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Quiz about Winning National Spelling Bee Words

Winning National Spelling Bee Words Quiz

A Spelling Bee, choose the correct word spelling from the list of four. All of the words are Winning National Spelling Bee words. I'll give you the first dictionary definition, unfortunately I can't give the pronunciation. Definitions taken from the Abri

A multiple-choice quiz by googoodoll1020. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
googoodoll1020

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,132

Updated
Oct 21 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

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8487

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Question 1 of 15

1. Noun: A widely cultivated plant with sword-shaped leaves Hint

Gladyolus

Gladiolus

Gladyolous

Gladiolous

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Question 2 of 15

2. Adj.: Comprehensible Hint

Intelligable

Intellagable

Intellagible

Intelligible

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Question 3 of 15

3. Adj.: Something which misuses, desecrates, or profanes something sacred. Hint

Sacreligious

Sacriligious

Sacreligeous

Sacrilegious

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Question 4 of 15

4. Noun: An apparatus or system for making visual signals, as with flags, lights or movable arms. Hint

Semiphore

Semaphore

Semafore

Semifore

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Question 5 of 15

5. Noun: A green plant pigment essential in photosynthesis. Hint

Cloriphyl

Chlorophyll

Clorophyll

Chlorophil

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Question 6 of 15

6. Noun: A decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or a chapter. Hint

Vignette

Vinette

Vingette

Vingete

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Question 7 of 15

7. Noun: Joint Sovereignty. Hint

Condominium

Condominimum

Condomineum

Condominiem

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Question 8 of 15

8. Noun: A servile flatterer of important people. Hint

Sycophant

Psychophant

Syncophant

Sycephant

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Question 9 of 15

9. Noun: A noncontagious skin inflammation marked by itching and sores that become crusty and scaly. Hint

Ekzema

Egzema

Eckzema

Eczema

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Question 10 of 15

10. Noun: A large, edible saltwater mollusk having an ear shaped shell. Hint

Abilony

Abalony

Abelone

Abalone

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Question 11 of 15

11. Verb: To soften or separate by soaking or steeping. Hint

Macerate

Macserrate

Mascerate

Maserrate

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Question 12 of 15

12. Noun: A tooth adapted for cutting, located at the apex of the dental arch in mammals. Hint

Incisor

Inciser

Insisor

Inscisor

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Question 13 of 15

13. Noun: A stone coffin. Hint

Sarcouphagous

Sarcoughogus

Sarcophagus

Sarcophagos

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Question 14 of 15

14. Noun: A racing sled for one or two persons. Hint

Luge

Looge

Louge

Lougee

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Question 15 of 15

15. Noun: Environment; surroundings. Hint

Millieu

Mileu

Milieu

Milleu

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Noun: A widely cultivated plant with sword-shaped leaves

Answer: Gladiolus

Winning word in 1925.

2. Adj.: Comprehensible

Answer: Intelligible

Winning word in 1935.

3. Adj.: Something which misuses, desecrates, or profanes something sacred.

Answer: Sacrilegious

Winning word in 1942.

4. Noun: An apparatus or system for making visual signals, as with flags, lights or movable arms.

Answer: Semaphore

Winning word in 1946.

5. Noun: A green plant pigment essential in photosynthesis.

Answer: Chlorophyll

Winning word in 1947.

6. Noun: A decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or a chapter.

Answer: Vignette

Winning word in 1952. Interestingly, the third definition is: A brief literary sketch.

7. Noun: Joint Sovereignty.

Answer: Condominium

Winning word in 1956. The second definition is: An apartment building in which the apartments are owned individually. (A Condo-minimum must be a small apartment)

8. Noun: A servile flatterer of important people.

Answer: Sycophant

Winning word in 1964.

9. Noun: A noncontagious skin inflammation marked by itching and sores that become crusty and scaly.

Answer: Eczema

Winning word in 1965. What a nice definition!

10. Noun: A large, edible saltwater mollusk having an ear shaped shell.

Answer: Abalone

Winning word in 1968. That one was a gimme.

11. Verb: To soften or separate by soaking or steeping.

Answer: Macerate

Winning word in 1972. Second definition is: To emaciate usually by starvation.

12. Noun: A tooth adapted for cutting, located at the apex of the dental arch in mammals.

Answer: Incisor

Winning word in 1975. Another gimme.

13. Noun: A stone coffin.

Answer: Sarcophagus

Winning word in 1981. The adjective sarcophagous means flesh-eating.

14. Noun: A racing sled for one or two persons.

Answer: Luge

Winning word in 1984. Another Gimme.

15. Noun: {Environment;} surroundings.

Answer: Milieu

Winning word in 1985. From the French for 'Middle Place'

Source: Author googoodoll1020

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