Spelling Bee List 5Th Grade

Front 1

Dispel-make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear."the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Elaine's dejection"synonyms:banish, eliminate, drive away/off, get rid of;

Back 1

Phrasing - put into a particular form of words."it's important to phrase the question correctly",

divide (music) into phrases in a particular way, especially in performance."original phrasing brought out unexpected aspects of the music"

Front 2

Coffee - a drink made from the roasted and ground beanlike seeds of a tropical shrub, served hot or iced."a cup of coffee".

The shrub of the bedstraw family that yields the coffee seeds, two of which are contained in each red berry. Native to the Old World tropics, most coffee is grown in tropical America.

Back 2

median - Adj-1).denoting or relating to a value or quantity lying at the midpoint of a frequency distribution of observed values or quantities, such that there is an equal probability of falling above or below it. "the median duration of this treatment was four months"

2).ANATOMYtech-situated in the middle, especially of the body."the median part of the sternum"NOUN1).the median value of a range of values."acreages ranged from one to fifty-two with a median of twenty-four"3.N. AMERICAN -the strip of land between the lanes of opposing traffic on a divided highway.

Front 3

Dwindled - verbpast tense: dwindled; past participle: dwindleddiminish gradually in size, amount, or strength."traffic has dwindled to a trickle"

Back 3

Soprano - noun

the highest of the four standard singing voices." a piece composed for soprano, flute, and continuo"

a female or boy singer with a soprano voice.

a part written for a soprano voice.

Front 4

Tropical - 1) of, typical of, or peculiar to the tropics."tropical countries"resembling the tropics, especially in being very hot and humid."some plants thrived in last year's tropical summer heat"

2)archaic

of or involving a trope; figurative.

Back 4

Catalog or Catalogue - noun1.

a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order, in particular.

verb1.

make a systematic list of (items of the same type).

Front 5

lactose - noun: lactose

a sugar present in milk. It is a disaccharide containing glucose and galactose units.

Back 5

diploma - noun

a certificate awarded by an educational establishment to show that someone has successfully completed a course of study.

More - an official document or charter.

Front 6

Smidge - noun - a tiny or scarcely detectable amount. iota, scintilla, shred, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit small indefinite amount,

small indefinite quantity - an indefinite

quantity that is below average size or magnitude

Back 6

tarnish - verb1

lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture."silver tarnishes too easily .

e.g "gold does not tarnish easily"

noun1.dullness of color; loss of brightness.

Front 7

Fondant - noun

a thick paste made of sugar and water and often flavored or colored, used in the making of candy and the icing and decoration of cakes.

e.g "a candy made of fondant".

plural noun: fondants

Back 7

cyberspace - noun

the notional environment in which communication over computer networks occurs.

We say that images and text on the Internet exist in cyberspace,

Front 8

prowess - noun1-skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.e.g "his prowess as a fisherman"synonyms:skill, expertise, mastery, informal- know-how"his prowess as a winemaker"

2.bravery in battle.

e.g "the knight's prowess in battle"

Back 8

measly - adjective informal

contemptibly small or few.

e.g "three measly votes"

synonyms:paltry, meager, scanty, niggardly, miserable, inadequate, insufficient;

informal-pathetic, stingy e.g "her measly salary"

contemptible, worthless, wretched, inconsequential, inferior e.g "you measly little twerp"

Front 9

origin - noun:

the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived. e.g "a novel theory about the origin of oil"

a person's social background or ancestry.

e.g "they will be asked about their ethnic origin"

heritage e.g "her Scottish origin"

Back 9

trellis - noun 1.

a framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly used as a support for fruit trees or climbing plants.

synonyms: lattice, framework, espalier, arbor;

e.g. "rambling roses scrambled up the trellis"

verb 1. provide with or enclose in a trellis

e.g."a trellised archway"

Front 10

autumn -noun: autumn;plural noun: autumns

the third season of the year, when crops and fruits are gathered and leaves fall, in the northern hemisphere from September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March to May.e.g "the countryside is ablaze with color in autumn"

ASTRONOMY- the period from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice.

Back 10

Variety - noun, the quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.e.g "it's the variety that makes my job so enjoyable"

synonyms: diversity, variation, diversification, heterogeneity, multifariousness, choice,

e.g difference"the lack of variety in the curriculum"

Front 11

Moxie - The ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage.

2. Aggressive energy; initiative: e.g "His prose has moxie, though it rushes and stumbles from a pent-up surge" (Patricia Hampl).

3. Skill; know-how.

Back 11

Parable - noun: parable; plural noun: parables

a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

synonyms:allegory, moral story/tale, fable,

e.g "the parable of the prodigal son"

Front 12

Chemistry - noun, 1) the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the use of these processes to form new substances.

2) the complex emotional or psychological interaction between two people.

Back 12

splurge - noun

1)an act of spending money freely or extravagantly.

e.g "the annual pre-Christmas splurge"

verb:

spend (money) freely or extravagantly.e.g "I'd splurged about $2,500 on clothes".

Front 13

balderdash -noun

senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

e.g "she dismissed talk of plots as “bunkum and balderdash.”"

Back 13

hodgepodge -noun(N. American)

a confused mixture.

e.g "Rob's living room was a hodgepodge of modern furniture and antiques".

synonyms: mixture, mix, mixed -bag, assortment,random collection, conglomeration,jumble, ragbag,

grab bag, miscellany, medley, salmagundi,

potpourri,patchwork, pastiche; mélange, mishmash, hash, confusion, farrago, gallimaufry

"a rambling hodgepodge of Chinese modern and art deco"

Front 14

swollen -

past participle of swell.synonyms:distended, expanded, enlarged, bulging, inflated, dilated, bloated, puffed up, puffy, tumescent, tumid; inflamed, varicose"the rivers are swollen"

Back 14

diagonal -adjective

1 (of a straight line) joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape.

noun

2)a straight line joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape.