Pakistan International School Jeddah – English Section

Academic Session 2021-2022

Middle School

Ref No: PISJES/MS/PA/ 21-21

Date: 9th September, 2021
To: Parents of Y5-Y8
From: School Administration
Subject: Spelling Bee

Dear Parents,

At PISJ-ES, co-curricular activities go hand in hand with the academics. In this connection, the
school organizes such events that are necessary for the holistic personality grooming of our
students. The Spelling Bee, scheduled to be held on 28th March 2022, is one of such events
which enables students not only to enhance their spelling skills, but also improves their
vocabulary in the competitive environment.

The students’ participation will be highly appreciated. The absenteeism on that day (without
an approved leave) may result in affecting students’ grades.

Kindly follow the given rules while preparing your child for the competition.

Rules and Procedure:

▪ Students need to say the word, spell it and say the word again.
▪ American spellings of any word during the competition will be declared incorrect.
Kindly get your child prepared from the British dictionary only. For example, colour
will be considered correct while color will be considered incorrect.
▪ Clarity and intonation of each word is important: must be fluent; pauses between the
alphabets should not be more than 3 seconds.
▪ No double alphabets to be mentioned. For example, butter, b-u-double t -e-r. this
method will not be acceptable. Each alphabet must be said separately. i.e. butter, b-u-
t-t-e-r, butter.
▪ For a proper noun, students need to mention that the word has a capital letter. For
example, June, capital J-u-n-e, June.
▪ Student may ask the teacher to repeat the word, tell its word class, give its meaning
or use it in a sentence if he/she does not understand any given word (Can you repeat
the word please? May I know the meaning of the word, please? Can you use the
word in a sentence, please?)

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Academic Session 2021-2022
Middle School

▪ In-class preliminary elimination process will begin in the month of February 2022.
▪ In order to shortlist the best spellers across the grade level, the tie-breaker list
comprising of unseen words taken from their syllabi will be used in the final
elimination round, scheduled to be held from 27th Feb to 2nd March 2022. There is no
limit to students’ selection at grade level.
▪ For the final competition, another tie-breaker list of unseen words will be used to
find the three best spellers per grade level.
▪ In the final competition, all shortlisted students will compete for the title of ‘Spelling
Champ of the year’ in their respective grade levels.

We wish your child all the best!

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 Pakistan International School Jeddah – English
SpellingSection
Bee List-2021-2022
Year 7

1. admonishing (v) 26. devour (v) 51. inadvertently (adv.) 76. precocious (adj)

2. alveoli (n) 27.disbursement (n) 52. incinerated (v) 77. prejudiced (n, v)

3. ambidextrous (adj) 28.disorientated(adj) 53. incompressibility(n) 78. preposterous (adj)

4. anomalous (adj) 29. distraught (adj) 54. indomitable (adj) 79. procrastinate (v)

5. anorexic (adj) 30. Einstein (n) 55. iniquitous (adj) 80. psyche (n)

5. antagonist (n) 31. ellipsis (n) 56. jacaranda (n) 81. quotation (n)

7. appliqué (n) 32. ephemeral(adj) 57. luxuriant (adj) 82. relinquish (v)

8. armadillo (n) 33. epilogue (n) 58. Massachusetts (n) 83. rhetorical (adj)

9. Artemisinin (n) 34.eponymous (adj) 59. Michigan(n) 84. rheumatism (n)

10. benevolent (adj) 35. erroneous (adj) 60. millennium (n) 85. scavenger (n)

11. besotted (adj) 36. estuary (n) 61. minuscule(adj) (n) 86. schematic (adj, n)

12. bewilderment (n) 37.excruciating(adj) 62. miraculously (adv) 87. silhouetted (n, v)

13. bronchiole (n) 38. exhale (v) 63. monarchy (n) 88. Soviet Union (n)

14. buoyancy (n) 39. facsimile (n) 64. morphology (n) 89. statistics(n)

15. Caribbean (n) 40. feud (n) 65. naive (adj) 90. subjugate (v)

16. cautiously (adv) 41.frantically (adv) 66. nebulae (n) 91. surveillance (n)

17. claustrophobia(n) 42. frenzied (adj) 67. ocelot(n) 92. syncopation (n)

18. cogent (adj) 43. gesticulated (v) 68. Okunoshima (n) 93. tenacious (adj)

19. consecrate (v) 44. gibbous (adj) 69. oscilloscope (n) 94. tertiary (adj)

20. constellation(n) 45. grapple (v) 70. oxymoron (n) 95. toucan (n)

21. cormorant (n) 46. gruesome (adj) 71. palanquin (n) 96. treachery (n)

22. coercion (n) 47. heinous (adj) 72. Pennsylvania (n) 97. tyrannical (adj)

23. countenance (n, v) 48.humongous (adj) 73. perversely (adv) 98. vanquish (v)

24. counterfeit (adj) 49. iguana (n) 74. phytoplankton (n) 99. wizened (adj)

25. debris (n) 50. immobility (n) 75. precipice (n) 100. zealous (adj)
 100 Spelling Bee Words / Meanings
Academic session 2020-2021

1. admonishing (v): warn or reprimand someone firmly.

2. alveoli(n): any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.
3. ambidextrous (adj): able to use both hands equally well.
4. anomalous (adj): something abnormal or deviating from the usual method.
5. anorexic (adj): a person suffering from anorexia (a loss of appetite).
6. antagonist (n): an adversary
7. appliqué (n): a cut out design that is sewn on to a piece of material.
8. armadillo (n): a nocturnal insectivorous mammal
9. artemisinin (n): a compound that is used to treat malaria, usually in combination with other drugs.
10. benevolent (adj): kind-hearted, warm-hearted, big-hearted, good-natured, gracious, tolerant.
11. besotted (v): intoxicated; drunk
12. bewilderment (n): a feeling of being perplexed and confused.
13. bronchiole (n): any of the fine, thin-walled, tubular extensions of a bronchus.
14. . buoyancy (n): the upward force exerted.
15. Caribbean (pn): the sea that is east of Central America
16. cautiously (adv): in a way that deliberately avoids potential problems or dangers.
17. claustrophobia(n): fear of confined spaces.
18. cogent (adj): valid, reasonable.
19. consecrate (adj): holy.
20. constellations(n): a group of associated or similar people or things.
21. cormorant (n): any of several large, widely distributed marine diving birds
22. coercion (n): the use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do
23. countenance (n) (v): a person's face or facial expression, admit as acceptable or possible.
24. Counterfeit (adj.) (n) (v): imitate fraudulently.
25. debris (n): the remains of something broken, thrown away or destroyed.
26. devour (v): to swallow or eat up hungrily.
27. disbursement (n): money spent; expenditure.
28. disorientated (adj): having lost one's sense of direction
29. distraught (adj): very worried and upset.
30. Einstein (n): German-born American theoretical physicist whose theories of Special Relativity and
General Relativity revolutionized modern thought on the nature of space and time
31. ellipsis (n): the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to
be understood from contextual clues shown as (…)
32. ephemeral (adj) (n): lasting for a very short time or a name of a plant.
33. epilogue (n): a speech or piece of text that is added to the end of a play or book
34. eponymous (adj): (of a thing) named after a particular person or group.
35. erroneous (adj): mistaken, incorrect, wrong
36. estuary (n): an arm or inlet of the sea at the lower end of a river.
37. excruciating (adj): intensely painful.
38. exhale(v): to send air out of your lungs
39. facsimile (n): an exact copy, as of a book, painting or manuscript.
40. feud (n): a bitter quarrel.
41. frantically (adv): in a distraught way owing to fear, anxiety, or other emotion.
42. frenzied (adj): excited
43. gesticulated (v): to make movements with your hands or arms
44. gibbous (adj): a moon in between a half-moon but less than a full moon, or something that protrudes
or creates an obvious bulge
45. grapple (v): to fight, especially in order to win something
46. gruesome (adj): extremely unpleasant.
47. heinous (adj): a wrongful act.
48. humongous (adj): huge; enormous.
49. iguana (n): a large greyish-green lizard of tropical America
50. immobility (n): the state of not moving; motionless.
51. inadvertently (adv.): accidentally.
52. incinerated (v): to burn something completely
53. incompressibility(n): the quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure.
54. indomitable (adj): impossible to subdue or defeat.
55. iniquitous (adj): morally wrong or grossly unfair.
56. jacaranda (n): a tropical American tree that has blue trumpet-shaped flowers, fernlike leaves, and
fragrant timber.
57. luxuriant (adj): rich and profuse in growth; lush.
58. Massachusetts (pn): a state in New England
59. Michigan(pn): a state in the northern US
60. millennium (n): a period of thousand years.
61. minuscule (adj) (n): very small
62. miraculously (adv): in a way that suggests or resembles a miracle monarchy (n): the monarch and
royal family of a country.
63. monarchy (n): the monarch and royal family of a country.
64. morphology (n): the biological study of the size, shape, and structure of animals and plants.
65. naive (adj): showing lack of experience, wisdom or judgment.
66. nebulae (n): a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct
bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter.
67. ocelot(n): a medium-sized American wildcat
68. Okunoshima (pn): a small island in the Inland Sea of Japan
69. oscilloscope (n): an electronic instrument that produces an instantaneous trace on the screen of a
cathode-ray tube corresponding to oscillations of voltage and current.
70. oxymoron (n): figures of speech in which two contradictory terms are combined in order to create a
rhetorical effect by paradoxical means.
71. palanquin (n): (in India and the East) a covered litter for one passenger, consisting of a large box
carried on two horizontal poles by four or six bearers.
72. Pennsylvania (pn): a state in the northeastern US
73. perversely (adv): in a wicked or depraved way; contrary to what is right and good.
74. phytoplankton (n): very small plants that float near the surface of water and on which sea creatures
feed.
75. precipice (n): a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one.
76. precocious (adj): interests considered advanced for a given age.
77. prejudiced(n)(v): having or showing a dislike or distrust that is derived from
prejudice; bigoted
78. preposterous (adj): contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or
ridiculous
79. procrastinate (v): delay or postpone action; put off doing something.
80. psyche (n): the center of thought, feeling, and motivation
81. quotation (n): something that is quoted especially : a passage referred to, repeated, or adduced.
82. relinquish (v): voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
83. rhetorical (adj): relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric, stylistic, oratorical, linguistic,
verbal.
84. rheumatism (n): any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles or fibrous
 tissues.
85. scavenger (adj)(n): an animal that feeds on dead plant materials.
86. schematic (adj): showing the main form and features of something, usually in the form of a
diagram, in a way that helps people to understand it.
87. silhouetted (n) (v): the outline of a body viewed as circumscribing a mass
88. Soviet Union (n): an elected governmental council in a Communist country
89. statistics(n): a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection
90. subjugate(v): bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
91. surveillance (n): attentive observation.
92. syncopation (n): a rhythm or a passage of music.
93. tenacious (adj): persistent, stubborn.
94. tertiary (adj): third in order or level.
95. toucan (n): the Brazilian name of a bird
96. treachery (n): violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence
97. tyrannical (adj): exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way.
98. vanquish (v): defeat thoroughly.
99. wizened (adj): wrinkled due to old age.
100.zealous (adj): enthusiastic, eager.
100 Spelling Bee Words / Sentences
Academic session 2020-2021

1. admonishing (v): She was admonishing him to drink no more than one glass of fizzy drink.
2. alveoli(n): The alveoli in the smoker’s lungs were so coated in tar from years of cigarettes that they
barely output air.
3. ambidextrous (adj): She could only sign the document with her right hand because
she was not ambidextrous.
4. anomalous (adj): A person with 50 piercings and tattoos is an example of someone who is anomalous.
5. anorexic (adj): In the case of an anorexic patient, the guardian would approve psychiatric interventions.
6. antagonist (n): He turned to confront his antagonist.
7. appliqué (n): The queen’s robe, with delicate designs of golden applique looked amazing as she
walked outof the castle to wave at the cheering crowd.
8. armadillo (n): Armadillos are omnivorous, feeding on roots, insects, worms, reptiles and carrion,
9. artemisinin (n): At present artemisinin is expensive and in short supply because its only source is
sweet wormwood, a Chinese medicinal plant.
10. benevolent (adj): His kind and benevolent, nature made him very well known to everyone in the area.
11. besotted (v): The besotted warriors either passed out or crawled away as the torches guttered and
smoked into mere embers.
12. bewilderment (n): Her hand paused as she stared in bewilderment at what sat in the bottom of the bath
tub.
13. bronchiole (n): An asthma attack affects the bronchi and bronchioles in the lungs.
14. buoyancy (n): Salt water has more buoyancy than fresh water.
15. Caribbean: They’re holidaying somewhere in the Caribbean.
16. cautiously (adv.): The old man walked over the frozen lake cautiously, you might not have endedup
being soaking wet in the freezing waters of the lake.
17. claustrophobia (n): He suffers from claustrophobia so he never travels on underground trains.
18. cogent (adj): Only a cogent argument will help you convince the authorities to modify the set rules
of thegame.
19. consecrate (adj): A person may consecrate his or her life in an act of devotion.
20. constellations(n): The patient presented a constellation of symptoms.
21. cormorant (n): A cormorant can catch 15kg of fish a day, but only after three to five years of training.
22. coercion (n): He claimed the police had used coercion, threats,
and promises to obtain the statement illegally.
23. countenance (n) (v): His sad countenance as he waved goodbye from his cabin window when
the train crawled out of the station, remained imprinted on my mind for a long time.
24. counterfeit: My signature is extremely hard to counterfeit.
25. debris (n): Several people were injured by flying debris in the explosion.mm
26. devour (v): When she is writing poetry she will devour novels, biographies and short stories.
27. disbursement (n): There are absolutely no conditions for disbursement of these funds to the government.
28. disorientated(adj): whegn he emerged into the street he was totally disorientated.
29. distraught (adj): The children were distraught and restless, and things went wrong.
30. Einstein (n): Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to Quantum Theory.
31. ellipsis (n): The story ended in an ellipsis which made me anxiously wait for the next series.
32. ephemeral (adj) (n): New words are constantly being coined, some will prove ephemeral, others are
here to stay.
33. epilogue (n): This article include the preface, the text, the epilogue and the postscript.
34. eponymous (adj): The singer's first album was eponymous and carried her name as the record title.
35. erroneous (adj): There is an erroneous perception that high-profile players make good managers.
36. estuary (n): There are huge concentrations of people on the great river estuaries.
37. excruciating (adj): She was weak and the pain was excruciating, but she was determined to go home.
38. exhale (n):Take a deep breath in then exhale into the mouthpiece.
39. facsimile (n): A brochure handed to guests includes a facsimile of the original menu.
40. feud (n):They had a long-running feud over money.
41. frantically (adv.): She tore open the envelope and frantically read the letter.
42. frenzied (adj) : As the evening wore on the dancing got more and more frenzied.
43. gesticulated (v): The officer gesticulated towards the refugees.
44. gibbous (adj): The gibbous moon and planet Mars can be seen in the eastern sky at nightfall tonight.
45. grapple (v): The children grappled for the ball.
46. gruesome (adj): When he opened his eyes, he found a gruesome sight awaiting him.
47. heinous (adj): The gang admitted to the most heinous crimes.
48. humongous (adj): An active galaxy is a star system with a humongous black hole at its centre.
49. iguana (n): The habitat provides a natural home for an adult male blue iguana which can be seen by
visitors.
50. immobility (n): Standing in immobility, the child seemed to make a silent protest.
51. inadvertently (adv.): His name had been inadvertently omitted from the list.
52. incinerated (v): Waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfill.
53. incompressibility (n): The primary reason for this action is the higher viscosity and
incompressibility ofwater compared with gas.
54. indomitable (adj): The indomitable lady said she would continue to fight for justice.
55. iniquitous (adj): It is an iniquitous system that allows a person to die because they have no money
to payfor medicine.
56. jacaranda (n): It was a beautiful California day, and the jacarandas were in full purple bloom.
57. luxuriant(adj.): We've bought a wonderfully luxuriant carpet for our drawing room.
58. Massachusetts (pn): Massachusetts was a beautiful farm state, with rolling hills and apple orchards
everywhere.
59. Michigan(n): Michigan's Great Lakes are so large they can significantly affect the state's weather.
60. millennium (n): As we start the new millennium the only certainty is change, and lots of it.
61. minuscule(adj) (n): All she gave him to eat was two minuscule pieces of toast.
62. miraculously (adv.): He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death.
63. monarchy (n): The monarchy has to create a balance between its public and private lives.
64. morphology (n): Due to its morphology and body makeup, only reproductive ants have wings.
65. naïve (adj): Andy had a sweet, naïve look when she smiled.
66. nebulae (pl. n): According to present-day ideas, stars begin their career by condensing out of clouds
of dust and gases known as a nebulae.
67. ocelot(n): The ocelot is essentially a forest cat, and a ready climber; its disposition is said to be
fierce and bloodthirsty but in confinement it becomes tame and playful.
68. Okunoshima (n): After the war, the Japanese army tried to hide its activities at Okunoshima.
69. oscilloscope (n): The oscilloscope graph of both voices was flattened in the lower register:
tension was restricting the movement of their vocal chords.
70. oxymoron (n): Oxymorons are extremely useful in written English because they can make effective
titles, add dramatic effect, add flavor to speech.
71. palanquin (n): It was an open palanquin, V-shaped in cross section, slung from a pole which rested
on the shoulders of two bearers.
72. Pennsylvania (pn): I live near the University of Pennsylvania.
73. perversely (adv.):. She seemed perversely proud of her criminal record.
74. phytoplankton (n): The plants are the phytoplankton, and the floating animals are the zooplankton.
75. precipice (n): A slight carelessness on this precipice could cost a man his life.
76. precocious (adj): From an early age she displayed a precocious talent for music.
77. prejudiced(n)(v): I was prejudiced against the movie because of its title.
78. preposterous (adj): The whole idea sounds absolutely preposterous.
79. procrastinate (v): Most often we procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.
80. psyche (n): His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche.
81. quotation (n): He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.
82. relinquish (v): The court ordered him to relinquish custody of his child.
83. rhetorical (adj): He was the author of numerous rhetorical and theological works.
84. rheumatism (n): From the towns which yield over 500,000 gallons daily, are restored to for the cure of
rheumatism and skin disease.
85. scavenger (n): Students had hands on learning experience of the local ecology by touching tide pool
animals, turning over rock reviling California Newt and a beach scavenger hunt.
86. schematic (adj): His business card had a small schematic map on the back.
87. silhouetted (n) (v): Watching the house on the hill from the kitchen window, she knew a moment of
regret when his lean silhouette disappeared into his house.
88. Soviet Union (n): The Soviet Union had been forced by circumstances to sign a pact with Nazi
Germany.
89. statistics(n): The statistics gave ammunition to her argument.
90. subjugate(v): The government had to disarm citizens in order to subjugate them.
91. surveillance (n): Before leaving, the robbers take videotapes from the surveillance cameras.
92. syncopation (n): John’s use of syncopations was outstanding and his intensity sometimes overwhelming.
93. tenacious (adj): He has a tenacious attitude on both ends of the court.
94. tertiary (adj): It was a tertiary stage of the disease.
95. toucan (n): From the comfort of the water we saw toucans, monkeys, parrots and all kinds of fish.
96. treachery (n): He was eventually brought to book for his treachery.
97. tyrannical (adj): His tyrannical rule, however, led to his quick downfall.
98. vanquish (v): England won, with its archers using longbows to vanquish the French.
99. wizened (adj): The door was opened by a wizened old man clutching a walking stick.
100. zealous (adj): The shop assistant is very zealous