SPELLING BEE 2016

EASY ROUND
1. Subsidize
\sb-s-dz, -z-\
verb
:to support with a grant of money
2. Accumulate
\-ky-m(y)-lt\
verb
: to gather or acquire (something) gradually as time passes

3. Inevitable
\i-ne-v-t-bl\
adjective
: incapable of being avoided or evaded
4. Polyglot
\p-l-glt\
noun
: speaking or writing several languages
5. Necessitate
\ni-se-s-tt\
verb
: to make (something) necessary
6. Tenuous
\ten-y-ws, -y-s\
adjective
: flimsy; shaky
7. Scurry
\skr-, sk-r\
verb
: to run quickly; to scamper
8. Faade
/fsd/
noun
: the principal front of a building

9. Ignominious
\ig-n-mi-n-s\
adjective
: shameful; dishonourable
10.Grimace
\gri-ms, gri-ms\
noun
: to twist or distort the face to show pain, disgust, etc, etc.
11.Gesticulate
/jestikylt/
verb
: to make or use gestures when speaking
12.Revere
\ri-vir\
verb
: to regard with deep respect and love
13.Millennium
\m-le-n-m\
noun
: a period of 1,000 years
14.Culpable
\kl-p-bl\
adjective
: deserving blame
15.Poignant
\poi-nynt sometimes poi(g)-nnt\
adjective
: emotionally moving
16.Impeccable
\()im-pek--bl\
adjective
:free from fault or blame

17.Quixotic
\kwik-s-tik\
adjective
: foolishly impractical and idealistic

18.Incorrigible
\()in-kor--j-bl, -kr-\
adjective
: incapable of being corrected or reformed
19.Terrestrial
\t-res-t(r)-l; -res-chl, -resh-\
adjective
: living on land
20.Iridescent
/irdes()nt/
adjective
: lustrous; attractive

INTERMEDIATE ROUND

1. Ambivalent
\am-bi-v-ln(t)s\
noun
: simultaneous and contradictory attitudes toward something
2. Carcinogen
\kr-si-n-jn, kr-s-n-jen\
noun
: an agent that causes cancer
3. Impudent
\im-py-dnt\
adjective
: marked by boldness and disregard of others

4. Microcosm
\m-kr-k-zm\
noun
: a small world seen as a presentation
5. Supercilious
\s-pr-si-l-s, -sil-ys\
adjective
: arrogant; condescending

6. Repertoire
\re-p(r)-twr\
noun
: the whole body of items that are regularly performed.
7. Eccentric
\ik-sen-trik, ek-\
adjective
: deviating from an established or usual pattern or style
8. Contagious
/kntjs/
adjective
:(of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another by direct or
indirect contact.
9. Labyrinth
/lab()rinTH/
noun
: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult
to find one's way; a maze.
10.Catastrophe
/ktastrf/
noun
: an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
11.Auspicious
\o-spi-shs\
adjective
: having favourable prospects
12.Herculean
\hr-ky-l-n, hr-ky-l-\
adjective
: of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty
13.Voracious
\vo-r-shs, v-\
adjective
: having a huge appetite
14.Ephemeral
\i-fem-rl, -fm-; -fe-m-, -f-\
adjective
: lasting a very short time

15.Susceptible
\s-sep-t-bl\
adjective
: easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something
16.Humdrum
\hm-drm\
adjective
: dull; boring
17.Orthodox
\or-th-dks\
adjective
: in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs
18.Ambiguous
\am-bi-gy-ws\
adjective
: doubtful or uncertain
19.Paradigm
\per--dm, pa-r- also -dim\
noun
: an outstandingly clear or typical example or pattern

20.
Volatile
\v-l-tl, especially British -t(-)l\
adjective
: explosive
DIFFICULT ROUND
1. Cache
\kash\
noun
: a hiding place
2. Camaraderie
\km-r-d(-)r, kam-, k-m-, ka-, -ra-\
noun
: a spirit of friendly, good fellowship
3. Anachronism
\-na-kr-ni-zm\

noun
: a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in
regards to each other
4. Assiduous
\-sij-ws, -si-j-\
adjective
:marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent applicant
5. Unassailable
\n--s-l-bl\
adjective
: not liable to doubt, attack, or question
6. Liaison
\l--zn, l--, l--\
noun
: a person who helps organizations or groups to work together and provide
information to each other
7. Hemorrhage
\hem-rij, he-m-\
noun
: a condition in which a person bleeds too much and cannot stop the flow of
blood
8. Puerile
\pyuu (-)r-l, -(-)l\
adjective
: childish; silly
9. Bureaucracy
\byuu -r-kr-s, by-, byr--\
noun
: a system of administration marked by officialism and red tape
10.Braggadocio
\bra-g-d-s-, -sh-, -ch-, -()sh, -()ch\
noun
: braggart; empty boasting
11.Unscathed
\-skthd\
adjective
: wholly unharmed; not injured
12.Fraudulent
\-lnt\

adjective
: dishonest
13.Licentious
\l-sen(t)-shs\
adjective
: lacking legal or moral restraint
14.Tortuous
\torch-ws, tor-ch-\
adjective
: marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns
15.Opprobrious
\-pr-br-s\
adjective
: using or given to coarse language

16.Effluvia
\e-fl-v-m\
noun
: an offensive exhalation of smell
17.Circuitous
\()sr-ky--ts\
adjective
: having a circular or winding course
18.Impugn
\im-pyn\
verb
: to oppose or attack
19.Gauche
\gsh\
adjective
: lacking social grace
20.Nonchalant
\nn-sh-lnt; nn-sh-lnt, -lnt\
adjective
: indifferent
21.
Skulduggery
/skld()r/
noun

: devious device or trick