2026 Results
Round 2 - Vocabulary Round
167
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Spellers eliminated in this round finished in 168th place (tied).
| No. | Speller's Name | Speller's Sponsor | Question | Answer Given |
| 1 | Hassan Zanoon | Alabama Kiwanis Foundation | A person described as prolix is: |
given to long-winded speeches
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| 2 | Aidan Cole | Anchorage Daily News | Insurgents are people who: |
rise in revolt against authority
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| 3 | Andie Seavey | Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | What is a regiment? |
a body of soldiers
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| 4 | Smriti Parajuli | Arizona Educational Foundation | What does peruse mean? |
to charge a fee for something based upon its use
Correct answer: to read something over in a manner that is leisurely or attentive
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| 5 | Esha Marupudi | Arizona Educational Foundation | If something is contested, it is: |
made the subject of dispute
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| 7 | Karthik Dalai | Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas | What does it mean to abdicate? |
formally relinquish sovereign power
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| 9 | Caerwyn Turnquest | The Ministry of Education Technical and Vocational Training | What does a usurper do? |
infringes upon the property of another
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| 11 | Ishani Dasgupta | San Ramon Valley Rotary Club | What is acumen? |
keenness in discernment
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| 12 | Rithvi Balajee | San Ramon Valley Rotary Club | Something described as cochlear relates to: |
a part of the inner ear
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| 13 | Aiden Meng | San Ramon Valley Rotary Club | Salience is the quality of being: |
of noteworthy significance
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| 17 | Warren Li | The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools | What does infirm mean? |
feeble
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| 18 | Sydney Tran | The Orange County Register/O.C. Department of Education | Something describe as jejune is: |
irritating
Correct answer: immature
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| 19 | Olive O’Brien | Los Angeles County Office of Education | To erode is to: |
wear away by the action of water, wind, or ice
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| 20 | Oliver Halkett | Los Angeles County Office of Education | What is the main ingredient in ganache? |
chocolate
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| 21 | Elyssa Chen | Los Angeles County Office of Education | What does stupefy mean? |
to astound or stun
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| 22 | Akshara Thummala | Merced County Office of Education | What is another word for collude? |
isolate
Correct answer: conspire
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| 23 | Victoria Li | Riverside County Office of Education | Opacity means: |
lack of transparency or translucency
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| 24 | Ryan Sekera | Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy | If you eradicate something, you: |
fully destroy it
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| 26 | Priya Sekera | Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy | A sepal is part of: |
a church
Correct answer: a flower
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| 27 | Seren Kim | Monterey County Office of Education | What does it mean to beseech? |
tarnish
Correct answer: implore
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| 29 | Shrey Parikh | San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools | To augment is to: |
make something larger or greater
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| 30 | Abheri Sureddi | San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools | If someone is ravenous, they are: |
urgently eager for food
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| 31 | Benjamin Reinhard | ABC 10News | Something described as serrated is: |
notched or toothed on the edge
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| 32 | Charlie Huang | Sage | What is a clowder? |
a pack of cats
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| 33 | Nicole Lopez | Tulare County Office of Education | A nonconformist is a person who: |
deviates from a socially approved way of thinking or acting
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| 34 | Iris Sharmaguo | Armbrae Academy | Something described as eclectic is: |
composed of elements drawn from various sources
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| 35 | Arshan Shahriar | ECU - A Division of WFCU Credit Union | What does flambé mean? |
covered with liquor and lit on fire briefly
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| 36 | Isaac Brogan | WFCU Credit Union | An elixir is: |
a cure-all
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| 37 | Derek Li | Boulder Valley School District | A tariff is a type of: |
government tax
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| 38 | Nikhil Ganta | The Denver Post | Buffoonery refers to: |
foolish shenanigans
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| 40 | Siara Husain | First State Educate | What is a predicament? |
a difficult, perplexing, or trying situation
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| 41 | Nora Baker | The Washington Informer | What does monopolize mean? |
to have exclusive privilege or possession of
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| 42 | Zwe Spacetime | The Washington Informer | A lumen is: |
a unit of radiant flux
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| 43 | Josephine Omandam | European PTSA | What's another word for concision? |
brevity
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| 44 | Nihal Gelli | Lee County Spelling Bee | Another word for harrowing is: |
agonizing
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| 45 | Tucker Ayers | WJXT | What is another word for assiduous? |
persistent
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| 47 | Lancaster Gramer | Miami Herald | What does overweening mean? |
excessive
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| 49 | Nixon Diveley | Collier County Public Schools | If a piece of clothing is described as bespoke, it is: |
custom-made
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| 50 | Hardit Tayal | Orange County Public Schools | What is a citation? |
the act of quoting exactly the words of another
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| 51 | Louis Avetis | Orange County Public Schools | Something described as antagonistic is: |
hostile or in opposition
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| 52 | Anay Mahesh | Orange County Public Schools | What is a travesty? |
a sham or mockery
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| 53 | Moksh Maru | SNSB Region Two Bee | Something described as laudatory is: |
praising
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| 54 | Ty Carver | Addition Financial Credit Union | If someone is livid, they are: |
very angry
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| 55 | Park Allen | University of South Florida - College of Education | What is found in a cabaret? |
food, singing, and dancing
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| 56 | Sarv Dharavane | Georgia Association of Educators | Veracity is: |
truthfulness
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| 57 | Sreeya Lakkimsetti | Georgia Association of Educators | Gawkers are people who: |
stare stupidly
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| 58 | Eugene Osei | Young Educators Foundation | What is a cygnet? |
a notice or warning
Correct answer: a juvenile swan
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| 59 | Francis Luya | Rotary Club of Guam | If something is sodden, it is: |
accomplished without loss of time
Correct answer: heavy with moisture or water
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| 60 | Ethan Irimata | Hawaii State Spelling Bee | Something described as passé is: |
no longer fashionable
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| 61 | Sonu Murali Mohan | SNSB Region One Bee | An adage is: |
a composition or movement in music that is played with a slow tempo
Correct answer: a saying usually representing common observation, often in the form of a metaphor
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| 62 | Harper Adams | Idaho Character Foundation | Stridency is: |
the distance measured by a long step
Correct answer: the state of loudly demanding notice
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| 64 | Seraj Zerhouni | Chicago Public Schools | What does it mean to drivel? |
to babble thoughtlessly
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| 65 | Kirsten Cerdenia | South Cook Intermediate Service Center | Something described as iridescent: |
shows colors in shifting patterns
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| 67 | Brighid Reid | DeKalb Regional Office of Education 16 | To abscond is to: |
speak falsely
Correct answer: depart secretly
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| 68 | Grant Karberg | Carroll/JoDaviess/Stephenson Regional Office of Education | A corollary is: |
a person who helps, assists, or supports another person
Correct answer: a proposition that naturally follows one just proved
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| 69 | Yahya Mohammed | Kane County Regional Office of Education | A wharf is: |
a structure at the water's shore for ships to load and unload cargo
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| 70 | Ananya Joshi | Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education | Another word for sumptuous is: |
greasy
Correct answer: lavish
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| 73 | Isa Zaid | Peoria Public Library | A reprieve is: |
a temporary escape or a postponement (such as from trouble or death)
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| 75 | Aditi Mopur | Lake County Regional Office of Education | What is a glossary? |
a collection of terms related to a special area of knowledge
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| 76 | Shruthi Ayyagari | DuPage Regional Office of Education | What is a steppe? |
a large, flat stretch of land
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| 79 | Kiaan Bhatt | IU School of Education Indianapolis | Something described as judicious is: |
characterized by careful evaluation
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| 81 | Hannah Best | St. John's Lutheran Church & School | What is a fluctuation? |
a wavering or variability
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| 82 | Leo Furlong | Ball State University - WIPB-TV | Someone described as surly is: |
rude
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| 87 | Porter Shreve | Louisville Free Public Library | A malady is: |
a disease of the body
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| 88 | Naqeeb Hossain | LSU - University Laboratory School | What does it mean to bloviate? |
to speak verbosely
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| 89 | Nayan Janumpally | Kiwanis Club of Lafayette & Acadiana | Something described as retrograde is: |
moving backwards
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| 90 | Paranika Ethakota | SagamoreHill Broadcasting of Lake Charles | The epidermis is part of: |
the skin
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| 91 | Langston Jones | New Orleans Chapter of The Links | Someone gallant is: |
brave, dashing, and generous
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| 92 | Sanil Thorat | SNSB Region Three Bee | To excoriate means to: |
reprimand scathingly
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| 94 | Quint Karlsson | Anne Arundel County Public Schools | A troubadour is known for: |
hunting or fishing
Correct answer: music or verse
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| 95 | Lauren Merillana | The Meakem Group | Something done floridly is done: |
in an excessively ornate manner
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| 96 | Thanvi Gatamaneni | Howard County Library | What is posterity? |
all succeeding generations
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| 97 | Vivaan Chintawar | Frederick County Public Libraries | A convocation is a type of: |
assembly
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| 99 | Megan Barrientos | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | What does it mean to upbraid? |
reprimand severely
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| 100 | Bindi Ray | SNSB Region Four Bee | A pepita is: |
an edible seed
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| 101 | Sanjay Malhotra | Boston Centers for Youth & Families | What is another word for bouffant? |
voluminous
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| 102 | Adarsh Venkannagari | The REAL Program | What does dissonance refer to? |
harsh or clashing sounds
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| 103 | Aiden Galligan | The Martha's Vineyard Times | Information that is classified is: |
forbidden to be disclosed
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| 105 | Divya Choudhary | WXYZ Channel 7 | What does nosh mean? |
to snack
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| 106 | Sanskriti Parihar | Kent Intermediate School District | Another word for gratifying is: |
pleasing
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| 107 | Heron Bothwell | Kalamazoo Experiential Learning Center | A person described as recalcitrant is: |
unable to make a decision
Correct answer: stubbornly disobedient
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| 110 | Sidhanth Vetrivel | The Herald-Palladium | What is another word for bona fide? |
genuine
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| 111 | Minna Danziger | Traverse City Record-Eagle | If something is touted, it is: |
proclaimed boldly
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| 112 | Claudio Ardanese | Oakland Schools Education Foundation | Alimentation is the process of: |
giving nourishment
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| 113 | PJ Vanderheiden | The Minnesota Service Cooperatives | An aficionado is a type of: |
ardent supporter or fan
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| 115 | Anna Sickler | The Minnesota Service Cooperatives | What is another word for hutch? |
cage
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| 116 | Vera Prouty | The Minnesota Service Cooperatives | What are retorts? |
quick, sharp, witty, cutting, or severe replies
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| 118 | Wade Salvey | The Minnesota Service Cooperatives | An excursion is: |
a short, fun trip
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| 119 | Riddhi Patel | The Minnesota Service Cooperatives | Ritziness is the quality of being: |
luxurious or elegant
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| 120 | Harrison Nguyen | The Minnesota Service Cooperatives | To calcify is to: |
make inflexible or unchangeable
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| 122 | Meredith Trussell | C Spire Foundation | Something described as maritime relates to: |
navigation or commerce on the sea
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| 124 | Ananya Aggarwal | Columbia Missourian | What is a pilferer? |
a thief
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| 125 | Beckett Griffin | Mid-Continent Public Library | Augury is a type of: |
criticism
Correct answer: divination
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| 126 | Alex Mayes | Raymore-Peculiar School District | What does it mean to unfurl? |
free from a rolled-up condition
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| 128 | Emmalyn Franks | A.C.E.S. | Something described as spectral is: |
ghostly
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| 130 | Khusi Dahal | Saint Louis University | Someone described as morose is: |
marked by gloom
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| 131 | Nicholas Tian | Montana Television Network | A fallacy is: |
a seemingly plausible argument based on invalid logic
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| 132 | Sarah Fernandes | Omaha Sports Commission | Something proprietary is: |
made and marketed by someone with the exclusive right to manufacture and sell
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| 133 | Priya Konduru | The Public Education Foundation | Zoolatry is: |
the worship of animals
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| 134 | Sophia Garcia | The Public Education Foundation | What does ostensibly mean? |
courteously or pleasantly
Correct answer: to all outward appearances
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| 135 | Kaz Kuldiloke | New Hampshire Union Leader | A pestilence is: |
a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that has a rapid and severe course
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| 136 | Keona-Dannette Osae-Twum | Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs | Brontophobia is: |
a strong, irrational fear of thunder
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| 137 | Ishaan Gupta | Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development | Something that is pervasive: |
spreads throughout
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| 138 | Akshara Jagannathan | Sidelines and Stages | Something lacustrine: |
grows in a lake
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| 139 | Isaac Geremew | WHYY | Gaiters are: |
leg coverings
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| 140 | Yajur Subramaniam | Care NJ | A casualty is a person or thing that is: |
damaged or destroyed
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| 141 | Hannah Li | Albuquerque Journal | What is an octogenarian? |
a person between 80 and 90 years old
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| 142 | Krrisha Agrawal | Albany & Troy Lions Club | A howler is: |
a ridiculous blunder especially in use of words
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| 145 | Luke Hand | Orange-Ulster BOCES | A cudgel is: |
a short heavy stick
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| 146 | YY Liang | SNSB Region Four Bee | Something described as tempestuous: |
is like a turbulent storm
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| 148 | Jay Nayak | NYC Department of Education | A pueblo is a type of: |
settlement
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| 149 | Liam Kwon | NYC Department of Education | Something described as votive is: |
done to fulfill a vow
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| 150 | Owen Scott | Champlain Valley Educational Services | What is a coalition? |
a temporary alliance to achieve a common purpose
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| 151 | Saruar Aitbayeva | The Post-Standard | syracuse.com | What does placate mean? |
to appease
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| 153 | Newton Temojo | Spellingbee in Nigeria | Something described as noxious is: |
harmful or destructive to humans
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| 154 | Amazing-Grace Salami | Spellingbee in Nigeria | To corroborate something is to: |
polish it until smooth
Correct answer: provide evidence of its truth
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| 155 | Kushi Gottimukkala | Carolina Panthers | If something is described as myopic, it is: |
lacking in foresight
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| 156 | Phaneendra Bulusu | Carolina Panthers | Something described as alluvial is: |
made up of sand and gravel deposited by running water
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| 157 | Harini Jayakumar | Carolina Panthers | Something that is described as caustic is: |
characterized by incisive wit
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| 158 | Sach Akella | Carolina Panthers | Halal is used to describe: |
food prepared according to Islamic law
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| 159 | Sophie Sung | Duke Community Affairs | A debacle is: |
a disastrous collapse
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| 160 | Angelika Johnson | Cumberland County Schools | Another word for futility is: |
uselessness
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| 162 | Jacob Winfield | Johnston County Public Schools | If you get the gist of something, it means you get: |
the main point
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| 163 | Chilaka Ugobi | ND Association of County Superintendents | Epoxy is: |
a glue
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| 165 | Joseph Keffer | Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism | What is a crux? |
a pivotal point that requires a resolution
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| 167 | Meenakshi Vodela | WCPO 9 | If someone is feeling trepidation, they are: |
apprehensive
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| 168 | Aayu Chamoli | Columbus Blue Jackets | What is leaven? |
a substance used to produce fermentation in dough
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| 169 | Tia Geisler | ESC of the Western Reserve | What is a quince? |
an acidic yellow fruit
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| 170 | Sidharth Nair | Wright State University | Someone described as duplicitous: |
demonstrates propriety, especially in conduct and manners
Correct answer: deceives by displaying feelings that don't match actions
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| 174 | Aadhya Adhikari | The Marietta Times | Something described as commodious is: |
large or roomy
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| 175 | Addie Jackson | The Times Leader | Carnage refers to: |
bloodshed or slaughter
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| 176 | Francis Kissinger | The Herald-Star | A hangar would most likely be used for: |
housing and repairing aircraft
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| 179 | Jayden Le | Oklahoma City Community College | A person who is hapless lacks: |
good fortune
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| 180 | William Fuller | 2 News Oklahoma | What is a cantor? |
a synagogue official who sings or chants
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| 182 | Yohaan Damani | Chester County Intermediate Unit | Another word for cogitation is: |
meditation
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| 183 | Vedika Burman | Pennon Education | What is a monastery? |
a house of religious retirement or of seclusion
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| 184 | Siddhesh Ganesh | Pennsylvania State Education Association and Council for the Advancement of Public Schools | Pabulum is: |
a raised platform or pedestal
Correct answer: a rudimentary piece of writing
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| 185 | Joey Anandh | Delaware County Intermediate Unit | The term morphological relates to: |
form or structure
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| 186 | Jayden Jiang | WHYY | A missive is: |
a formal written letter
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| 187 | Maxwell M. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | A hyperbole is: |
an extravagant exaggeration
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| 188 | Nora Lloyd | Schuylkill Technology Center | What does reign refer to? |
royal authority
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| 189 | Sid Srinivasan | Diamond City Sports | What does mendicity refer to? |
begging
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| 191 | Elliana Pagliarini | The Valley Breeze | What is pomposity? |
a self-important demeanor, speech, or action
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| 192 | Nicolás Jakymiw | The Post and Courier | What are sheaves? |
bundles of grain or straw
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| 193 | Salonee Birabar | Carolina Panthers | If something is described as sweltering, it is: |
oppressively hot
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| 194 | Connor Norton | Pee Dee Education Center | Amnesty is: |
the offer by a government of a general pardon for a crime
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| 195 | Khloe Jumawan | Pee Dee Education Center | What is a parsec? |
a unit of measure for interstellar space
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| 196 | Manha Shaik | Carolina Panthers | Mediocrity refers to: |
average capacity or worth
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| 198 | Oscar Quezada | South Dakota News Watch | Something that is protean: |
carries a positive electrical charge
Correct answer: readily assumes different shapes or forms
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| 199 | Josh Verma | University of Memphis | Something described as demulcent is: |
soothing
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| 200 | Jupiter Morrow | Tennessee Titans | Something described as chintzy is: |
showy and cheap
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| 201 | Marian Jenkins | Tennessee Titans | Someone described as apprehensive is: |
concerned about a future event
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| 202 | Sariah Titus | Kiwanis Club of Abilene | What does it mean to wheedle? |
to shape a piece of wood by paring it with a knife
Correct answer: to gain by using flattery
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| 203 | Arnie Parat | Education Credit Union | If someone is described as derisive, they are: |
scornful or sarcastic
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| 204 | Thivaan Butani | SNSB Region Three Bee | What is a heist? |
the act of breaking into and robbing an establishment
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| 205 | Corbin Trevino | KRIS Communications | Someone described as rabid: |
has some feeling or interest in an extreme degree
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| 206 | Benjamin Pearson | Dallas Sports Commission | Fission is most like: |
splitting
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| 207 | Avishka Dudala | Dallas Sports Commission | Something described as fraudulent is: |
marked by trickery or falsehood
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| 208 | Krish Manjunath | Dallas Sports Commission | What is a delta? |
an alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
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| 209 | Shaheli De Silva | EPISD Education Foundation | What is a knoll? |
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes
Correct answer: a rounded mound of land
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| 210 | Luke Sturlin | Fort Worth Regional Bee | Qualms are: |
sudden misgivings
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| 211 | Ridhaan Bhattarai | Fort Worth Regional Bee | Something described as distinctive is: |
identifiably unique
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| 212 | Haven Orsua | Houston City College | To proliferate means to: |
multiply
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| 213 | Logan Bailey | Houston City College | What is a dashiki? |
a loose-fitting tunic of African origin
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| 214 | Zachary Teoh | Houston City College | A person described as sallow is: |
sickly looking
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| 216 | Sreeyansh Pasham | SNSB Region Three Bee | What does it mean to flout? |
to mock or insult
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| 217 | Zian Doctolero | Ramar Communications | Someone described as jaundiced is exhibiting: |
envy, distaste, or hostility
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| 218 | Anirudh Roy | Rio Grande Valley Newspapers - AIM Media Texas | What is a sconce? |
an ornamental electric light fixture for a wall
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| 220 | Naithik Yankarla | Ector County Independent School District | Something described as circuitous is: |
dynamic or electrifying
Correct answer: winding or meandering
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| 222 | Siyona Kandala | BASIS Ed Texas and BASIS Texas Charter Schools, Inc. | What is another word for castigate? |
criticize
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| 223 | Timon Zhang | Region 3 Education Service Center | What are alms? |
things given freely to the poor
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| 224 | Caroline Hu | Rapoport Holdings, LLC | Buoyancy is the tendency to: |
float in a liquid
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| 225 | Warren Bacongallo | The Resource Lab | What does the color azure resemble? |
a clear sky
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| 226 | Jahmir Greaux | The Virgin Islands Daily News | Something described as dilapidated: |
is in a state of disrepair
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| 227 | Wesley Kenlon | The Park Record | Quid pro quo is: |
the existing state of affairs
Correct answer: something given or received for something else
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| 228 | Ashley Bryner | Southeast Education Service Center | If something is described as astral, it is: |
related to the stars
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| 229 | Roshan Kaushik | FOX 13 Utah | What is another word for genteel? |
polite
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| 230 | Ray Mishra | The City Journals | Fidelity is the quality of being: |
faithful or loyal
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| 231 | Isa Lyall Garces | Vermont Principals Association | If something is described as whimsical, it: |
soars with or as if with wings
Correct answer: results from sudden, capricious ideas
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| 232 | Layla Barrett | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area | Someone described as daft is: |
skillful or dexterous
Correct answer: silly or foolish
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| 233 | Israel Mensah | Central Rappahannock Regional Library | What is adulation? |
excessive praise
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| 234 | Kitcha Shankar | Rockingham District Ruritans | Something described as dicey is: |
risky or unpredictable
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| 235 | Dhiya Sudhakar | Loudoun County Public Schools | If something is described as strenuous, it is: |
arduous
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| 236 | Viky Tanamala | Loudoun County Public Schools | Another word for manacle is: |
handcuff
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| 237 | Siya Sampath | InsideNoVa/Prince William | Something described as oblong: |
has a shape that is elongated beyond a square or circle
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| 238 | Laasya Mohan | Fairfax County Council PTA | What is bereavement? |
suffering the death of a loved one
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| 239 | Aadhya Vijayakumar | Fairfax County Council PTA | What does cupidity mean? |
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
Correct answer: strong desire for wealth
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| 240 | Suhani Joshi | WHRO Public Media | A blurb is: |
a short piece of praise for a book
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| 241 | Ashvin Pinnamaraju | Radford University | Something described as migratory relates to: |
periodic movement from one region to another
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| 242 | Taran Shivkumar | Richmond Raceway | What is hedonism? |
a way of life based on the pursuit of pleasure
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| 243 | Raven Amrhein | Town Hall Seattle | Tepidity is the quality of being: |
lukewarm
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| 244 | Nirav Nimbarte | Charleston Gazette-Mail | If something is described as stereotypical, it: |
conforms to a fixed or general pattern
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| 245 | Arnav Vempati | Wisconsin State Journal | A harrier is a type of: |
Scottish tweed
Correct answer: slender hawk
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| 246 | Ethan Robert | Wisconsin State Journal | A person described as prosperous has: |
economic well-being
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| 247 | Levi Goodwin | Sweetwater County BOCES | What is a skirmish? |
a battle between small bodies of troops
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