2026 Results
Round 5 - Vocabulary Round
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Spellers eliminated in this round finished in 67th place (tied).
| No. | Speller's Name | Speller's Sponsor | Question | Answer Given |
| 5 | Esha Marupudi | Arizona Educational Foundation | Something that is pertinent is: |
relevant
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| 12 | Rithvi Balajee | San Ramon Valley Rotary Club | What does it mean to relinquish something? |
to agree to give it up
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| 13 | Aiden Meng | San Ramon Valley Rotary Club | An ordeal is: |
a trying experience that tests character or endurance
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| 17 | Warren Li | The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools | What does it mean to infringe on something? |
to trespass or intrude on it
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| 19 | Olive O’Brien | Los Angeles County Office of Education | An oration is a type of: |
formal public speech
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| 20 | Oliver Halkett | Los Angeles County Office of Education | Something described as precarious is characterized by: |
lack of security or stability
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| 23 | Victoria Li | Riverside County Office of Education | A profusion is: |
an overpowering quantity
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| 29 | Shrey Parikh | San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools | What is an edict? |
a public command or ordinance
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| 30 | Abheri Sureddi | San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools | Something described as impenetrable is: |
impossible to breach or enter
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| 31 | Benjamin Reinhard | ABC 10News | Someone who is fastidious: |
has a meticulous, demanding attitude
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| 32 | Charlie Huang | Sage | What is guile? |
crafty or deceitful cunning
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| 34 | Iris Sharmaguo | Armbrae Academy | How would a rampart be used? |
as an entrance to a highway
Correct answer: as a defensive fortification
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| 35 | Arshan Shahriar | ECU - A Division of WFCU Credit Union | Something described as copious is: |
present in large quantity
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| 36 | Isaac Brogan | WFCU Credit Union | If someone is pensive, they: |
are given to serious thoughtfulness
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| 38 | Nikhil Ganta | The Denver Post | If something is verbose, it: |
contains more words than necessary
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| 42 | Zwe Spacetime | The Washington Informer | What is a morsel? |
a small piece or quantity of food
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| 51 | Louis Avetis | Orange County Public Schools | What does it mean to frolic? |
to play happily
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| 53 | Moksh Maru | SNSB Region Two Bee | If something is inadvertent, it is: |
inadequate
Correct answer: unintentional
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| 56 | Sarv Dharavane | Georgia Association of Educators | If you divulge something, you: |
make it known
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| 57 | Sreeya Lakkimsetti | Georgia Association of Educators | What is a pegasus? |
a mythical winged horse
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| 64 | Seraj Zerhouni | Chicago Public Schools | If something is utopian, it is: |
related to imaginary perfection
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| 69 | Yahya Mohammed | Kane County Regional Office of Education | What is an ignoramus? |
an utterly uninformed person
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| 73 | Isa Zaid | Peoria Public Library | Someone described as cosmopolitan is: |
worldly and sophisticated
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| 75 | Aditi Mopur | Lake County Regional Office of Education | If you tantalize someone, you: |
make them want something they cannot have
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| 76 | Shruthi Ayyagari | DuPage Regional Office of Education | Someone described as sanctimonious would most likely: |
exhibit elevated principles in order to impress
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| 82 | Leo Furlong | Ball State University - WIPB-TV | Someone described as bombastic is marked by: |
a pretentious inflated style of speech or writing
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| 92 | Sanil Thorat | SNSB Region Three Bee | If something is unequivocal, it: |
slopes steeply on one side
Correct answer: expresses only one meaning
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| 95 | Lauren Merillana | The Meakem Group | Something described as clamorous is: |
noisy
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| 96 | Thanvi Gatamaneni | Howard County Library | If you nullify something, you: |
reduce it to nothing
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| 97 | Vivaan Chintawar | Frederick County Public Libraries | Something described as culinary relates to: |
cooking or the kitchen
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| 102 | Adarsh Venkannagari | The REAL Program | Something that is done sparingly is done in a manner that is: |
economical in its use of resources
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| 103 | Aiden Galligan | The Martha's Vineyard Times | Something that is potable is: |
capable of being carried
Correct answer: safe for drinking
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| 113 | PJ Vanderheiden | The Minnesota Service Cooperatives | What is a fledgling? |
someone or something that is newly formed or active
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| 118 | Wade Salvey | The Minnesota Service Cooperatives | If something is mottled, it is: |
marked with spots of different colors
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| 124 | Ananya Aggarwal | Columbia Missourian | Someone described as disconsolate is: |
deeply sad or dejected
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| 132 | Sarah Fernandes | Omaha Sports Commission | To inhibit is to: |
repress or restrain
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| 133 | Priya Konduru | The Public Education Foundation | If you receive comeuppance, you get: |
a deserved penalty
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| 135 | Kaz Kuldiloke | New Hampshire Union Leader | What is a moniker? |
a name or nickname
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| 136 | Keona-Dannette Osae-Twum | Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs | Plumage refers to: |
the feathers of a bird
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| 137 | Ishaan Gupta | Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development | Someone described as despotic displays: |
the oppressive exercise of absolute power
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| 138 | Akshara Jagannathan | Sidelines and Stages | What is an incendiary? |
a paid magistrate dealing with police cases
Correct answer: a person who inflames factions and promotes quarrels
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| 139 | Isaac Geremew | WHYY | Someone described as lackadaisical is: |
devoid of energy or spirit
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| 146 | YY Liang | SNSB Region Four Bee | Secularism is a view of life that excludes: |
religious considerations
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| 148 | Jay Nayak | NYC Department of Education | Someone described as petulant is: |
impatient or short-tempered
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| 153 | Newton Temojo | Spellingbee in Nigeria | To dissuade means to: |
ignore warning signs
Correct answer: convince someone not to do something
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| 155 | Kushi Gottimukkala | Carolina Panthers | What is a vernacular? |
a language of a particular place
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| 156 | Phaneendra Bulusu | Carolina Panthers | If something is concave, it: |
has a shape that curves inwards
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| 157 | Harini Jayakumar | Carolina Panthers | What is topography? |
the practice of representing details such as elevation on maps or charts
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| 158 | Sach Akella | Carolina Panthers | Something described as abysmal is: |
extremely low or wretched
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| 163 | Chilaka Ugobi | ND Association of County Superintendents | What is panache? |
swagger or flamboyance in style and action
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| 167 | Meenakshi Vodela | WCPO 9 | What is acrimony? |
an allowance paid for the completion of chores
Correct answer: sharpness in words or manner
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| 169 | Tia Geisler | ESC of the Western Reserve | Someone who is considered seditious: |
tends to incite revolt against constituted authority
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| 179 | Jayden Le | Oklahoma City Community College | Something described as inane is: |
immobile or stationary
Correct answer: shallow or silly
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| 180 | William Fuller | 2 News Oklahoma | Someone described as torpid: |
lacks energy
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| 182 | Yohaan Damani | Chester County Intermediate Unit | What is flippancy? |
a lack of seriousness in considering matters of importance
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| 185 | Joey Anandh | Delaware County Intermediate Unit | What is a tirade? |
a long speech with harsh language
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| 186 | Jayden Jiang | WHYY | Something described as cadaverous is: |
pale like a corpse
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| 193 | Salonee Birabar | Carolina Panthers | Something described as visceral is: |
felt in the inner being
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| 194 | Connor Norton | Pee Dee Education Center | Circumlocution refers to: |
the use of indirect or roundabout language
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| 203 | Arnie Parat | Education Credit Union | If someone is described as urbane, they are: |
polished or suave in manner
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| 204 | Thivaan Butani | SNSB Region Three Bee | What does it mean to quash something? |
to put an end to it
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| 205 | Corbin Trevino | KRIS Communications | What is a scintilla? |
a barely perceptible amount
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| 207 | Avishka Dudala | Dallas Sports Commission | A person described as foolhardy is: |
daring but lacking judgment
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| 208 | Krish Manjunath | Dallas Sports Commission | If something is prosaic, it is: |
unimaginative in style or expression
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| 213 | Logan Bailey | Houston City College | Something described as grandiose is: |
marked by arrogance or absurd exaggeration
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| 214 | Zachary Teoh | Houston City College | Pragmatism is a philosophy marked by: |
an emphasis on practical results
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| 218 | Anirudh Roy | Rio Grande Valley Newspapers - AIM Media Texas | Zenith refers to: |
the highest or culminating point
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| 222 | Siyona Kandala | BASIS Ed Texas and BASIS Texas Charter Schools, Inc. | If something is binaural, it: |
involves or relates to two ears
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| 229 | Roshan Kaushik | FOX 13 Utah | What does it mean to inculcate someone? |
to blame or incriminate them
Correct answer: to teach them by frequent repetition
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| 230 | Ray Mishra | The City Journals | If something is ballistic, it is related to: |
missiles
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| 234 | Kitcha Shankar | Rockingham District Ruritans | A salvo is: |
a food or drink that stimulates the appetite
Correct answer: a sudden eruption or explosion
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| 236 | Viky Tanamala | Loudoun County Public Schools | Something described as arcane is: |
known only to a very few
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| 237 | Siya Sampath | InsideNoVa/Prince William | Something described as unsullied is: |
spotlessly clean
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| 238 | Laasya Mohan | Fairfax County Council PTA | What is balderdash? |
nonsense or empty talk
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| 240 | Suhani Joshi | WHRO Public Media | Something described as bucolic relates to: |
abdominal pain
Correct answer: rural life
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| 242 | Taran Shivkumar | Richmond Raceway | Something described as draconian is marked by: |
extreme severity or cruelty
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| 243 | Raven Amrhein | Town Hall Seattle | What is asperity? |
the action or fact of knowing or understanding
Correct answer: roughness of manner or of temper
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| 246 | Ethan Robert | Wisconsin State Journal | Something described as cherubic resembles: |
a childlike angel
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