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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, 2012 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 published Feb. 13, 2012.
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:
insurrection. an act or instance of revolting against civil or political authority or against an established government. “The dictator quickly suppressed the peasants' insurrection.”
synchroscope. a device for showing whether two moving parts are moving in time with each other, or for giving an indication of their relative phase. “The rotary synchroscope is used to parallel two alternators.”
maelstrom. a powerful water current that usually moves in a circular direction with extreme rapidity. “A memorable scene from the movie ‘Fantasia' features the sorcerer's apprentice caught in a maelstrom.”
demagoguery. the principles or practices of rabblerousers. “Economic hardship often gives rise to demagoguery.”
phlebitis. inflammation of a vein. “If phlebitis is not treated early, a blood clot can form in the inflamed vein.”
puerile. boyish or childish. “Mrs. Yolton was not impressed by Tommy's puerile behavior.”
scopate. resembling a brush. “Some cacti have scopate flowers.”
whippoorwill. a nocturnal bird of the eastern United States and Canada that is related to the European night jar. “At camp, Nick recorded the call of a whippoorwill.”
maquette. a preliminary model of something designed. “The article traced the history of the Statue of Liberty from its first maquette in 1870 to its unveiling in 1886.”
isohyetal. relating to or indicating equal rainfall. “The weatherman's map showed isohyetal areas of the Great Plains.”
katharometer. an apparatus for determining the composition of a gas mixture. “With the help of a katharometer, the chemist was able to analyze the engine's exhaust.”
asphodel. any of various Old World usually perennial herbs that bear their flowers in long erect racemes. “Bernice thought that an asphodel would complete the bouquet nicely.”
bacillary. shaped like a rod,or consisting of small rods or rod-like bodies. “Roger did not know which bacillary parasite he was viewing under the microscope.”
misprision. neglect or wrongful performance of official duty. “Judge Goode was guilty of misprision when his decision was influenced by his friendship with the defendant.”
nuciform. like a nut in shape. “Preston gave Anna a box of nuciform chocolate candies.”
xerostomia. abnormal dryness of the mouth due to insufficient secretions. “Xerostomia was one of the drug's side effects.”
cephalalgia. pain inside the head: headache. “Mortimer's cephalalgia made him irritable and short-tempered.”
besom. a broom made with a bundle of twigs. “Milena pretended she was a pioneer, sweeping out the garage with a crudely constructed besom.”
suffrutescent. having a base that is somewhat woody and does not die down each year—used of a plant or stem. “Eunice prunes her suffrutescent shrubs in the fall.”
percnosome. a small body occurring in the androcyte of a fern. “Under the microscope, the dark shape of the percnosome was clearly visible.”
thoracodynia. pain in the chest. “When Grandpa complained of thoracodynia, Dolly immediately took him to the hospital.”
mephitis. a noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalation from the Earth. “Ivy suspected she was approaching the geyser when she smelled a strong mephitis.”
petchary. a gray kingbird. “We saw the petchary alight on the palm tree and heard the cackling cry from which the bird's name derives.”
decussate. shaped like an X. “Each wing of the moth had a decussate marking.”
estrepement. waste or needless destruction of lands; especially damage wrought by a tenant for life. “The tenant's estrepement of the farm had made the land almost useless.”
ramellose. having little branches. “In the biology lab Ramon observed the ramellose extremities of freshwater algae.”
rhinencephalon. the anterior inferior part of the forebrain that is chiefly concerned with the sense of smell. “An electrode was inserted into the rhinencephalon during the experiment.”
blague. talk pretentiously and usually inaccurately or boastfully. “Politicians who blague generally alienate their audiences.”
rachiometer. an instrument for measuring spinal curvatures. “When Kate complained of back problems, her orthopedist used a rachiometer to examine her spine.”
ombrophobous. incapable of withstanding long-continued rain. “Ombrophobous plants would perish in a Seattle garden.”
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 published Feb. 13, 2012.
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:
insurrection. an act or instance of revolting against civil or political authority or against an established government. “The dictator quickly suppressed the peasants' insurrection.”
synchroscope. a device for showing whether two moving parts are moving in time with each other, or for giving an indication of their relative phase. “The rotary synchroscope is used to parallel two alternators.”
maelstrom. a powerful water current that usually moves in a circular direction with extreme rapidity. “A memorable scene from the movie ‘Fantasia' features the sorcerer's apprentice caught in a maelstrom.”
demagoguery. the principles or practices of rabblerousers. “Economic hardship often gives rise to demagoguery.”
phlebitis. inflammation of a vein. “If phlebitis is not treated early, a blood clot can form in the inflamed vein.”
puerile. boyish or childish. “Mrs. Yolton was not impressed by Tommy's puerile behavior.”
scopate. resembling a brush. “Some cacti have scopate flowers.”
whippoorwill. a nocturnal bird of the eastern United States and Canada that is related to the European night jar. “At camp, Nick recorded the call of a whippoorwill.”
maquette. a preliminary model of something designed. “The article traced the history of the Statue of Liberty from its first maquette in 1870 to its unveiling in 1886.”
isohyetal. relating to or indicating equal rainfall. “The weatherman's map showed isohyetal areas of the Great Plains.”
katharometer. an apparatus for determining the composition of a gas mixture. “With the help of a katharometer, the chemist was able to analyze the engine's exhaust.”
asphodel. any of various Old World usually perennial herbs that bear their flowers in long erect racemes. “Bernice thought that an asphodel would complete the bouquet nicely.”
bacillary. shaped like a rod,or consisting of small rods or rod-like bodies. “Roger did not know which bacillary parasite he was viewing under the microscope.”
misprision. neglect or wrongful performance of official duty. “Judge Goode was guilty of misprision when his decision was influenced by his friendship with the defendant.”
nuciform. like a nut in shape. “Preston gave Anna a box of nuciform chocolate candies.”
xerostomia. abnormal dryness of the mouth due to insufficient secretions. “Xerostomia was one of the drug's side effects.”
cephalalgia. pain inside the head: headache. “Mortimer's cephalalgia made him irritable and short-tempered.”
besom. a broom made with a bundle of twigs. “Milena pretended she was a pioneer, sweeping out the garage with a crudely constructed besom.”
suffrutescent. having a base that is somewhat woody and does not die down each year—used of a plant or stem. “Eunice prunes her suffrutescent shrubs in the fall.”
percnosome. a small body occurring in the androcyte of a fern. “Under the microscope, the dark shape of the percnosome was clearly visible.”
thoracodynia. pain in the chest. “When Grandpa complained of thoracodynia, Dolly immediately took him to the hospital.”
mephitis. a noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalation from the Earth. “Ivy suspected she was approaching the geyser when she smelled a strong mephitis.”
petchary. a gray kingbird. “We saw the petchary alight on the palm tree and heard the cackling cry from which the bird's name derives.”
decussate. shaped like an X. “Each wing of the moth had a decussate marking.”
estrepement. waste or needless destruction of lands; especially damage wrought by a tenant for life. “The tenant's estrepement of the farm had made the land almost useless.”
ramellose. having little branches. “In the biology lab Ramon observed the ramellose extremities of freshwater algae.”
rhinencephalon. the anterior inferior part of the forebrain that is chiefly concerned with the sense of smell. “An electrode was inserted into the rhinencephalon during the experiment.”
blague. talk pretentiously and usually inaccurately or boastfully. “Politicians who blague generally alienate their audiences.”
rachiometer. an instrument for measuring spinal curvatures. “When Kate complained of back problems, her orthopedist used a rachiometer to examine her spine.”
ombrophobous. incapable of withstanding long-continued rain. “Ombrophobous plants would perish in a Seattle garden.”
