Child Genius Spelling Words

Dirndl

A skirt that is gathered at the waistline.

Quandary

A state of perplexity or doubt

Sojourn

A temporary stay

Pandemonium

A wild uproar, din, or commotion

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Synonymous

Alike or close in meaning; closely related

Accumulate

Amass

Hieroglyph

An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds

Supercilious

Arrogant

Quetzal

Aztec nature god, feathered serpent, his disappearance and promised return coincided with the arrival of Cortes

Bergschrund

Crevasse that separates flowing ice from stagnant ice at the head of a glacier

Magnanimous

Generous

Triskaidekaphobia

fear of the number 13

Kohlrabi

fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant

Recuperate

get better after illness

Obsolescent

going out of use; becoming obsolete

Acquisitive

greedy

Lyrically

having the form or sound of a song

Sumptuous

lavish

Phosphorescence

light emitted by a substance without combustion or perceptible heat

Connoisseur

a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes

Eclogue

a poem about the country

Adscititious

added externally

Epiphytic

attaches to plant which is attached to rock

Sycophantic

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

Schadenfreude

delight in another person's misfortune

Quincentennial

A 500th anniversary, or the celebration of such an event

Epiglottis

A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering.

Sabbatical

A leave of absence from an organization to renew or develop skills

Benthopelagic

In water just above seabed e.g. Cod

Ephemera

Lasting a short time

Extemporaneous

Made or delivered on the spur of the moment

Chaetognath

Phylum of arrow worm

Cheongsam

Traditional Chinese female costume

Cryptanalysis

Trying to find the plain text from the cipher text without the decryption key.

Liripipe

a hood with a long hanging peak

Parquetry

a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor

Lassitude

a state of diminished energy

Fruition

bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition

Cynical

believing that people act only out of selfish motives

Maladroit

clumsy

Unctuous

exaggeratedly or insincerely polite

Narcissism

excessive love of one's body or oneself

Spondylitis

inflammation of the vertebrae

Couturier

male designer or dress maker

Corporate

of or belonging to a unified group of people

Exophthalmic

pertaining to eyes slightly out

Yttrium

radioactive element used in medical synovectomy

Somnambulism

sleepwalking

Synaposematism

the display of common warning colors between different organisms inhabiting the same region

Quintessential

the most typical; ideal

Proscenium

the part of the stage in front of the curtain; the wall frame for the stage; the stage itself; the arch or opening separating the stage from the auditorium together with the area immediately in front of the arch.

Desiccate

to dry out thoroughly

Expatiate

to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely

Unconscionable

unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust

Maelstrom

whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind

Courgette

zucchini