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The News-Review and the Roseburg Kiwanis Club are once again sponsoring the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, April 24 at Wildlife Safari. Below are study words for the 2004 Bee. Words will appear every Monday on the Schools Page. The County Spelling Bee champion will go home with a trophy and new computer system.
Trophies and prizes will also be awarded through fourth place.
All districts, private schools, and home schooled students in the fifth through eighth grades are invited to participate. Students wishing to enter elimination rounds in their district need to sign up with their school's spelling bee coordinator. Home schooled students should contact the Home School Spelling Bee Coordinator at 679-1251.
For more information contact County Spelling Bee Coordinator Amy McMaster, 957-4289.
FINAL Spelling word LIST:
<b>laurel.</b> Any of several plants of the heath family. “Monica and her friends went hiking last weekend to see the mountain laurel in bloom.”
<b>notoriety.</b> The condition of being an object of wide or general attention, interest and comment for something reprehensible or scandalous. “A red convertible enhanced Thurmon's notoriety.”
<b>rivalless.</b> Being without a competitive equal. “The young Russian couple was considered rivalless in the world of ice dancing.”
<b>tentacled.</b> Having elongate flexible simple or branched processes that are borne by animals chiefly on the head or about the mouth. “All tentacled animals fascinate Kevin, but jellyfish are his favorite.”
<b>adjournment.</b> The act of putting off further proceedings either indefinitely or until a later stated time. “Judge Harcourt refused to grant the defendant's request for an adjournment and ordered the trial to continue.”
<b>amity.</b> Friendship and goodwill, especially as characterized by mutual acceptance and tolerance of potentially antagonistic standpoints or aims. “The natural amity between Avital and her sister has helped them maintain strong ties through many family disagreements.”
<b>boisterous.</b> Full of exuberant uninhibited and often excessive spirits. “The locker room was boisterous after the championship.”
<b>proliferate.</b> Grow by rapid or repeated production of new parts or of buds or offspring. “Blackberry vines will proliferate very quickly if they are not cut back.”
<b>feasibility.</b> The capability of being done, executed or effected. “Engineers are studying the feasibility of constructing a tunnel under the river.”
<b>idolization.</b> The act of Loving or revering to excess, or the state of being revered to excess. “The public's idolization of celebrities inevitably causes them to change the nature of their public contacts.”
<b>megalopolis.</b> A very large city. “Without community growth guidelines, a moderately sized city could become a megalopolis like Los Angeles in just a few decades.”
<b>nymphal.</b> Of, relating to, or being an insect in the late larval stage of development. “The spinose ear tick attaches inside an animal's ear during the parasitic larval and nymphal stages.”
<b>parfait.</b> A cold dessert consisting of alternating layers of fruit, syrup, ice cream and whipped cream. “Following a light lunch, Carmen ordered a parfait of tropical fruits.”
<b>replicate.</b> Duplicate, repeat. “For an experiment to be considered valid, scientists must be able to replicate it independently.”
<b>unvaccinated.</b> Not being inoculated with a vaccine in order to produce immunity. “The injured, unvaccinated horse was given a tetanus antitoxin shot.”
<b>affinity.</b> Attraction to or liking for. “After six months' practice, Charles found he had no affinity for golf.”
<b>credenza.</b> A sideboard, buffet or bookcase without legs whose base rests flat on the floor. “Robin's CDs are on the second shelf of the credenza.”
<b>gaseous.</b> Having the form of or being gas. “Steam is water in its gaseous state.”
<b>hydrocortisone.</b> A crystalline hormone that is used in the treatment of certain allergic diseases. “At one time available only in compounds prescribed by doctors, hydrocortisone is now found in many over-the-counter medications.”
<b>macrodont.</b> Having large teeth. “Little Red Riding Hood found it strange that her grandmother had become a macrodont creature since their last visit.”
<b>pernicious.</b> Highly injurious or destructive: deadly. “The graffito was traced to a cult, whose pernicious influence was widely known.”
<b>tofu.</b> Bean curd. “Charmagne ordered Thai rice noodles with tofu.”
<b>decrement.</b> The act or process of gradually becoming less: decrease. “The game warden explained that a deer herd suffers no decrement if the legal hunting take is not permitted to exceed 20 percent of the total herd.”
<b>feint.</b> Make a pretense of. “George broke his hand when he attempted to feint a punch at the wall but overshot his target.”
<b>goateed.</b> Having a small trim pointed or tufted beard on the chin. “The portly, goateed restaurant owner stopped by each table to ask how everything was.”
<b>kudos.</b> Praises given for achievement. “Daphne received many kudos from the drama coach after her performance in the school play.”
<b>mycophagous.</b> Feeding on fungi. “Because they are mycophagous, ladybugs are good for gardens.”
<b>plumose.</b> Having feathers or plumes: feathered. “Emily's plumose mask was a hit at the Mardi Gras party.”
<b>pneumothorax.</b> A state in which air or other gas is present in the pleural cavity. “The paramedic acted quickly to prevent a potentially debilitating pneumothorax in the accident victim.”
<b>circinate.</b> Rounded in outline: characterized by or having the form of a flat coil of which the apex is the center. “The retracted tongue of a butterfly forms a circinate coil.”
Trophies and prizes will also be awarded through fourth place.
All districts, private schools, and home schooled students in the fifth through eighth grades are invited to participate. Students wishing to enter elimination rounds in their district need to sign up with their school's spelling bee coordinator. Home schooled students should contact the Home School Spelling Bee Coordinator at 679-1251.
For more information contact County Spelling Bee Coordinator Amy McMaster, 957-4289.
FINAL Spelling word LIST:
<b>laurel.</b> Any of several plants of the heath family. “Monica and her friends went hiking last weekend to see the mountain laurel in bloom.”
<b>notoriety.</b> The condition of being an object of wide or general attention, interest and comment for something reprehensible or scandalous. “A red convertible enhanced Thurmon's notoriety.”
<b>rivalless.</b> Being without a competitive equal. “The young Russian couple was considered rivalless in the world of ice dancing.”
<b>tentacled.</b> Having elongate flexible simple or branched processes that are borne by animals chiefly on the head or about the mouth. “All tentacled animals fascinate Kevin, but jellyfish are his favorite.”
<b>adjournment.</b> The act of putting off further proceedings either indefinitely or until a later stated time. “Judge Harcourt refused to grant the defendant's request for an adjournment and ordered the trial to continue.”
<b>amity.</b> Friendship and goodwill, especially as characterized by mutual acceptance and tolerance of potentially antagonistic standpoints or aims. “The natural amity between Avital and her sister has helped them maintain strong ties through many family disagreements.”
<b>boisterous.</b> Full of exuberant uninhibited and often excessive spirits. “The locker room was boisterous after the championship.”
<b>proliferate.</b> Grow by rapid or repeated production of new parts or of buds or offspring. “Blackberry vines will proliferate very quickly if they are not cut back.”
<b>feasibility.</b> The capability of being done, executed or effected. “Engineers are studying the feasibility of constructing a tunnel under the river.”
<b>idolization.</b> The act of Loving or revering to excess, or the state of being revered to excess. “The public's idolization of celebrities inevitably causes them to change the nature of their public contacts.”
<b>megalopolis.</b> A very large city. “Without community growth guidelines, a moderately sized city could become a megalopolis like Los Angeles in just a few decades.”
<b>nymphal.</b> Of, relating to, or being an insect in the late larval stage of development. “The spinose ear tick attaches inside an animal's ear during the parasitic larval and nymphal stages.”
<b>parfait.</b> A cold dessert consisting of alternating layers of fruit, syrup, ice cream and whipped cream. “Following a light lunch, Carmen ordered a parfait of tropical fruits.”
<b>replicate.</b> Duplicate, repeat. “For an experiment to be considered valid, scientists must be able to replicate it independently.”
<b>unvaccinated.</b> Not being inoculated with a vaccine in order to produce immunity. “The injured, unvaccinated horse was given a tetanus antitoxin shot.”
<b>affinity.</b> Attraction to or liking for. “After six months' practice, Charles found he had no affinity for golf.”
<b>credenza.</b> A sideboard, buffet or bookcase without legs whose base rests flat on the floor. “Robin's CDs are on the second shelf of the credenza.”
<b>gaseous.</b> Having the form of or being gas. “Steam is water in its gaseous state.”
<b>hydrocortisone.</b> A crystalline hormone that is used in the treatment of certain allergic diseases. “At one time available only in compounds prescribed by doctors, hydrocortisone is now found in many over-the-counter medications.”
<b>macrodont.</b> Having large teeth. “Little Red Riding Hood found it strange that her grandmother had become a macrodont creature since their last visit.”
<b>pernicious.</b> Highly injurious or destructive: deadly. “The graffito was traced to a cult, whose pernicious influence was widely known.”
<b>tofu.</b> Bean curd. “Charmagne ordered Thai rice noodles with tofu.”
<b>decrement.</b> The act or process of gradually becoming less: decrease. “The game warden explained that a deer herd suffers no decrement if the legal hunting take is not permitted to exceed 20 percent of the total herd.”
<b>feint.</b> Make a pretense of. “George broke his hand when he attempted to feint a punch at the wall but overshot his target.”
<b>goateed.</b> Having a small trim pointed or tufted beard on the chin. “The portly, goateed restaurant owner stopped by each table to ask how everything was.”
<b>kudos.</b> Praises given for achievement. “Daphne received many kudos from the drama coach after her performance in the school play.”
<b>mycophagous.</b> Feeding on fungi. “Because they are mycophagous, ladybugs are good for gardens.”
<b>plumose.</b> Having feathers or plumes: feathered. “Emily's plumose mask was a hit at the Mardi Gras party.”
<b>pneumothorax.</b> A state in which air or other gas is present in the pleural cavity. “The paramedic acted quickly to prevent a potentially debilitating pneumothorax in the accident victim.”
<b>circinate.</b> Rounded in outline: characterized by or having the form of a flat coil of which the apex is the center. “The retracted tongue of a butterfly forms a circinate coil.”
