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