggae, rehearse, reign, rein, remembrance, reminiscence, requisition, rescind, respondent, resume
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Unit 2 (187 words)
resurrection, revise, rhapsodic, rhetoric, rhubarb, right, rigor, rotor, rouge, roulette, rubella, sable, sachet, sacrilegious, saffron, salutatorian, sanctimonious, sapphire, sarcasm, satellite, sauerkraut, sauna, scandalous, scarab, scenario, scepter, schizophrenia, schnauzer, sciatic, scour, scourge, scrod, scruple, sculptor, seance, seclude, seine, semaphore, sensuous, separate, sepulcher, sequoia, sergeant, serial, sew, shackle, sheathe, sheen, shrew, shroud, sierra, silhouette, simile, simultaneous, siphon, skeptic, skew, slaughter, sleigh, sleight, sleuth, slough, sojourn, solder, solemn, sovereign, spasm, specter, sponsor, squabble, squeak, squint, stationery, stimulus, strait, straitjacket, stroganoff, suave, subpoena, subtle, succinct, sufficiency, suite, supersede, supposition, surety, surrey, surrogate, surveillance, swerve, symposium, synod, synonym, syntax, tabernacle, tableau, tabular, tachometer, tacky, tact, taffy, tail, tambourine, tandem, tangible, tantalize, tapestry, tassel, taught, taunt, tawdry, tea, tee, technique, tedious, teeter, telegraph, telepathy, telephone, temblor, tempt, tenor, tense, terrain, terse, tetanus, thatch, thermometer, thesaurus, thesis, thigh, thimble, third, thistle, thorough, thumb, tier, tinsel, titanic, titlist, tobacco, tongue, tonsillectomy, topaz, torque, tout, toxicity, traceable, trachea, trait, tranquil, transcend, transient, translucent, trapeze, trauma, trestle, trichotomy, trivial, trough, troupe, truancy, tyrannize, ulcer, uncollectible, unkempt, vague, vaudeville, vehemence, veneer, vengeance, vermicelli, victuals, viscount, vogue, vying, waive, whack, wheelwright, wince, wrack, wreak, wren, yeoman, zeppelin, zoological, zucchini