SpellBee Word List - Part 1
Word Phonetic Pronunciation Guide Meaning Mnemonic Example Sentence
appetite /■æp■ta■t/ AP-ih-tite A desire to eat Apple increases appetite. After exercise, he had a big appetite.
bouquet /bu■ke■/ boo-KAY A bunch of flowers Bouquet sounds like 'boo-kay'
She— gave
prettyme
flowers.
a bouquet of roses.
brace /bre■s/ brays Something that supports or strengthens
Braces support teeth. He wore a brace to support his ankle.
catalogue /■kæt■l■■/ KAT-uh-log A list of items Cat + a + log = list. The catalogue lists all the products avail
complicate /■k■mpl■ke■t/ KOM-pli-kate To make something difficult Complicated problems confuse.
The extra rules complicate the game.
considerate /k■n■s■d■r■t/ kuhn-SID-er-it Showing concern for others Consider others' feelings. She is a considerate friend.
disappoint /■d■s■■p■■nt/ dis-uh-POINT To fail to meet expectations Dis-appoint means fails to please.
I didn’t want to disappoint my parents.
dismantle /d■s■mæntl/ dis-MAN-tul To take something apart Dis + mantle = remove the cover.
They dismantled the old building.
embarrass /■m■bær■s/ im-BAR-us To cause to feel ashamed orEmbarrass
awkward your mistake. He was embarrassed by his mistake.
extinguisher /■k■st■■■w■■■r/
ik-STING-gwish-er A device to put out fires Extinguisher extinguishes flames.
Keep the extinguisher handy during cam
journal /■d■■■rn■l/ JUR-nul A daily record of experiencesJournal
or thoughts
like personal diary. She writes in her journal every night.
popularity /■p■pj■■lær■ti/ pop-yuh-LAR-ih-tee The state of being liked by many
Popular
people
people are liked. The singer gained great popularity.
ridiculous /r■■d■kj■l■s/ rid-IK-yuh-lus Very silly or unreasonable Ridiculous means silly. That idea sounds ridiculous to me.
scramble /■skræmbl/ SKRAM-bul To mix things up or move hurriedly
Scramble eggs means mix quickly.
Birds scramble for food in the morning.
scratch /skræ■/ skratch To scrape or mark with a sharp
Scratch
object
to write or mark. He got a scratch on his arm.
worthless /■w■■θl■s/ WURTH-lis Having no value or use Worthless means no worth. The broken toy is worthless now.
abandon /■■bænd■n/ uh-BAN-dun To leave behind or give up Abandon the plan means leave
They
it. had to abandon the trip due to rain
abdicate /■æbd■ke■t/ AB-di-kate To give up power or responsibility
Abdicate the throne means quit
Thebeing
king decided
king/queen.
to abdicate the throne.
abhor /■b■h■■r/ uhb-HOR To hate or detest Abhor sounds like ‘a bore’—hate
I abhor
it. cruelty to animals.
accelerate /■k■s■l■re■t/ ak-SEL-uh-rate To increase speed or rate Accelerate means go faster.Cars accelerate on the highway.
accustom /■■k■st■m/ uh-KUS-tum To make familiar by use or experience
Accustom means get used to.
He accustoms himself to the new environ
