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The News-Review and the Roseburg Kiwanis Club will be once again sponsoring a Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, April 21,at Wildlife Safari.
Words will appear every Monday on the Schools Page. The word list can also be accessed at our website, www.nrtoday.com by clicking on the ‘Spelling Bee' link under the Community tab or by directly entering www.nrtoday.com/spellingbee. The last word list will be publishedFeb. 13.
The County Spelling Bee champion will go home with a trophy and a new computer system. Trophies and other 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 541-679-1251.
For more information contact County Spelling Bee Co-Coordinator Rick Pasley at 541-957-4293 or rpasley@nrtoday.com. For questions regarding the website list, contact our news clerk at 541-957-4212 or newsclerk@nrtoday.com.
SPELLING WORDS:
counterfeit. Imitate fraudulently. “Herman got caught trying to counterfeit $20 bills using a color copier.”
narcoleptic. 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.”
rotisserie. 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.”
toxicosis. A pathological condition caused by the action of a poison or toxin. “The chihuahua exhibited no symptoms of toxicosis after eating the soap.”
gestapo. 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.”
peristyle. 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.”
numismatist. 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.”
fissure. 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.”
hydrangea. 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 .”
cryptographer. 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.”
crescendo. A swelling in volume of sound, especially in playing or singing music. “The chorus ended the song with a crescendo of ‘hallelujahs.'”
metallurgist. A specialist in the study of the structure and properties of metals. “Theobald hired a metallurgist to evaluate the ore deposits on his ranch.”
anthography. The description of flowers. “A botanist, Wilbur excelled in anthography.”
selenologist. An astronomer who specializes in the study of the Moon. “The selenologist gave a description of the chief craters of the moonscape.”
edifice. A building; especially: a large or massive structure. “The Capitol is an impressive edifice topped with a dome.”
conjunctivitis. Inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids. “In common parlance, conjunctivitis is known as ‘pinkeye.'”
languid. Sluggish in character or disposition. “In India Mary had always felt hot and too languid to care much about anything. “
polyphony. Musical composition in simultaneous and harmonizing but melodically independent and individual parts or voices. “The movement gradually expanded into a suave polyphony.”
sousaphone. A large circular tuba having a flaring adjustable bell. “The band director was looking for someone who could play the sousaphone.”
coaration. Cooperative tilling of soil as practiced by early village communities. “The villagers found that coaration was the most efficient system for cultivating the land.”
steppe. One of the vast tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia that are usually level and without forests. “The tourists explored the steppe in search of exotic wildlife.”
poliomyelitis. An acute infectious viral disease characterized by fever, motor paralysis, and atrophy of skeletal muscles often with permanent disability and deformity. “Up to about 40 years ago, poliomyelitis often meant a lifetime on crutches or in an iron lung.”
keratoderma. A hard, callous condition of the skin. “The patient's keratoderma caused him pain and loss of movement.”
centrifuge. A machine for whirling fluids rapidly to separate substances of different densities. “A centrifuge was used to separate the cream from the milk.”
parallax. The apparent displacement or the difference in apparent direction of an object as seen from two different points not on a straight line with the object. “Sujata carefully allowed for the parallax when framing the picture in her viewfinder.”
envisage. Have a mental picture of in advance of realization. “Benjamin could scarcely envisage the scale of the project, so he broke it down into smaller, more manageable units.”
truculent. Feeling or evincing savage ferocity: fierce. “Hunger makes the tiger a truculent hunter.”
geochrony. A system of time divisions used in geology. “In geochrony, time is divided into eras, periods, and epochs.”
pleurisy. Inflammation of the membrane lining the chest cavity and enveloping the lungs. “Pleurisy, causing fluid to accumulate in Zachary's chest cavity, further complicated his pneumonia.”
staccato. Marked by short clear-cut playing or singing of tones or chords. “Marcia practiced the staccato passage in the etude.”
Words will appear every Monday on the Schools Page. The word list can also be accessed at our website, www.nrtoday.com by clicking on the ‘Spelling Bee' link under the Community tab or by directly entering www.nrtoday.com/spellingbee. The last word list will be publishedFeb. 13.
The County Spelling Bee champion will go home with a trophy and a new computer system. Trophies and other 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 541-679-1251.
For more information contact County Spelling Bee Co-Coordinator Rick Pasley at 541-957-4293 or rpasley@nrtoday.com. For questions regarding the website list, contact our news clerk at 541-957-4212 or newsclerk@nrtoday.com.
SPELLING WORDS:
counterfeit. Imitate fraudulently. “Herman got caught trying to counterfeit $20 bills using a color copier.”
narcoleptic. 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.”
rotisserie. 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.”
toxicosis. A pathological condition caused by the action of a poison or toxin. “The chihuahua exhibited no symptoms of toxicosis after eating the soap.”
gestapo. 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.”
peristyle. 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.”
numismatist. 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.”
fissure. 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.”
hydrangea. 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 .”
cryptographer. 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.”
crescendo. A swelling in volume of sound, especially in playing or singing music. “The chorus ended the song with a crescendo of ‘hallelujahs.'”
metallurgist. A specialist in the study of the structure and properties of metals. “Theobald hired a metallurgist to evaluate the ore deposits on his ranch.”
anthography. The description of flowers. “A botanist, Wilbur excelled in anthography.”
selenologist. An astronomer who specializes in the study of the Moon. “The selenologist gave a description of the chief craters of the moonscape.”
edifice. A building; especially: a large or massive structure. “The Capitol is an impressive edifice topped with a dome.”
conjunctivitis. Inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids. “In common parlance, conjunctivitis is known as ‘pinkeye.'”
languid. Sluggish in character or disposition. “In India Mary had always felt hot and too languid to care much about anything. “
polyphony. Musical composition in simultaneous and harmonizing but melodically independent and individual parts or voices. “The movement gradually expanded into a suave polyphony.”
sousaphone. A large circular tuba having a flaring adjustable bell. “The band director was looking for someone who could play the sousaphone.”
coaration. Cooperative tilling of soil as practiced by early village communities. “The villagers found that coaration was the most efficient system for cultivating the land.”
steppe. One of the vast tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia that are usually level and without forests. “The tourists explored the steppe in search of exotic wildlife.”
poliomyelitis. An acute infectious viral disease characterized by fever, motor paralysis, and atrophy of skeletal muscles often with permanent disability and deformity. “Up to about 40 years ago, poliomyelitis often meant a lifetime on crutches or in an iron lung.”
keratoderma. A hard, callous condition of the skin. “The patient's keratoderma caused him pain and loss of movement.”
centrifuge. A machine for whirling fluids rapidly to separate substances of different densities. “A centrifuge was used to separate the cream from the milk.”
parallax. The apparent displacement or the difference in apparent direction of an object as seen from two different points not on a straight line with the object. “Sujata carefully allowed for the parallax when framing the picture in her viewfinder.”
envisage. Have a mental picture of in advance of realization. “Benjamin could scarcely envisage the scale of the project, so he broke it down into smaller, more manageable units.”
truculent. Feeling or evincing savage ferocity: fierce. “Hunger makes the tiger a truculent hunter.”
geochrony. A system of time divisions used in geology. “In geochrony, time is divided into eras, periods, and epochs.”
pleurisy. Inflammation of the membrane lining the chest cavity and enveloping the lungs. “Pleurisy, causing fluid to accumulate in Zachary's chest cavity, further complicated his pneumonia.”
staccato. Marked by short clear-cut playing or singing of tones or chords. “Marcia practiced the staccato passage in the etude.”
