2025 Results

Round 2 - Vocabulary Round

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No. Speller's Name Speller's Sponsor Question Answer Given
1 Hassan Zanoon Alabama Kiwanis Foundation Something described as opulent refers to:
wealth or affluence
2 Aidan Cole Anchorage Daily News Focaccia is a type of:
bread
3 Andie Seavey Fairbanks North Star Borough School District A conundrum is:
a hard puzzle or a difficult problem
4 Smriti Parajuli Arizona Educational Foundation What is a prerogative?
a special right or privilege
5 Esha Marupudi Arizona Educational Foundation To dillydally means to:
move slowly or delay
6 Koen Harvey Navajo Times What is virulence?
the characteristic of being able to defeat a host's defenses
8 Felix Wells The Ministry of Education Technical and Vocational Training If something is described as probative, it is:
serving to provide, establish, or contribute toward proof
9 Caerwyn Turnquest The Ministry of Education Technical and Vocational Training Something possessing ubiquity:
is present everywhere or in many places at once
11 Ishani Dasgupta San Ramon Valley Rotary Club What is impetus?
an impelling or driving force
12 Rithvi Balajee San Ramon Valley Rotary Club Something described as facile is:
easily achieved
13 Aiden Meng San Ramon Valley Rotary Club What is a vendetta?
a prolonged feud
14 Navika Joseph San Ramon Valley Rotary Club Charcuterie is:
the cold cuts and meat dishes sold in a delicatessen
18 Sydney Tran The Orange County Register/O.C. Department of Education If a plan goes awry, it:
goes wrong
19 Olive O’Brien Los Angeles County Office of Education What does it mean to truncate?
make something shorter by cutting
20 Oliver Halkett Los Angeles County Office of Education Something described as toilsome is:
characterized by tiring work
21 Elyssa Chen Los Angeles County Office of Education Nepotism is:
favoritism shown to nephews and other relatives
22 Akshara Thummala Merced County Office of Education What is cadence?
vocal rhythm
23 Victoria Li Riverside County Office of Education Clover is a type of:
plant
24 Ryan Sekera Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy Resilience is:
the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change
25 Kai Johnson Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy Agility is:
quickness and dexterity of movement
26 Priya Sekera Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy Something described as revenant is:
recurring
27 Seren Kim Monterey County Office of Education What is atonement?
the act of making amends for an offense
28 Hannah Kuo San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools Malfeasance is:
an act of wrongdoing
29 Shrey Parikh San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools Calypso is a style of:
music
30 Abheri Sureddi San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools Something described as nocturnal:
is active at night
31 Benjamin Reinhard ABC 10News What does reciprocity refer to?
development before the usual time
Correct answer: give-and-take
32 Charlie Huang Sage What is a meridian?
a great circle of the celestial sphere passing through its poles and the zenith
33 Nicole Lopez Tulare County Office of Education What is an anachronism?
a misplacing of persons or things in time
34 Iris Sharmaguo Armbrae Academy What does it mean to scrounge?
to find or round up
35 Arshan Shahriar ECU - A Division of WFCU Credit Union What is a pathogen?
a specific cause of disease
36 Isaac Brogan WFCU Credit Union What is a catalyst?
something that starts a process or change
37 Derek Li Boulder Valley School District Something described as martial relates to:
army or military life
39 Sam Smith Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society Someone described as vainglorious is:
boastful
40 Siara Husain First State Educate Shrapnel is:
fragments from a bomb, mine, or shells
41 Nora Baker The Washington Informer What does it mean to chastise someone?
to scold them
42 Zwe Spacetime The Washington Informer What is an escapade?
a daring adventure or experience
43 Josephine Omandam European PTSA Suffrage is:
the right to take part in electing public officials
44 Nihal Gelli Lee County Spelling Bee What does it mean to adjudicate?
to judge or decide on
45 Tucker Ayers WJXT If you give credence to something, you:
accept it as true
48 Angelina James SNSB Region Two Bee Something described as clandestine is:
done in secret
49 Nixon Diveley Collier County Public Schools What is another word for debilitate?
weaken
50 Hardit Tayal Orange County Public Schools A person described as prolix is:
given to long-winded speeches
51 Louis Avetis Orange County Public Schools A marimba is a type of:
xylophone
53 Moksh Maru SNSB Region Two Bee What is an appraisal?
an evaluation of quality or status
54 Ty Carver Addition Financial Credit Union A hermitage is:
a private retreat
55 Park Allen University of South Florida - College of Education Where would you most likely use litmus?
in chemistry class
56 Sarv Dharavane Georgia Association of Educators Which of these would be described as labyrinthine?
an intricate maze
57 Sreeya Lakkimsetti Georgia Association of Educators If something is gnarled, it is:
bent or warped as if with knots
58 Eugene Osei Young Educators Foundation If you marooned someone, you:
left them alone on a desolate island or coast
59 Francis Luya Rotary Club of Guam Something described as vicarious is experienced:
at a highly inconvenient moment
Correct answer: through imaginative participation in the experience of another
60 Ethan Irimata Hawaii State Spelling Bee What does it mean to trespass?
cross an existing boundary line
62 Harper Adams Idaho Character Foundation Vehemence is the quality of:
being marked by intense hostility
63 Chase Miller Idaho Character Foundation A contusion is a type of:
bruise
64 Seraj Zerhouni Chicago Public Schools Something described as anserine:
resembles a goose
65 Kirsten Cerdenia South Cook Intermediate Service Center Something described as primeval relates to:
the earliest ages of the world
66 Kingston McGhee Will County Regional Office of Education What does it mean to serenade?
to perform music for or in honor of someone
67 Brighid Reid DeKalb Regional Office of Education 16 What is an encomium?
a thin layer of cells that lines a body cavity
Correct answer: a formal expression of warm or high praise
68 Grant Karberg Carroll/JoDaviess/Stephenson Regional Office of Education Something described as compelling:
demands and holds one's attention
69 Yahya Mohammed Kane County Regional Office of Education What does it mean to debunk?
to expose exaggerated claims
70 Ananya Joshi Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education Something that is aboriginal:
is the earliest of its kind in a region
72 Bridget Isaacs Grundy/Kendall County Regional Office of Education Where would you encounter a pinnacle?
at the top of a mountain
73 Isa Zaid Peoria Public Library What does it mean to traverse?
journey over or across
75 Aditi Mopur Lake County Regional Office of Education If someone is described as domineering, they are:
overbearing or bossy
76 Shruthi Ayyagari DuPage Regional Office of Education A legacy is:
a gift of money or personal property through a will
77 London Tuttle WCPO 9 What does it mean to feign something?
to give a false appearance of it
78 Kinley Strahm Region 8 Education Service Center Another word for rambunctious is:
wild
79 Kiaan Bhatt IU School of Education Indianapolis To blandish is:
to wield
Correct answer: to flatter
80 David Betourne LARA Educational Opportunities, Inc. What is extradition?
the transfer of a suspected criminal from one country to another for trial
81 Hannah Best St. John's Lutheran Church & School If something is described as emancipatory, it:
relates to freedom from bondage
83 Malayna Eichwald The Dispatch Argus What is a vanguard?
a strategy for preventing destruction of property
Correct answer: the forefront of a movement
85 Kellian Peterson Kansas Press Association Indemnity is a type of:
protection against hurt or loss or damage
86 Oliviah Braun University of Kentucky - College of Education What is another word for foible?
weakness
88 Naqeeb Hossain LSU - University Laboratory School Ebullience is:
defiance
Correct answer: exuberance
90 Paranika Ethakota SagamoreHill Broadcasting of Lake Charles Someone described as quixotic tends to be:
sarcastic
Correct answer: idealistic
92 Sanil Thorat SNSB Region Three Bee Something done amiably is done:
in a friendly manner
93 Tristan Singh Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram What is jocularity?
being athletic and good at sports
Correct answer: a tendency to say amusing things
94 Quint Karlsson Anne Arundel County Public Schools Something described as rollicking is:
joyful
95 Lauren Merillana The Meakem Group An abstemious person is likely to:
make people laugh
Correct answer: eat sparingly
96 Thanvi Gatamaneni Howard County Library What is spontaneity?
the trait of being impulsive
97 Vivaan Chintawar Frederick County Public Libraries A treatise is most like:
an essay
98 Ethan Atanga Charles County Public Schools Zeitgeist is:
the cultural and intellectual spirit of an era
100 Bindi Ray SNSB Region Four Bee If something is utilitarian, it:
has a useful function
101 Sanjay Malhotra Boston Centers for Youth & Families What does gullibility refer to?
being easily tricked
102 Adarsh Venkannagari The REAL Program An impasse is:
a road that can't be traveled
103 Aiden Galligan The Martha's Vineyard Times A schism is:
a metamorphic crystalline rock
Correct answer: a division into two disagreeing groups
106 Sanskriti Parihar Kent Intermediate School District A gaggle is a group of:
geese
107 Heron Bothwell Kalamazoo Experiential Learning Center What is a grotto?
a hollow place that forms a natural shelter often on the side of a hill
110 Sidhanth Vetrivel The Herald-Palladium To abolish is:
to do away with wholly
111 Minna Danziger Traverse City Record-Eagle What is a veneer?
a smile given mockingly
Correct answer: a thin sheet of wood
112 Claudio Ardanese Oakland Schools Education Foundation Something described as humdrum has:
a routine or commonplace character
114 Charlie Foshay The Minnesota Service Cooperatives Transience is the state of:
lasting only a short time
115 Anna Sickler The Minnesota Service Cooperatives What is pallor?
abnormal lack of color
117 Ava Place The Minnesota Service Cooperatives What would one use a rubric for?
grading or scoring academic papers
118 Wade Salvey The Minnesota Service Cooperatives What does it mean to eschew?
to shun
119 Riddhi Patel The Minnesota Service Cooperatives Something described as grandiloquent is:
marked by lofty language
121 Xander Weber The Minnesota Service Cooperatives A talisman is supposed to:
follow closely behind someone in a race
Correct answer: ward off evil
122 Meredith Trussell C Spire Foundation A rebuff is:
a course of physical therapy
Correct answer: a snub or rejection
123 Bryer Walters C Spire Foundation Something described as sepulchral:
has qualities suggestive of a funeral
124 Ananya Aggarwal Columbia Missourian Something described as pernicious is:
destructive
125 Beckett Griffin Mid-Continent Public Library Something done illicitly is done:
unlawfully
126 Alex Mayes Raymore-Peculiar School District Someone described as sophomoric is:
elegant
Correct answer: immature
127 Gentry Layton Three Rivers College What does it mean to trounce?
to win victory over in a decisive manner
128 Emmalyn Franks A.C.E.S. What does it mean to juxtapose?
to place side by side
130 Khusi Dahal Saint Louis University What is windbaggery?
pompous meaningless talk
131 Nicholas Tian Montana Television Network What does it mean to incinerate?
to cause to burn to ashes
132 Sarah Fernandes Omaha Sports Commission What does disposition refer to?
a prevailing mood
133 Priya Konduru The Public Education Foundation If a person is being facetious, they are:
joking in a silly or inappropriate way
134 Sophia Garcia The Public Education Foundation What is seclusion?
the condition of being separated from outside influence
135 Kaz Kuldiloke New Hampshire Union Leader What is another word for hegemony?
dominance
136 Keona-Dannette Osae-Twum Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs A phylum is:
a division or category of the animal kingdom
137 Ishaan Gupta Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development If someone is described as imposing, they:
are impressive and command attention
138 Akshara Jagannathan Sidelines and Stages What is duress?
compulsion by threat of retribution
139 Isaac Geremew WHYY An epithet is:
a word or phrase meant as an insult
140 Yajur Subramaniam Care NJ What is a gaucho?
a South American herdsman
141 Hannah Li Albuquerque Journal What is a luau?
a Hawaiian feast with entertainment
142 Krrisha Agrawal Albany & Troy Lions Club What is a ligament?
a band of tissue found in the body
143 Alex Bocek Corning Rotary Club How often does a solstice occur?
twice a year
144 Adhrit Chowdhury SUNY Fredonia What is a conclave?
an assembly of Catholic cardinals
146 YY Liang SNSB Region Four Bee Something described as fiduciary:
involves a confidence or trust
147 Logan Yuan Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES An emissary is:
an agent or representative
148 Jay Nayak NYC Department of Education An amulet:
protects the person wearing it
149 Liam Kwon NYC Department of Education Another word for dirigible is:
steerable
151 Saruar Aitbayeva The Post-Standard | syracuse.com A pedigree is:
a list showing the line of ancestors
152 Victoria Muturi Watertown Daily Times An avatar is:
an electronic image of a computer user in a virtual space
153 Newton Temojo Spellingbee in Nigeria Something described as achromatic is lacking in:
color
154 Amazing-Grace Salami Spellingbee in Nigeria A person described as versatile has:
a wide range of proficiencies
155 Kushi Gottimukkala Carolina Panthers Something described as orthogonal:
intersects at right angles
156 Phaneendra Bulusu Carolina Panthers Tractability is the quality of being:
easily taught or managed
157 Harini Jayakumar Carolina Panthers Something described as volatile:
tends to erupt into violent action
158 Sach Akella Carolina Panthers If something is described as kindred, it is:
good-natured
Correct answer: related
161 David Grooms Harnett County Schools What does it mean to obliterate?
destroy completely
162 Jacob Winfield Johnston County Public Schools An expedition is a type of:
journey
163 Chilaka Ugobi ND Association of County Superintendents Someone described as boisterous is:
full of exuberant spirits
164 Esther Lin Akron Beacon Journal Another word for abominable is:
horrible
166 Tommy Schervish The Repository A material described as pliant is:
flexible
167 Meenakshi Vodela WCPO 9 What does it mean to expostulate?
reason earnestly in order to dissuade
169 Tia Geisler ESC of the Western Reserve Taxidermy is:
the art of preparing lifelike representations of animals by stuffing the skin
170 Sidharth Nair Wright State University If you do something tenaciously, you do it with great:
persistence
171 Lauren Bannick Educational Service Center of Lorain County What does obstreperous mean?
stubbornly defiant
173 Caitlin Clonch East Liverpool Review, Salem News & The Morning Journal Something described as raucous is:
disorderly
174 Aadhya Adhikari The Marietta Times Something declamatory is:
split into constituent layers
Correct answer: characterized by rhetorical display
175 Addie Jackson The Times Leader Déjà vu is:
a sensation that one has heard or seen something before
176 Francis Kissinger The Herald-Star A candid conversation is:
sincere and honest
178 Genevieve Ramey WFMJ Television Something modular is:
capable of being easily joined to or arranged with other parts or units
179 Jayden Le Oklahoma City Community College An organelle is:
a specialized part of a cell
180 William Fuller 2 News Oklahoma If something is described as combustible, it is:
able to catch fire and burn
182 Yohaan Damani Chester County Intermediate Unit A chortle is:
a sound expressing pleasure or joy
183 Vedika Burman Pennon Education A remonstrance is:
an act of saying or pleading in protest or opposition
184 Siddhesh Ganesh Pennsylvania State Education Association and Council for the Advancement of Public Schools Something described as elusive is:
difficult to capture
185 Joey Anandh Delaware County Intermediate Unit An oracle is someone with:
highly valued wisdom
186 Jayden Jiang WHYY What is a quota?
the share assigned to each member of a body
187 Maxwell M. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette What is a mantra?
a ritualistic incantation that is used in Buddhism and Hinduism
188 Nora Lloyd Schuylkill Technology Center A person described as a mentor is:
a teacher
189 Sid Srinivasan Diamond City Sports What is a diatribe?
a bitter, abusive, lengthy speech or piece of writing
191 Elliana Pagliarini The Valley Breeze Another word for revelation is:
disclosure
192 Nicolás Jakymiw The Post and Courier Where are you most likely to encounter a bailiff?
in a courtroom
193 Salonee Birabar Carolina Panthers Something described as abject:
exists in a low state or condition
194 Connor Norton Pee Dee Education Center Something olfactory:
is connected with the sense of smell
197 Emerson Duck USC Upstate What is a cavalcade?
a procession
198 Oscar Quezada South Dakota News Watch What is a gastronome?
a person who loves high-quality food and drink
199 Josh Verma University of Memphis Pedantry is:
ostentatious presentation of knowledge
200 Jupiter Morrow Tennessee Titans What does a plaintiff do?
begins a lawsuit of some kind
201 Marian Jenkins Tennessee Titans What is a diva?
a person who doesn't work well as part of a team
202 Sariah Titus Kiwanis Club of Abilene An accomplice is someone who:
helps another commit a crime
203 Arnie Parat Education Credit Union What does it mean to annotate?
to make notes that accompany a piece of writing
204 Thivaan Butani SNSB Region Three Bee Something described as cacophonous is:
marked by harsh or discordant sound
205 Corbin Trevino KRIS Communications What is another word for dawdle?
loiter
206 Benjamin Pearson Dallas Sports Commission Another word for prodigious is:
immense
207 Avishka Dudala Dallas Sports Commission A person described as imperious is:
overbearing
208 Krish Manjunath Dallas Sports Commission Which of these is an example of mayhem?
a felonious crime
209 Shaheli De Silva EPISD Education Foundation Epoxy is:
a glue
210 Luke Sturlin Fort Worth Regional Bee Another word for rejuvenate is:
reinvigorate
211 Ridhaan Bhattarai Fort Worth Regional Bee What is depredation?
the act of plundering or pillaging
212 Haven Orsua Houston City College Tungsten is a type of:
metal
213 Logan Bailey Houston City College What does propulsion refer to?
the action of driving forward
214 Zachary Teoh Houston City College To enervate someone is:
to make them weak or feeble
215 Hannah Chavez Laredo Morning Times An addendum is:
a supplementary item added to a book
216 Sreeyansh Pasham SNSB Region Three Bee What does it mean to ruminate?
to carefully think about something
217 Zian Doctolero Ramar Communications What is a montage?
a quick sequence of images that establishes theme, mood, or passage of time
218 Anirudh Roy Rio Grande Valley Newspapers - AIM Media Texas Someone described as squeamish:
is easily nauseated
220 Naithik Yankarla Ector County Independent School District What does it mean to succumb?
to yield to a force or appeal
221 Sierra Oglesby EXIT Realty Advantage What is another word for shenanigans?
pranks
222 Siyona Kandala BASIS Ed Texas and BASIS Texas Charter Schools, Inc. Something described as minacious is:
of a threatening character
223 Timon Zhang Region 3 Education Service Center Which of the following would most likely be described as bleary?
eyes or vision
226 Jahmir Greaux The Virgin Islands Daily News If you forfeit something, you:
lose the right to it because of an error or crime
227 Wesley Kenlon The Park Record A stampede is:
a sudden rush of frightened animals
228 Ashley Bryner Southeast Education Service Center Why would you give kudos?
as praise for an achievement
230 Ray Mishra The City Journals Something described as celestial is:
related to the sky
231 Isa Lyall Garces Vermont Principals Association What does it mean to flourish?
to thrive
232 Layla Barrett Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area What does minutia refer to?
a small or precise detail
233 Israel Mensah Central Rappahannock Regional Library To curtail is:
to shorten in duration or scope
234 Kitcha Shankar Rockingham District Ruritans Which of these would most likely be described as austere?
an empty white room
235 Dhiya Sudhakar Loudoun County Public Schools What is another word for ghastly?
terrible
236 Viky Tanamala Loudoun County Public Schools If something is described as cohesive, it:
fits together naturally and consistently
237 Siya Sampath InsideNoVa/Prince William Which of the following would be called an iris?
a wading bird with a curved beak
Correct answer: a play of colors resembling a rainbow
238 Laasya Mohan Fairfax County Council PTA What does it mean to indict someone?
to charge them with a crime
239 Aadhya Vijayakumar Fairfax County Council PTA If something is described as felonious, it:
relates to a crime that is more serious than a misdemeanor offense
240 Suhani Joshi WHRO Public Media What is a thespian?
an actor
241 Ashvin Pinnamaraju Radford University Who is most likely to throw a tantrum?
a small child when tired or angry
242 Taran Shivkumar Richmond Raceway Someone described as ingenuous is:
sophisticated
Correct answer: naive
243 Raven Amrhein Town Hall Seattle Something done fervently is done:
with a deep intensity of feeling