Mind Your Spelling- Level 1 (basic spelling bee) Group 1 Intermediate Words- Instruction: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 You are asked to spell the word . I repeat The meaning of the word is Now spell me the word Well done, you have got it correct / Im sorry, the correct spelling for the word is Word resuscitate scrumptious regurgitate concoction abominate concussion Participants Answer To restore consciousness, vigour, or life to Splendid; delectable to vomit forth (partially digested food) To prepare by mixing ingredients to dislike intensely; loathe; detest An injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow and followed by a temporary or prolonged loss of function. An injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow and followed by a temporary or prolonged loss of function An injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow and followed by a temporary or prolonged loss of function. Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists 10 11 unpronounceable phosphorus Difficult or impossible to pronounce correctly A highly reactive, poisonous, nonmetallic element occurring naturally in phosphates 12 porous permeable to water, air, or other fluids Meaning of the Word / or X

scavenge

repercussion

pharmaceutical

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poignant inseminate valiant beacon

Profoundly moving; touching To introduce or inject semen into the reproductive tract of (a female). courageous, intrepid, or stouthearted; brave a signal fire or light on a hill, tower, etc., esp. one used formerly as a warning of invasion

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futon

a signal fire or light on a hill, tower, etc., esp. one used formerly as a warning of invasion

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belittle

to consider or speak of (something) as less valuable or important than it really is

Mind Your Spelling- Level 1 (basic spelling bee) Group 2 Intermediate Words- Instruction: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. No. 1 2 You are asked to spell the word . I repeat The meaning of the word is Now spell me the word Well done, you have got it correct / Im sorry, the correct spelling for the word is Word venomous pomegranate Participants Answer Secreting and transmitting venom an Asian shrub or small tree, Punica granatum, cultivated in semitropical regions for its edible fruit 3 psychopath A person with an antisocial personality disorder, manifested in aggressive, perverted, criminal, or amoral behaviour without empathy or remorse. 4 5 6 insatiable instantaneous chauvinist Impossible to satiate or satisfy: Occurring or completed without perceptible delay a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind 7 8 9 10 11 conscientious glutinous entice fatigue casualty Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience having the sticky properties of an adhesive To attract by arousing hope or desire; lure Physical or mental weariness resulting from exertion. An accident, especially one Meaning of the Word / or X

involving serious injury or loss of life. 12 13 14 15 hoist incoherent accommodate lichen to raise or lift up Lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; not coherent To provide for; supply with. A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes that grows symbiotically with algae, resulting in a composite organism that characteristically forms a crust like or branching growth on rocks or tree trunks. 16 17 mediocre meteorology Moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions. 18 nemesis An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome.

Mind Your Spelling- Level 1 (basic spelling bee) Group 3 Intermediate Words- Instruction: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 You are asked to spell the word . I repeat The meaning of the word is Now spell me the word Well done, you have got it correct / Im sorry, the correct spelling for the word is Word carcinogen resilience incinerate indigenous inexhaustible infirmary innocuous abysmal airborne expenditure fathom parliament Participants Answer A cancer-causing substance or agent. The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune to burn up completely; reduce to ashes Originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment incapable of being used up; endless a place for the treatment of the sick or injured; dispensary; hospital having little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless immeasurable; very great conveyed by or through the air something expended, such as time or money To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend. A national representative body having supreme legislative powers within the state. 13 peril exposure to risk or harm; danger or jeopardy Meaning of the Word / or X

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plagiarism rehabilitate

The act of plagiarizing. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education.

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stethoscope subconscious unoccupied

Any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body. Not wholly conscious; partially or imperfectly conscious Not being used

Mind Your Spelling- Level 1 (basic spelling bee) Group 4 Intermediate Words- Instruction: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 You are asked to spell the word . I repeat The meaning of the word is Now spell me the word Well done, you have got it correct / Im sorry, the correct spelling for the word is Word turquoise unappealing vengeance undeterred intermittent presumptuous benevolent communal remittance Participants Answer A light to brilliant bluish green. not attractive or pleasing Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed not discouraged or dissuaded occurring occasionally or at regular or irregular intervals; periodic characterized by presumption or tending to presume; bold; forward
intending or showing kindness belonging or relating to a community as a whole payment for goods or services received or as an allowance, esp. when sent by post

Meaning of the Word

/ or X

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rendition bequeath bunion

a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc. To pass (something) on to another; hand down

A painful, inflamed swelling of the bursa at the first joint of the big toe, characterized by enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe.
worthy of being despised; contemptible; mean

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despicable
/dspkbl/

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despondent
/dspndnt/

downcast or disheartened; lacking hope or courage; dejected to engulf or absorb

devour
/dva/

diarrhoea
/dar/

Excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces, usually indicating gastrointestinal distress or disorder

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gizzard
/gzd/

part of a birds stomach to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces

dismantle