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 SUGGESTED LOCAL SPELLING BEE RULES
1. Students will draw a number when they register, and this will determine
“the order of spelling”. Words will be given in the order that they appear
in the Kentucky Pronouncer’s Guide for the spelling bee.
2. Late arrivals must be registered before round two begins, or they will
not be admitted into the spelling bee.
3. W
 ords will be pronounced according to the diacritical markings in the
fourth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary.
4. In competition, after the pronouncer gives the contestant a word, the
contestant will be encouraged to pronounce the word before spelling it
and after spelling it.
5. The contestant may ask the pronouncer to say the word again, define it
and/or use it in a sentence. Language of origin is also available for some
of the words upon request.
6. Having started to spell a word, a contestant may stop and start over,
retracing the spelling from the beginning, but in retracing there can be no
change of letters or their sequence from those first pronounced. If letters or
their sequence are changed in the respelling, the speller will be eliminated.
7. The contest shall be conducted in rounds. Each contestant remaining in
the spelling bee at the start of a round shall spell one word in the round.
8. Upon missing the spelling of a word, a contestant immediately drops out
of the contest, except as provided in Rule 9. The next word is given to
the next contestant.
9. This rule addresses the procedures that should be followed at the end of
a spelling bee. This may not be the same as the procedure followed at
your local school bee.
A. If none of the contestants remaining in the bee at the start of
a round spells a word correctly during the round, all shall remain
in the competition.
B. If only one of the contestants remaining in the bee at the start of a
round spells a word correctly during that round, that contestant shall
be declared the winner. Once the winner has been declared, a “spell
down” will be conducted among the contestants in that round to
determine the other place winners.
10. Any question relating to the spelling of a word should be referred to the
designated official immediately in writing on the official appeal form.
Appeals may be filed by a parent, legal guardian, or teacher of the speller
who is seeking reinstatement into the contest. No appeals may be filed
to try to eliminate another speller from the competition.
11. The judges are in complete control of the spelling bee. Their decision
shall be final on all questions.

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 Learning to spell can be very difficult, but
there are some basic rules that can help you.
Just remember, there are exceptions to rules!
 
Learn the i before e rhyme:
Put i before e (examples: belief, yield, frieze)
Except after c (examples: receive, conceit)
Or when it sounds like a (examples: eight, freight, weight)
As in neighbor or neigh

 
If there is a final e when adding a suffix or verb ending:
If the suffix or verb ending begins with a vowel, drop the final e.
Examples: change + ing = changing
festive + ity = festivity
If the suffix or verb ending begins with a consonant, keep the
final e.
Examples: measure + ment = measurement
definite + ly = definitely
use + ful = useful

 
To add a suffix or verb ending when a word ends in y:
If the word has a consonant before the y, change the y to i.
Examples: mercy + less = merciless
carry + ed = carried
If the word has a vowel before the y, keep the y.
Example: employ + ed = employed

The letter q in a word is followed by a u.

Examples: relinquish
equation
quality

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Double final consonants when adding suffixes:
The final consonant of a word is often doubled when adding
-ed, -ing, -er, -est. Double final b, d, g, l, m, n, p, r and t at the
end of words.
Examples: sob - sobbing mad - madder big - biggest
swim - swimming win - winner hop - hopping
pot - potted transfer - transferred

 
Words of more than one syllable have their consonants
doubled only when the final syllable is stressed:
If the word is one syllable or is stressed on the last syllable
and has a single final consonant,
and that single final consonant is preceded by a single vowel
and the suffix begins with a vowel,
then double the final consonant.
 
Example: patrol + ing
The stress is on the last syllable. - trol
There is a single final consonant. - l
The final consonant has a vowel before it. - o
The suffix, ing, begins with a vowel.
Therefore, you double the l before adding the suffix.
patrolling
 
Example: market + ed
The stress is on the first syllable - mar - not the last.
Therefore, you do not double the final consonant.
marketed
 
 
The spelling of a word does not change when you add a
prefix to it even when the first letter of the word and the
last letter of the prefix are the same.
Examples: mis + step = misstep
pre + eminent = preeminent
un + necessary = unnecessary

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Plural nouns:
Most words simply add s for the plural. In words that end in ss,
sh, ch or x, add es.
Example: switch = switches
 
In words that have a consonant before a final y, change
the y to i before adding es.
Example: summary = summaries
 
Most nouns ending in f or fe add s. However, some change the f
to v and add s or es. There is no rule to follow here.
Examples: belief = beliefs
half = halves
 
Some nouns ending in o add s. However, some add es. There is
no rule to follow here.
Examples: studio = studios; potato = potatoes; echo = echoes;
hero = heroes; cargo = cargoes; piano = pianos;
kangaroo = kangaroos
 
 
Sometimes words have silent letters.
Examples: gn, pn, kn = n
gnome pneumonia knife

Examples: rh, wr = r
rhyme wrestle

Examples: pt, ght = t

ptomaine height

Examples: ps, sc = s
psalm science

Example: wh = h
whole

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Memorizing rules is nice, but there are other
good ways to learn spelling.
There are exceptions to most rules, so it’s important to learn
other strategies too. Try to break words into syllables. Look
for prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Practice each short part and
then the whole word. Break the word apart, then compare it
to other words you know. Find patterns among words to help
you learn spelling.
 
Examples:
un·ac·com·mo·dat·ed
pol·y·gen·e·sis
col·lo·qui·al·ism
chro·ma·tog·ra·phy
Incidentally and coincidentally have similar spellings.
February and library both have a hard-to-hear r after the b.
 
Mnemonics (pronounced with a silent m at the beginning)
are little memory aids you can use to remember how to spell
words. For example, you can remember that dessert is richer,
so it has the double s. A desert is vast and empty, so only
ones. You can remember that there are three e’s in cemetery
because cemeteries are “ee”rie. Does it help you to spell
separate by remembering there is “a rat” in the middle? Try
to think of mnemonic devices for words you have trouble
remembering how to spell.
 
Now you are ready to begin studying words
for your spelling bee.
IMPORTANT: Start with the words in this book, but use
other sources as well, such as the dictionary, to find words
to learn. Remember, the words for the county and state
spelling bees are taken from the dictionary and are not limited
to those in this booklet.
 
Grouping words by word origin can help you recognize and
memorize certain spelling patterns.
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Spanish tornado gulag
adios tortilla kielbasa
anchovy vigilante paprika
bongo parka
burrito polka
cabana Japanese robot
cafeteria futon sable
canasta geisha samovar
castanets haiku slave
chalupa hibachi Soviet
chihuahua kamikaze sputnik
chinchilla karaoke troika
cilantro karate vampire
enchilada kudzu
fandango ninja
filibuster origami Arabic
flamenco ramen admiral
flotilla samurai albatross
gazpacho sayonara alchemy
hacienda shogun alcohol
junco sushi alcove
lariat tempura alfalfa
machismo teriyaki algebra
mantilla tofu arsenal
mariachi tsunami artichoke
mesa wasabi azure
oregano borax
peccadillo camphor
punctilio Slavic carafe
quesadilla Bolshevik cotton
sarsaparilla commissar crimson
sassafras cravat elixir
sombrero glasnost gazelle
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 giraffe barrage genre
hazard barricade gorgeous
henna beige layette
iguana boudoir limousine
julep buccaneer mascot
lemon bureau matinee
magazine bureaucracy mayonnaise
marzipan cachet meringue
minaret camouflage motif
mohair chagrin musketeer
monsoon chassis mystique
mosque chauvinism neologism
mummy collage nitrogen
Muslin couplet nougat
orange crayon oxidant
safari croquet pacifism
saffron debacle parachute
sequins deluxe parfait
sugar détente passport
sultan diorama physique
talc diplomat poach
tamarind dressage potpourri
tariff egalitarian prairie
tarragon entourage raconteur
tuna escargot rapport
zero essay rehearse
evaluate renaissance
expertise repertoire
French Origin foyer ricochet
abate fuselage rotisserie
allowance fusillade rouge
altruism garage saboteur
amenable gauche silhouette
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 sobriquet hustle ameliorate
solitaire keelhaul amicable
somersault keeshond applaud
stethoscope landscape arboreal
suave maelstrom bellicose
suede slurp belligerent
surveillance trawl benefactor
tableau uproar beneficiary
tambourine waffle benevolent
taupe walrus bugle
tragedienne wiseacre candidate
tragicomedy yacht capitulation
traipse carnivore
triage cartilage
tutu Latin Origin census
vichyssoise abdicate chemical
toboggan abolition colloquial
abscissa colloquialism
accent commensurate
Dutch Origin accentuate condolences
beleaguer access conjecture
bowery accommodate consensus
brackish acquisition controversy
buckwheat acquisitively corporal
cockatoo adequate crescent
cruller adjacent curriculum
decoy affinity December
easel agile decimal
freebooter alien dejected
furlough alleviate delicate
harpoon alliteration diminutive
holster ambiguity dinosaur
howitzer ambivalent discern
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 discipline infinitesimal obsequious
dissect ingenious obstinate
efficacy innate ominous
egregious innocuous omnipotent
erudite insidious ostentatious
exacerbate interject patina
exuberant interrupt peninsula
facetious intractable percolate
fastidious italicize percussion
fiscal judicator perdition
formidable juvenile plausible
fossil laboratory postmortem
fury legitimacy precipitation
gratitude lubricate precocious
gregarious lucid predicate
gubernatorial ludicrous prerogative
gymnasium lunatic prodigal
habitat luxuriate pugilism
herbivore magnanimous ramification
hilarity mediocre recalcitrant
identical memorabilia recant
igneous mercurial reciprocal
ignorant meticulous referendum
imperative millennium retrospective
impetuous miscellaneous ridiculous
implement murmur sculptor
implemented narrate secession
inane natatorium sedentary
incredulous nebulous significant
incriminate necessary simile
indigenous nefarious simultaneous
indiscriminate negotiable solarium
infectious nuclei soliloquy
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 stipulate kitsch blithe
subterfuge lederhosen bower
susceptible liverwurst bristle
syllabus Meistersinger dearth
tertiary noodle dreary
tincture nosh dross
trajectory poltergeist earwig
truculent pumpernickel farthing
ubiquitous rottweiler fennel
vernacular rucksack fickle
veteran sauerbraten forlorn
veterinarian schnauzer furlong
vulnerable schottische gospel
seltzer gristle
spareribs hassock
German streusel hawthorn
angst strudel hearth
autobahn umlaut heifer
blitzkrieg verboten hypocrisy
bratwurst waltz keen
cobalt wanderlust kith
dreidel weimaraner linseed
edelweiss lithe
eiderdown mistletoe
einkorn Old English mongrel
ersatz acre nestle
feldspar alderman nether
gestalt anvil nightingale
Gestapo aspen nostril
glockenspiel barrow paddock
hamster behest quell
haversack behoove sallow
hinterland belay salve
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slaughter dogma patriarch
threshold dynamic philanthropy
tithe eclectic platypus
endemic polygon
enthusiasm pragmatic
Greek ephemeral protocol
academy epiphany rhinoceros
acme eulogy rhyme
acronym euphemism rhythmic
adamant eureka sarcasm
agnostic geothermal scheme
allegory geranium semantics
amnesia graph sophomore
analysis hierarchy spherical
android hippopotamus strategy
antibiotic homogeneous symbiosis
apathy homonym synchronous
apostrophe hygiene tetrahedron
arachnid hyperbole thermodynamics
asteroid lethargy thesaurus
automaton melancholy topical
biography metamorphosis topography
biopsy misanthropy tragic
calypso mnemonic trauma
ceramics narcissism zephyr
chronology odyssey anomaly
cosmetic Olympian aristocracy
cosmos orthodox asterisk
cryptic ostracize diatribe
cynical oxymoron ergonomics
democracy panic etymology
diagnosis paradigm hedonism
diphthong paradox isobar
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 Often grammar usually
Misspelled half vegetable
Words independence villain
across interesting visible
address its Wednesday
again knowledge weird
agreeable laboratory
allot laugh
already league Often Misused
answer maintenance Homonyms
apparent minute accept – except
appearance misspell aisle – isle
athlete noticeable bare – bear
believable occurrence born – borne
bureau often capital – capitol
business pastime cash – cache
college possess ceiling – sealing
commitment privilege cellar – seller
concede probably censor – censer
conscientious ready senser – sensor
cousin receipt cereal – serial
debt recommend coarse – course
definite said council – counsel
different satellite forth – fourth
does schedule herd – heard
eligible secretary hole – whole
embarrass separate horse – hoarse
exceed sheriff led – lead (n)
exhilarate sincerely lean – lien
familiar succeed naval – navel
February sure ought – aught
foreign trouble principal –
forty truly principle
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 recede – reseed zombie Wednesday
 yore – your revised apricot
weather – whether sequins wraparound
ware – wear – where mammoth undergarment
right – rite sheriff pretzel
rote – wrote density bagel
sight – site – cite reign embargo
stationary – stationery atom staff
their – there annoy semicircle
colonel – kernel bewildered ivory
complement – geography anvil
compliment fierce turtleneck
straight – strait pelvis bishop
bassinet shutter
regatta parka
Words squall slave
to Learn mesa island
Beginner Words toothbrush storyboard
denim comet walrus
waltz bureau tango
yardstick pastor senate
fossil sleight vowel
ballot sidekick waffle
grotto polygon tidemark
puppet database radius
nickel conglomeration schedule
prefix arcade catalog
value pressure polka
alligator spreadsheet hayloft
candlelight uproar woofer
thermal scarecrow disk
trite diary cranberry
topical coffee silverback
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Beginner Words storage pellets
(continued) location soapstone
method vegetable bonanza
temperature joint harpoon
gearshift salsa privilege
Slav hazard hockey
number cosmetic crayon
carousel wildfire element
abbey tofu panic
guitar property adobe
noodle problem dragnet
revival vampire speech
wheelbarrow rouge soundboard
tablet Arctic futon
watercolor prophet tradition
denture sight tundra
percent timeline acre
magazine watershed gallon
stockholder bangle quart
oddball gong ounce
rabbi kitchen jigsaw
pioneer sultan fable
veteran academy mural
ringmaster phrase skyscraper
storyteller hurricane seascape
candidate essay tornado
seller bobtail tycoon
settler tutu villain
feminist nosegay monsoon
secretary hamster ballerina
graph canary waitress
napkin spatula sentence
poetry nacho stagehand
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 package diamond religion
receipt toadstool commodity
symbol rookie where
deference wound canonical
youngster telephone warrant
calculator warning upright
lavender passport surplus
sharply censure miniature
tutored volcano prompt
snobbishly multiply corrosive
whole mirage fickle
said image positive
belligerence brainchild unhealthy
torment alien creative
pastime ozone panicky
smallpox vessel unfortunately
rabies relief zany
tiebreaker robot utterly
tissue lizard vacantly
underage pewter spicy
totem plaid crumbly
buckwheat radar needlepoint
telescope aspen weakly
ware egret widescreen
league vein eligible
theory reptile dreary
veto tumblebug sourly
treadmill vitamin scattering
landscape salmon nostril
question lilac kidney
irony vanilla tempted
fraction woodpecker causal
plains petunia awful
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Beginner Words sordidly their
(continued) saltily yours
deafening sweetly serial
remote watchfully nasal
despondent worshipfully universal
principal touchdown skeletal
right kosher centimeter
melba yonder season
timberland umpire namesake
colorful Newton champion
glamorous apathy burglar
tunefully unwisely coward
taught purring zookeeper
sparkling foreign tattletale
westbound boredom toddler
severe profit trustee
vivid probably dejection
wireless stiffly earache
sure sincere wrote
sapphire loose snooker
tragic vainly visible
screeching yearly pottery
equality puce ready
woozily weird taboo
sullenly auspicious nonfiction
worriedly puny abiding
voicelessly ordinary apparent
urgently atomic cognate
usually spinal ratio
eerily trendy ashamed
reliably plural Spartan
zestily negative raspy
toothily sensory ticklish
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 separate buffalo import
truly subject wear
tweezers captain succeed
loam palace follow
phantom peach memorize
pollutant twelfth signal
testament eclipse shear
twist hologram spawn
piloted site slurp
sugar triangle debate
enough rite thrilled
there gospel intersect
omega offspring yield
union massage possess
volume ditto worship
choreography tiniest dubbing
fresco commitment snuggle
quarterback slavery thaw
television weather wager
trillion knowledge zoom
vacancy unity recede
poverty grammar unfold
assimilation economy gather
twilight script reseed
shoreline warfare recommend
ocean spelling shelter
shogun maintenance demolish
zero sparsely argue
future cotton confiscate
caboose yore assign
border unamiably telegraph
gravity measure unfasten
chivalry sealing nestle
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Beginner Words hoarsely satellite
(continued) honestly curio
shadowing jerkily demographic
quiver information scaffolding
understate bumblebee filibuster
narrate basement seltzer
poach artwork alliteration
wriggle charcoal sluice
bellow gallery sobriety
sincerely galaxy drowsiness
whether industry spaghetti
vastly inflation spelunker
fury labor recreation
remainder cakewalk extravaganza
russet clogging quarry
amber abbreviation
bronze advertisement
candid Intermediate Words glacier
geologic umbilical allegro
calm unabridged caldera
beautiful urbane capillary
grieving urinary capitalization
immense ursine nitrogen
jealous vaudeville notation
acidly vector numeral
aloud drought oceanography
amply dynasty ohm
avidly edict orchestra
barely electron vocabulary
explosively revision wholly
fatally rhombus zenith
grossly sacrilege zygote
handily salvation vertebrae
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 emphasized ultraviolet scalene
excommunicate velveteen benefactor
fabricated unscramble statue
harmonize vacuum sphinx
heightened volunteered shovelful
hustle weighed prefix
refraction advisory abolition
resonance altitude rupture
salinity gastrointestinal fiscal
secant guava hilarity
sidereal guerrilla toboggan
subjunctive hectometer algebra
calculus helix amnesia
carbohydrates iambic snorkel
virtue authoress preamble
vocalist avatar measles
volleyball implemented stoic
wardrobe mediated ordinary
warehouse orchestrated sequins
wavelength processing crevice
synthesized recommended agile
transmitted rehabilitated chronic
unified idiom foyer
amino simile access
ampere stimulant betroth
composition cranial strudel
compound scarab multiplication
condensation cafeteria murmur
cubism spherical strategy
cynicism transparent haiku
demonstration barricade altimeter
turmeric tapestry altruism
typhoid tantamount moraine
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Intermediate Words colossal proportion
(continued) wretchedly radioactivity
muscular yearningly superlative
Neapolitan abstinence fathom
nominative dauntlessly stucco
pancreas ricochet parachute
parallel illustration acceleration
transect ghetto aggression
secluded longitude discreetly
spigot paraffin pugilism
education tolerance shalom
electoral abdicate saxophone
susceptible stallion solarium
benign biopsy fragrant
mukluk laboratory knapsack
quarrel licorice soluble
alfalfa fidgeted corporal
fugue lumberjack allowance
couplet character collage
procedure lubricate alliance
gauge postmortem analysis
gaseous isobar scabbard
gondola sombrero orchard
conversation hydraulic miniature
spumoni gallant arsenal
lariat carnivore cavalry
straitjacket majority smocking
crescent trajectory cantata
referee tumult napoleon
thenceforth turbulence graffiti
defiant verbose laceration
naturalization vertices inferno
diplomat probability campaign
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 dynamic contraband qualm
tableau fiddlesticks binoculars
rhythmic jalopy nectarine
chemical ridiculous coincidence
scheme leotard pumice
chinchilla channel hustle
tithe sarcasm multicolored
consensus biography obedience
symphony knavishly habitat
lethargy lyrically adequate
controversy quaintly bizarre
amendment resplendently cauliflower
analogy tranquilly trawl
conjecture unctuously mediocre
pursuit vertically slaughter
nuisance vicariously pillar
quell agriculture tectonics
recant complementary theorem
executive governor totalitarian
chalice guilt victimology
evaluate guru videography
prodigal havoc projection
protocol heredity
distributive heresy
documentary reservoir Challenge Words
electrolytes resistance tempestuous
endocrine respiration gesundheit
sacrifice satire hyperbole
jovial scientist soufflé
chocolate sculpture mariachi
singe lucid julep
glossary decimal contingency
creative limelight impetus
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Challenge Words metamorphosis loathe
(continued) silhouette masquerade
suede traipse disciple
anachronism tragedienne rotisserie
rabbinical ramshackle bicentennial
triceratops scherzo infectious
stethoscope outmaneuver narcolepsy
salvageable curmudgeon rhinoceros
tranquilizer dichotomy mistletoe
transcendental jodhpurs sedentary
terrestrial somersault lieutenant
genre discipline commensurate
thesaurus meringue chauvinism
lycanthrope embroidery agoraphobia
pedagogy patriarch hypothesize
aardvark nickelodeon lithe
pertussis luxuriate rapport
homonym mnemonic statistician
italicize microcosm meritocracy
witticism efficacy rosacea
clientele blitzkrieg synthesizer
sudoku prairie philanthropy
cartilage truculent testimonial
juvenile mayonnaise bibliophile
vichyssoise sympathize gubernatorial
miscellaneous synchronize ramekin
sophistication diminutive narcissism
platypus alchemy dreidel
ingenious subconscious suffragette
vehement solecism antihistamine
yacht algorithm archipelago
entrepreneur prerogative oxymoron
limousine criminology nefarious
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 soliloquy arachnid quarantine
marzipan sienna periphery
anecdote belligerent indigenous
stomachache synopsis charlatan
pernicious riboflavin smithereens
elixir cabriolet egregious
odyssey calypso spurious
sanctimonious boatswain repertoire
innocuous precocious embezzlement
beneficiary paparazzo surveillance
pistachio stalagmite mechanism
jambalaya natatorium outmaneuver
euphemism liaison karaoke
primavera indiscriminate stereotype
perdition gauche tambourine
sobriquet hierarchy raconteur
apostrophe homogeneous madrigal
indelible numismatic hippopotamus
sabbatical thermodynamics accommodate
rhapsody accentuate judicator
memorabilia segue stratosphere
reciprocate hypocrisy kamikaze
ambivalent isthmus arboreal
facetious stenographer lackadaisical
saguaro crocus legitimacy
somnambulism vulnerable vengeance
tertiary significant ludicrous
provolone stealthy mackinaw
potpourri chandelier luminance
melancholy incognito machination
tamarind reconciliation acquisition
adagio jaundiced peninsula
anonymity antibiotic maraschino
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Challenge Words chartreuse tabernacle
(continued) Ellipsoidal ramification
bureaucracy ersatz recalcitrant
ostracize fuchsia referendum
negotiable igneous recidivism
impropriety ulcerous exacerbate
nonchalant acerbically saccharin
austere acquiescently rudimentary
crescendo acquisitively nebulous
halitosis ubiquitous saboteur
quadratic judicial scandalous
staccato capitalism camphor
nuclei tetrahedron pearlescent
salve veterinarian secession
diphthong carafe boutique
physique renaissance laryngitis
orthodox synonym infinitesimal
pachyderm tarantula tardigrade
omnipotent zucchini fusillade
succinct epithet camouflage
acrimoniously quadruple poltergeist
aesthetically tsunami spasmodic
asymmetrically macrobiotics millennium
atrociously glockenspiel simultaneous
brusquely tonsillectomy standoffish
equivocally minaret Tasmanian
zoophobia triage plagiarize
muesli trachea maelstrom
statuesque debacle symbiosis
vernacular heifer Mikado
macabre sassafras edelweiss
cardiovascular syllabus kaleidoscope
cerise tincture tragicomedy
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 traitorous  WORDS semicircle
misdemeanor spherical
chassis
LISTED BY supplementary
phenomenon CATEGORY tangent
For the next tetrahedron
several pages, the transect
Commonly words have been triangle
Confused broken down into vertices
Words categories.
allusion – illusion  
affect(v) – effect(n) Verbs
breath – breathe Geometry socialize
choose – chose Words stipulate
conscience – circumference sympathize
conscious complementary synchronize
desert – dessert congruent traipse
emigrate – diameter wager
immigrate endpoint zoom
 proceed – precede equilateral loathe
than – then geometry luxuriate
quiet – quite globular murmur
liable – libel hypotenuse nestle
loose – lose intersect ostracize
nauseated – isosceles overindulge
nauseous parallel persuade
later – latter parallelogram poach
pentagonal pressure
perpendicular quell
polygon reciprocate
radius remember
rhombus romanticize
scalene segue
secant singe
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 slaughter atonement inquisition
snuggle avatar karma
accentuate baptism kosher
accommodate bar mitzvah limbo
ameliorate belief Madonna
argue bishop mantra
assign blasphemy martyr
bellow Brahma Mecca
betroth Buddhism minaret
bristle catechism miracle
diminish cathedral miraculous
dwindle chalice missionary
evaluate communion monastery
exacerbate consecrate monk
follow contrition myth
forfeit creationism naturalism
gather crucifix omen
hustle cynicism omnipotent
interfere disciple orthodox
interrupt dogma pacifism
dreidel paganism
evangelical pastor
Religion excommunicate penance
and Beliefs faith piety
abbey fundamentalism prophet
abstinence gentile protestant
agnostic gospel purgatory
altar guru rabbi
altruism heresy rabbinical
Amish hymn redemption
apocalypse ideology religion
apostle idol ritual
assumption immaculate sacrifice
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 sacrilege chemotherapy rabies
salvation chronic rosacea
sanctify circulatory salve
shalom communicable smallpox
synagogue disease stomachache
tabernacle earache tendonitis
taboo elixir therapeutic
Taoism exercise trauma
testament halitosis triage
tithe hygiene typhoid
totem immune ulcerous
tradition infectious vitamin
vespers influenza whiplash
vestments jaundiced wound
vicar laceration
virtue laryngitis
worship lobotomy Human Body
zealot macrobiotics abdominal
ziggurat malaria appendix
measles artery
metabolism artery
Medicine/ migraine capillary
Health narcolepsy cardiovascular
ambulance nasal cartilage
antigen nearsighted cellular
antihistamine penicillin chromosome
bacteria pharmacy clavicle
benign physical connective
biopsy physique contractibility
bloodstream pneumonia cranial
calcium prescription digestive
calorie protein electrolytes
carbohydrates quarantine embryo
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 endocrine tongue geologic
fluid tonsillectomy geology
gastrointestinal trachea globe
gland umbilical hemisphere
homeostasis urinary island
hormone vascular karst
internal vein lithification
joint vein loess
kidney vertebrae megalopolis
kneecap vessels Mercator
knuckle vitamin moraine
ligament occidental
marrow parallel
metabolism Geography perihelion
microscopic Words permafrost
muscles aphelion quaternary
muscular aquifer reservoir
nostril archipelago tectonics
nutrient arroyo tertiary
organ atlas topography
pancreas atoll urbanization
pelvis axis zenith
physiology biodiversity
platelets caldera
receptors cartographer Food and
retina climatology Cooking Words
sebaceous continental appetite
secretion coriolis apricot
sensory demographic avocado
skeletal equatorial bagel
spinal estuary banquet
sternum fauna cafeteria
tissue geography carafe
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 cheddar spumoni cinematographer
chocolate stollen clapperboard
cranberry strudel continuity
gelato tabbouleh costumer
glassware tangelo crew
hibachi tempura daguerreotype
jambalaya tofu darkroom
julep tortilla dialogue
kitchen utensil diffraction
licorice vanilla diffuser
maraschino vegetarian digital
marzipan vermicelli director
mayonnaise vichyssoise documentary
melba waffle dubbing
meringue waitress editing
molasses zucchini editor
muesli Electrotachyscope
nacho Ellipsoidal
napoleon Film and exposure
nectarine Photography gaffer
noodle Words iris
pretzel actor location
primavera actress matte
provolone ambient monochrome
ramekin anamorphic montage
recipe animation negative
rotisserie aperture nickelodeon
saccharin assistant photography
seltzer boom photojournalism
sieve cameo processing
soufflé camera production
spaghetti candid projection
spatula character projector
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 script ohm pistachio
sequel pendulum saguaro
shutter prism sassafras
stereoscopy radioactivity shamrock
storyboard refraction yucca
technician resonance zinnia
technique spectrum zucchini
viewfinder thermal
widescreen thermodynamics
trajectory Disaster
transistor Words
Physics transparent alert
Words ultraviolet avalanche
acceleration velocity blizzard
ampere vibration cyclone
amplitude wavelength disease
atom drought
atomic earthquake
centrifugal Plants emergency
concave aspen epidemic
convex buckwheat eruption
density cauliflower famine
energy crocus flood
frequency edelweiss hurricane
friction geranium landslide
fulcrum guava maelstrom
gravity hawthorn mudslide
hologram lilac relief
inertia magnolia shelter
lumen mistletoe tornado
luminance monocot tsunami
magnetic petunia typhoon
mirage photosynthesis volcano
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 warning ballerina dejected
wildfire cakewalk disgust
clogging drowsiness
cotillion embarrassed
Words with disco enmity
the Prefix Un- fandango ennui
unaccompanied foxtrot enthusiasm
unaffordable hustle euphoria
unappetizing jitterbug facetious
unassembled limbo fury
unblemished lithe gratitude
uncanny mambo guilt
uncluttered minuet impatience
uncoordinated polka inadequacy
undependable reggae jovial
undisturbed salsa lethargy
unfold tango melancholy
unhealthy tutu modesty
unmanageable twist panic
unoccupied waltz regret
unorthodox shame
unresponsive standoffish
unruly Feeling Words stoic
unscramble angst suspense
unsusceptible annoy thrilled
untouchable apathy torment
unworkable ashamed vulnerability
austere vulnerable
awful wretched
Dance Words belligerent yearning
adagio boredom
agile chagrin
arabesque defiant
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Chemistry peach economy
Words periwinkle industrialize
element persimmon industry
catalyst puce inflation
chemical russet trustee
compound salmon unemployment
covalent sapphire
electron vermilion
molecule Apparel Words
nitrogen taffeta
oxygen Business textile
soluble Words toboggan
solution catalog jodhpurs
uranium embargo tunic
import turtleneck
labor undergarment
Color Words profit denim
aquamarine stockholder mackinaw
amber union suede
amethyst boutique moccasin
auburn clientele mukluk
bronze embezzlement muslin
turquoise entrepreneur plaid
cerise advertisement sequins
chartreuse bookkeeper sombrero
cyan boycott
khaki career
fuchsia clearance Animals
ivory cubicle nightingale
lavender insurance poodle
mauve surplus silverback
taupe warehouse stallion
ochre depression terrier
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 tortoise tuffet belvedere
wolverine upholstery foyer
arachnid wardrobe miniature
rottweiler pillar
bumblebee rotunda
reptile School Words scaffolding
unicorn information solarium
alligator question
buffalo academy
egret assignment Biology Words
lizard curriculum spawn
woodpecker education arboreal
aardvark graduation symbiosis
Heifer query biology
pachyderm sophomore carnivore
Platypus tuition dissect
rhinoceros undergraduate habitat
tarantula university metamorphosis
chinchilla amoeba
iguana arthropod
mongrel Architecture enzyme
Words heredity
stucco hibernation
Furniture threshold meiosis
Words architecture microbe
armoire basement mitosis
cabinet gargoyle mutation
credenza mausoleum offspring
cupboard skyscraper organelle
curio staircase organism
futon wainscoting osmosis
ottoman balcony parasite
settee natatorium protozoa
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 species drawing Government
venomous fresco alderman
vertebrate image bureaucracy
mural commonwealth
pottery congress
Games seascape democracy
and Sports totem dictatorship
archery watercolor dynasty
canoeing sienna executive
javelin technique government
karate ceramics governor
mahjong collage gubernatorial
peloton easel legislative
pentathlon graffiti legislature
pugilism landscape monarch
recreation origami politician
referee patina republic
skiing portfolio senate
snorkel realism sovereignty
solitaire sculptor theocracy
somersault statue totalitarian
spelunker tempera
steeplechase silhouette
trawl abstract Astronomy
unsportsmanlike charcoal ablation
volleyball cubism accretion
weightlifter gallery achondrite
rococo albedo
sculpture antimatter
Art Words shadowing apastron
artwork texture aphelion
colorful turpentine apogee
crayon asteroid
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 aurora radiation fiduciary
azimuth retrograde grievance
binary sidereal inadmissible
catena solstice incarceration
celestial spectroscopy incriminate
circumpolar tektite indictment
constellation innocent
corona inspector
debris Crime and interlocutory
declination Law Words judicator
ecliptic abatement judicial
ephemeris abductor preamble
equilibrium abeyance ratify
equinox abidance referendum
extragalactic abrogate venire
extraterrestrial accessory
galaxy accomplice
geosynchronous acquittal Music Words
heliopause adjudication allegro
interplanetary admissible balalaika
lunation amendment bassoon
magnitude arraignment calypso
meridian assault cantata
meteorite bailiff castanets
nebula bequeath crescendo
neutrino caveat glockenspiel
obliquity censure harmonica
occultation certiorari harmonize
parallax chattel harpsichord
penumbra constitution instrumental
perigee disbarment karaoke
perihelion edict lyrics
quasar escheat madrigal
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 maestro Kentucky Derby
mariachi Festival
minstrel endurance
oratorio gondola
orchestra meister
pianoforte tradition
polka grand marshal
rhythmic aviation
rockabilly pyrotechnics
saxophone parachute
scherzo gyros
sonata equestrians
soprano maritime
sousaphone elevation
staccato aeronautics
symphony aileron
syncopation dirigible
timpani hydration
ukulele concessions
virtuoso solemnity
vocalist commemorative
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