2024 Results

Round 7 - Vocabulary Round

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No. Speller's Name Speller's Sponsor Question Answer Given
4 Esha Marupudi Arizona Educational Foundation Someone described as quixotic tends to be:
idealistic
13 Aiden Meng San Ramon Valley Rotary Club Where would one find the antipodes?
on the opposite side of the earth
18 Sydney Tran The Orange County Register/O.C. Department of Education If something is described as brackish, it is:
salty
19 Kamya Balaji Los Angeles County Office of Education What does it mean to be mercurial?
characterized by unpredictable changeableness
22 Victoria Li Riverside County Office of Education What is terra firma?
dry land or solid ground
31 David Wang Cape Breton University What does it mean to welter?
to toss about, as in waves
37 Siara Husain First State Educate What is usury?
the voluntary violation of an oath or vow
Correct answer: an illegally high interest rate charged to a borrower
45 Nikhil Sha Miami Herald Ochre is:
a moderate orange yellow color
47 Aiden Westover Foundation For Orange County Public Schools Something described as dilatory would cause:
delay
111 Minna Danziger Traverse City Record-Eagle A pueblo is a type of:
settlement
129 Natalie Linthicum Mosaic Life Care Foundation What is another word for gainsay?
earn
Correct answer: contradict
131 Ruby Wang Montana Television Network A person described as a desperado is:
a bandit
139 Daniel Rotem Care NJ Someone described as censorious is given to:
discovering and condemning social or moral errors
145 Reed Laursen Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES What is a fjord?
a deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs
155 Holden Good Carolina Panthers Another word for aplomb is:
poise
182 Akshaj Somisetty Pennon Education What is a shellacking?
a sales pitch from a promoter
Correct answer: a decisive or humiliating defeat
207 Faizan Zaki Dallas Sports Commission What is a yawp?
a raucous noise
212 Luke Nguyen Houston Community College Something that is baleful is:
evil
213 Zachary Teoh Houston Community College What is a bugbear?
a carnivorous plant
Correct answer: a continuing source of irritation
237 Harper Cox Richmond Raceway What is an exegesis?
a critical interpretation of a text
243 Eli Jernigan Sweetwater County BOCES A toady is a person who:
will not pay their debts
Correct answer: acts in a submissive manner