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Spelling Bee Study List: List 2015 A, 126-150 Click once to hear the word and read information about the word. Spell the word to yourself Click again to check your spelling

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  • List 2015 A, 126-150 Click once to hear the word and read information about the word. Spell the word to yourself Click again to check your spelling
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from an English place name. noun A plant shaped by trimming a shrub into ornamental shapes. Juan created a ____ in the shape of a burro. topiary 126
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word was originally English. noun A brown hard-shelled dried fruit. Anya sprinkled ____ topping on her ice cream. hazelnut 127
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Portuguese. noun An extremely small amount. Rio did not study one ___ for the spelling bee. iota 128
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to Anglo-French to English. noun A person connected to another by blood; kinsman. Blas had to name his closest ____ on the medical form. relative 129
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Old English to English. adjective Characterized by an odd or unconventional approach. Raquels ____ plan to win the spelling bee by eating pickles before each contest oddly seemed to be working. bizarro 130
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Old English to English. noun A solid piece of metal molded into a shape that makes it easy to store. Mateos knew his gold ____ was worth a lot of money. ingot 131
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Norse to English. verb To persuade someone by using flattery. Dia tried to ____ her mother into increasing her allowance. cajole 132
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This is from Old English to English. adjective Terrible; extremely unpleasant. La Llarona made her ____ appearance on Halloween. ghastly 133
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to Anglo-French to English noun Readiness to believe something is true with very little evidence. Marianna test the ____ of her little brother by telling him she had wings. credulity 134
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from French to English. adjective Brave; having courage. The soldier was given a medal for ____ conduct in battle. valorous 135
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Old English to English. noun Energy; vitality. Everyone loved stories from Dolores because she always told them with a great deal of ____. verve 136
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Old French to Anglo French to English. noun A small, unimportant town. When his car broke down in a ____ for three weeks, Orlando felt trapped. Podunk 137
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to Anglo-French to English. noun A liquid sugar found in tree sap, fruit, and blood. Lourdes had to check her blood ____ level after eating so much Halloween candy. glucose 138
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. The origin of this word is unknown. noun An inhabitant of a northern State as distinguish from a Southerner. For a while, Lucero felt like an out of place ____ after moving from Vermont to Georgia. yankee 139
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Anglo French to English. noun The words used in a language or by a particular person. Hermosa participated in the spelling bee mainly to improve her ____. lexicon 140
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is in two parts. Both parts are from Greek to Latin to French to English. plural noun A period of sadness or inactivity. Soledad knew the best way to deal with the ____ was to keep busy. doldrums 141
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Greek to Latin to Anglo-French to English. verb To criticize something based on unimportant matters. Her classmates were tired of hearing Chaquita ____ about every little thing. quibble 142
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Old English to English. verb To be in a state of agitattion. When Savanah learned she did not make the cheerleader squad, she began to quietly ____ with anger. seethe 143
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Greek to Latin to English. noun Very badly. Corazon behaved ____ on the class field trip. abominably 144
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Greek to Latin to Anglo-French to English. verb To gradually take over something that belongs to someone else such as property, or rightss. Paloma kept a ____ smile on her face. encroach 145
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is of unknown origin. noun A small flying insect that sucks blood. Pacos arms were covered with ____ bites after camping in the forest. mosquito 146
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Yiddish to English adjective Sanctioned by Jewish law. Sancho read the label closely to make sure he was buying ____ hot dogs. kosher 147
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from an African language to English. noun Two optical lenses mounted together for seeing thins that are far away. Estella complained that her theater seats were so far away, she needed ____to see the stage. binoculars 148
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to Old English to English noun A pale yellow material often mistaken for gold.. Pilar thought the nugget she found would make her rich, but it turned out to be just ____ or fools gold. pyrite 149
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  • Click here to hear the word again. Hit Enter to check the correct spelling. This word is from Latin to Anglo-French to English. noun The real thing. Durango had ____ joy for coming in third place at his first spelling bee. genuine 150
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  • Open file Spell2015_A_151_175 to practice the next 25 words on the list.