SPELLING BEE

Easy Round

1. Aerosol
Noun- a substance (such as hair spray or medicine) that is kept in
a containerunder pressure and that is released as
a fine spray when a button is pressed
2. Ambient
Adjective-surrounding on all sides
3. Blithesome
Adjective- Gay and Merry
4. Cataclysm
Noun-
something that causes greatdestruction, violence, etc.

5. Contiguous
Adjective
used to describe things that toucheach other or
are immediately next to each other
6. Enigma
Noun
someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain
7. Filial

Adjective

of or relating to a son or daughter :appropriate for a son or daughter

8.Besmirch

Verb

 : to cause harm or damage to (the reputation of someone or something)

9Nausea

Noun
the feeling you have in your stomachwhen you think you are going to vomit
10Nostalgia

Noun
pleasure and sadness that is causedby remembering something from the past a
nd wishing that you couldexperience it again
Moderate

1.Pugnacious

Adjective
 showing a readiness or desire to fight or argue
2.souffle

a food that is made with eggs, flour,

and other ingredients (such as cheese, vegetables, fruit, or chocolate)
and that is baked until its top rises and it becomes very lightand fluffy
3.senility

Noun

the physical and mental declineassociated with old

age; especially :the deterioration of cognitivefunctioning associated with old age
4. silhouette

Noun

a dark shape in front of a lightbackground

5. vinaigrette

Noun

a mixture of oil, vinegar, and seasonings that is used especially as a salad dressing

6.vitiate

Verb

to make (something) less effective :to ruin or spoil (something)

8. Suasion
Noun

the act of influencing or persuading

9. Propensity

 : a strong natural tendency to do something

10. Preposterous
Adjective
very foolish or silly

Difficult
1. GLADIOLUS

Noun
any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plantsof
the iris family with erect sword-
shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregularflowers arising from corms

ALBUMEN
Noun

the part of the inside of an egg thatis clear before it is cooked and whiteafter it
is cooked : the white of an egg

PROMISCUOUS
Adjective

including or involving too manypeople or things : not limited in a careful or proper way

SMARAGDINE
Adjective

Having qualities of an emerald

MACULATURE

Noun

Paper waste and printed materials not intended for reading, a.k.a. junk mail.
ELUCUBRATE
Verb

To produce by long and intensive effort, especially in reference to literary

work.

ODONTALGIA
Noun

Fancy word for toothache

ANTEDILUVIAN
Adjective

Ancient, antiquated or supremely dated

VIVISEPULTURE
Noun

The act of burying someone alive

EUONYM
Noun

A name well suited to a person, place or thing

SUCCEDANEUM
Noun

A substitute or replacement for something else, especially in reference to

medicine.