Grade_05 Spell-Off Challenge — Word group 06

Perigloea / ˌpɛrɪˈɡloʊiə / Noun Origin: Greek

The outer layer of a lichen thallus.

Personalize / ˈpɜrsənəˌlaɪz / Verb Origin: English

To design or produce (something) to meet someone's individual requirements.

Petulance / ˈpɛtʃələns / Noun Origin: Latin

The quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

Phosphor / ˈfɑsfər / noun Origin: Greek

A synthetic fluorescent or phosphorescent substance.

Pica / ˈpaɪkə / noun Origin: Latin

A print measurement unit (approximately 12 points) or a disorder characterized by an appetite for non-nutritive substances.

Pigtail / ˈpɪɡˌteɪl / Noun Origin: English

A braid of hair hanging from the back or side of the head; a tightly twisted wire.

Pinochle / ˈpiːˌnʌkəl / Noun Origin: German

A card game played with a 48-card deck.

Pitiless / ˈpɪtɪləs / Adjective Origin: Old French / English

Showing no pity; merciless.

Planner / ˈplænər / (noun) Origin: English (from plan + -er)

A person who makes plans, especially professionally.

Playmate / ˈpleɪˌmeɪt / (noun) Origin: English (play + mate)

A companion in play.

Plotless / ˈplɑːtləs / adjective Origin: English

Lacking a plot or storyline.

Plunger / ˈplʌndʒər / noun Origin: Old French

A device used to clear blockages in pipes by suction.

Poet / ˈpoʊɪt / noun Origin: Greek

A person who writes poems.

Polestar / ˈpoʊlˌstɑːr / noun Origin: Middle English

A star prominently visible in the night sky, indicating true north or a guiding principle.

Polymath / ˈpɑːliˌmæθ / Noun Origin: Greek

A person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning.

Ponderal / ˈpɑːndərəl / Adjective Origin: Latin

Relating to weight or ponderosity.

Popularize / ˈpɑːpjələˌraɪz / Verb Origin: English

To make something popular.

Posh / pɑʃ / Adjective Origin: English

Elegant or stylishly luxurious.

Pottery / ˈpɑtəri / Noun Origin: Old French

Pots, dishes, and other articles made from clay and hardened by heat.

Preaudit / ˌpriːˈɔːdɪt / Verb, Noun Origin: From pre- + audit

To audit or examine accounts before they are officially closed; an audit performed in advance.

Preparer / prɪˈpɛrər / (noun) A person who prepares something. Origin: English

A person or thing that prepares something.

Priceless / ˈpraɪsləs / (adjective) So precious that no price can be set on it. Origin: English

So precious or valuable that no price can be set on it.

Prod / prɒd / verb/noun Origin: Old English

To poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object; also, a poke or a stimulus.

Prompter / ˈprɑːmptər / noun Origin: Latin

a person who reminds an actor of their lines; a device that displays lines for a speaker.

Propyl / ˈproʊpɪl / noun Origin: English (from propane + -yl)

a univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from propane.

Psyllium / ˈsɪliəm / Noun Origin: Greek

A plantain with small, dark seeds, used as a laxative.

Puffy / ˈpʌfi / adjective Origin: English

Swollen and soft.

Puma / ˈpuːmə / noun Origin: Spanish (from Quechua)

A large American wild cat with a plain tawny coat.

Pupa / ˈpjuːpə / noun Origin: Latin

An insect in its inactive immature form between larva and adult.

Purposeful / ˈpɜːrpəsfəl / adjective Origin: English

Having or showing a sense of purpose.

Pyretic / paɪˈrɛtɪk / adjective Origin: Greek

Relating to or causing fever.

Quantumleap / ˈkwɑːntəmˌliːp / Used as a noun Origin: From quantum + leap

A sudden, dramatic, and significant advance or change.

Quiaquia / kwiˈɑːkwiə / The fish found in the Amazon is known as quiaquia. (noun) Origin: Indigenous South American language via Portuguese/Spanish

A type of small freshwater fish, typically found in South America.

Race / reɪs / Noun Origin: Old Norse/Old French

A competition of speed, or a group of people sharing common ancestry.

Railhead / ˈreɪlˌhɛd / Noun Origin: English

The point on a railway line furthest from a starting point, typically at a temporary end of the line.

Rancher / rænʧər / Noun Origin: English

A person who owns or manages a ranch.

Rasp / ræsp / Verb Origin: Old French

To scrape or grate with a rough instrument.

Reactive / riˈæktɪv / Adjective Origin: English (from react + -ive)

Showing a response to a stimulus.

Realty / ˈriːəlti / Noun Origin: Anglo-French

Real estate; real property.

Reblochon / rəˈblɔːʃɒn / Noun Origin: French

A soft, washed-rind cheese from the Savoie region of France.

Relocate / ˌriːˈloʊkeɪt / Verb Origin: Latin

To move to a new place and establish one's home or business there.

Rent / rɛnt / Noun Origin: Old French

A tenant's regular payment to a landlord for the use of property or land.

Residual / rɪˈzɪdʒuəl / adjective, noun Origin: Latin

Remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone; a residual quantity.

Retailer / ˈriːˌteɪlər / noun Origin: English

A person or business that sells goods to the public.

Reviewer / rɪˈvjuːər / noun Origin: English

A person who reviews books, films, etc., professionally.

Rick / rɪk / Noun Origin: Old English

A stack of hay, corn, or straw, especially one built to a regular shape and thatched.

Rile / raɪl / Verb Origin: English

To make (someone) annoyed or irritated.

Risk / rɪsk / Noun or Verb Origin: French

A situation involving exposure to danger; to expose to danger.

Roam / roʊm / Verb Origin: Middle English

To wander or travel aimlessly.

Rocky / ˈrɑki / Adjective Origin: English

Full of or consisting of rocks; unstable or difficult.

Rondache / rɑnˈdɑʃ / Noun Origin: French

A round shield, typically of the 16th century.

Ropelike / ˈroʊpˌlaɪk / Adjective Origin: English

Resembling a rope in appearance or texture.

Roturier / roʊˈtʊriər / Noun Origin: French

A commoner, especially in feudal France.

Ruck / rʌk / Noun Origin: Old Norse

A large number of ordinary people or things; the common mass.

Ruse / ruːz / Noun Origin: Old French

An action intended to deceive someone; a trick.

Rye. / raɪ / Noun Origin: Old English

A cereal plant widely grown for its grain and as a forage crop.

Sagebrush / ˈseɪdʒˌbrʌʃ / Noun Origin: English

A shrub of the daisy family that is native to arid regions of western North America.

Salsilla / sælˈsɪlə / Noun Origin: Spanish

A South American vine that produces edible tubers.

Sand / sænd / Noun/Verb Origin: Old English

A loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous rocks; to smooth with sandpaper.

Sargasso / sɑːrˈɡæsoʊ / Noun Origin: Portuguese

A genus of large brown seaweed that floats in large masses, especially in the Sargasso Sea.

Satirize / ˈsætəˌraɪz / Verb Origin: Latin

To mock or ridicule (someone or something) using satire.

Sawhorse / ˈsɔːˌhɔːrs / Noun Origin: English

A frame with four legs, typically used to support wood for sawing.

Scan / skæn / Verb Origin: Latin

Look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature.

Schoolroom / ˈskulˌrum / Noun Origin: English

A room in a school where classes are taught.

Scotopia / skəˈtoʊpiə / Noun Origin: Greek

Vision in dim light.

Seabound / ˈsiːˌbaʊnd / Used as an adjective. Origin: Old English

Surrounded by the sea, or destined for a journey by sea.

Seaplane / ˈsiːˌpleɪn / Used as a noun. Origin: English (compound)

An aircraft designed to take off from and land on water.

Seasonal / ˈsiːzənəl / Used as an adjective. Origin: Old French

Relating to or characteristic of a particular season of the year.

Sectator / sɛkˈteɪtər / Used as a noun. Origin: Latin

A follower or disciple.

Seicento / seɪˈtʃɛntoʊ / noun Origin: Italian

The 17th century, especially with reference to Italian art and literature.

Semi / ˈsɛmi / noun Origin: Latin

A semitrailer.

Send / sɛnd / verb Origin: Old English

To cause to go or be conveyed to a destination.

Seraphic / səˈræfɪk / adjective Origin: Hebrew (via Late Latin and Old French)

Relating to or characteristic of a seraph or seraphim; angelic.

Sett / sɛt / noun Origin: Old English

A small rectangular block of stone used for paving.

Shaky / ˈʃeɪki / Adjective Origin: Old English

Unsteady and likely to collapse or fall.

Grade_05 : Word group 06