The News-Review and the Roseburg Kiwanis Club are once again sponsoring the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Wildlife Safari.

Words will appear every Monday on the School Page, starting Nov. 13. The word list can also be accessed at our Website, www.newsreview.info by clicking on the ‘Spelling Bee’ link under Education, or by going to www.newsreview.info/section/SPELLINGBEE. The last word list will be published Feb. 12.

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 at 957-4289 or amcmaster@newsreview.info. With questions regarding the Website list, contact Evan Kruse, 957-4205 or Evan.Kruse@newsreview.info.

<h2>SPELLING WORDS:</h2>

<b>cinnamon.</b> A culinary spice prepared from the bark of certain tropical trees. "Akbar likes cinnamon in his hot chocolate."

<b>rescind.</b> Repeal. "The new bill would rescind several outdated laws."

<b>nicotinism.</b> The effect of the excessive use of tobacco. "Patients who suffer from nicotinism exhibit lung and heart problems."

<b>dissertation.</b> A substantial paper that is submitted to the faculty of a university by a candidate for an advanced degree. "Dr. Romano wrote his dissertation on a Brazilian slave rebellion."

<b>ascension.</b> The act or process of moving upward. "Buzz noticed the ascension of smoke from the chimney."

<b>buccaneer.</b> One of the pirates preying upon Spanish ships and settlements especially in the West Indies in the seventeenth century. "In the school play Eric has the role of a swashbuckling buccaneer."

<b>crotchety.</b> Subject to whims, crankiness or ill temper. "Not getting enough sleep usually makes Trudy crotchety in the morning."

<b>recessional.</b> A musical piece played at the end of a play, performance, or service while the audience or congregation is leaving. "The church service ended with an organ recessional."

</b>sauntered.</b> Walked about idly and in a leisurely manner. "Count von Saurau sauntered along the shore with not a care in the world."

<b>osteoporosis.</b> A condition characterized by decrease in bone mass with decreased density and enlargement of bone spaces producing porosity and fragility. "Diane's doctor recommended increasing her calcium intake to prevent osteoporosis."

<b>counterfeit.</b> Imitate fraudulently. "Herman got caught trying to counterfeit $20 bills using a color copier."

<b>narcoleptic.</b> Of, relating to, or affected with a transient compulsive tendency to attacks of deep sleep usually of unknown causes. "Steve becomes narcoleptic whenever he is under great stress."

<b>rotisserie.</b> A cooking appliance with a spit on which food is rotated over a source of heat. "Herb cooked the chicken on a rotisserie over his gas grill."

<b>toxicosis.</b> A pathological condition caused by the action of a poison or toxin. "The chihuahua exhibited no symptoms of toxicosis after eating the soap."

<b>gestapo.</b> A secret-police organization that operates especially against persons suspected of treason or sedition and employs means held to be underhanded or terrorist. "In the novel, morality became nothing more than subservience to the dictates of the ruthless gestapo."

<b>peristyle.</b> A range of roof-supporting columns together with their entablature on all sides of a building or an inner court. "The peristyle of the ancient Roman domus contained the living quarters."

<b>numismatist.</b> A specialist in the study of coins: a coin collector. "When Emery wanted to know the value of a coin, he showed it to his neighbor, who was a numismatist."

<b>fissure.</b> A narrow opening, chasm, or crack of some length and considerable depth usually occurring from some breaking, rending, or parting. "A fissure ran through Irene's backyard after the earthquake."

<b>hydrangea.</b> A plant having ample white or tinted flower clusters in which all or most of the flowers are sterile. "In the movie 'It's a Wonderful Life,' Mary hid in the hydrangea after her robe fell off ."

<b>cryptographer.</b> One that practices the art of preparing or reading messages in a form intended to prevent their being read by those not privy to secrets of the form. "An inveterate cryptographer, Rico enjoys searching ordinary writing samples for hidden messages."

<b>crescendo.</b> A swelling in volume of sound, especially in playing or singing music. "The chorus ended the song with a crescendo of 'hallelujahs.'"

<b>metallurgist.</b> A specialist in the study of the structure and properties of metals. "Theobald hired a metallurgist to evaluate the ore deposits on his ranch."

<b>anthography.</b> The description of flowers. "A botanist, Wilbur excelled in anthography."

<b>selenologist.</b> An astronomer who specializes in the study of the Moon. "The selenologist gave a description of the chief craters of the moonscape."

<b>edifice.</b> A building; especially: a large or massive structure. "The Capitol is an impressive edifice topped with a dome."