Grade_05 Spell-Off Challenge — Word group 07

Sheepskin / ˈʃiːpˌskɪn / NOUN Origin: English (sheep + skin)

The skin of a sheep, typically with the wool still on it.

Shipper / ˈʃɪpər / NOUN Origin: English (ship + -er)

A person or company that transports goods.

Shortcut / ˈʃɔːrtˌkʌt / NOUN Origin: English

A quicker way to get somewhere or to do something.

Showy / ˈʃoʊi / ADJECTIVE Origin: English

Attracting a lot of attention; ostentatious.

Sidelight / ˈsaɪdˌlaɪt / NOUN Origin: English

A light coming from the side; an incidental piece of information.

Sifter / ˈsɪftər / NOUN Origin: English

An implement for sifting.

Silken / ˈsɪlkən / ADJECTIVE Origin: English

Made of or resembling silk.

Simplest / ˈsɪmplɪst / ADJECTIVE Origin: English

Easiest to understand or do.

Sinker / ˈsɪŋkər / NOUN Origin: English

A weight used to sink a fishing line or net.

Sixteenth / ˌsɪkˈstiːnθ / NOUN, NUMBER Origin: Old English

constituting number sixteen in a sequence; one of sixteen equal parts.

Skid / skɪd / NOUN, VERB Origin: English (origin uncertain, possibly Scandinavian)

(of a vehicle) slide unintentionally on a slippery surface.

Skylight / ˈskaɪˌlaɪt / NOUN Origin: English

a window set in a roof or ceiling.

Sleeper / ˈsliːpər / NOUN Origin: Old English (slǣpere 'sluggard')

A person who is sleeping; a railroad tie.

Slithery / ˈslɪðəri / ADJECTIVE Origin: English (from 'slither' + '-y')

Moving with a sinuous, sliding motion; having a slimy or slippery texture.

Smallish / ˈsmɔːlɪʃ / ADJECTIVE Origin: English (from 'small' + '-ish')

Rather small.

Snap / snæp / NOUN, VERB Origin: Dutch, Low German

To break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.

Snowbound / ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd / ADJECTIVE Origin: English

Confined by heavy snow.

Snug / snʌɡ / VERB, ADJECTIVE Origin: Old Norse

Comfortable, warm, and well protected.

Socratic / soʊˈkrætɪk / ADJECTIVE Origin: Latin (from Greek)

Relating to Socrates or his philosophical method of questioning.

Sojourner / ˈsoʊdʒɜːrnər / NOUN Origin: Old French

A person who sojourns; a temporary resident.

Solo / ˈsoʊloʊ / NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE, ADVERB Origin: Italian (from Latin)

A musical composition or passage for a single performer; performed alone; by oneself; to perform alone.

Somewhat / ˈsʌmˌwʌt / ADVERB Origin: Old English

To a certain extent; rather.

Sore / sɔːr / NOUN, ADJECTIVE Origin: Old English

Painful or aching; a painful or inflamed lesion.

Soup / suːp / NOUN Origin: Old French

A liquid dish, typically savory and made by boiling ingredients.

Spadework / ˈspeɪdˌwɜːrk / NOUN Origin: English

Hard preliminary work that forms a basis for further action.

Specialism / ˈspɛʃəˌlɪzəm / NOUN Origin: English

A particular area of study or skill to which someone is specially devoted.

Sphagnum / ˈsfæɡnəm / NOUN Origin: Greek

A genus of mosses that typically grow in wet, acid conditions and form peat.

Spiny / ˈspaɪni / ADJECTIVE Origin: English

Having many sharp, pointed projections.

Spongy / ˈspʌndʒi / ADJECTIVE Origin: English (from sponge)

Like a sponge in texture; soft, porous, and absorbent.

Sprayer / ˈspreɪər / NOUN Origin: English (from spray)

A device for spraying liquid.

Squabash / ˈskwɑˌbæʃ / VERB Origin: English (blend of squash and abash)

To put down or humble someone or something (informal, rare).

Stagnancy / ˈstæɡnənsi / NOUN Origin: Latin

The state or quality of being stagnant.

Stardom / ˈstɑːrdəm / NOUN Origin: English

The state of being a famous performer or celebrity.

Statuesque / stætʃuˈɛsk / ADJECTIVE Origin: French

Like a statue in dignity, grace, or stillness; tall and dignified.

Stem / stɛm / NOUN, VERB Origin: Old English

The main body or stalk of a plant; to originate or stop.

Sticker / ˈstɪkər / NOUN Origin: Old English

An adhesive label; a person who sticks something.

Stoical / ˈstoʊɪkəl / ADJECTIVE Origin: Greek

Enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.

Storyless / ˈstɔːrilɛs / ADJECTIVE Origin: English

Without a story or narrative.

Streusel / ˈstruːsəl / NOUN Origin: German

A crumbly topping for cakes or desserts, made of butter, flour, and sugar.

Stub / stʌb / NOUN, VERB Origin: Old English

The remnant of something that has been used up or broken off; to strike one's toe or foot accidentally.

Suavity / ˈswɑːvɪti / NOUN Origin: French

The quality of being suave; smooth politeness.

Subtitle / ˈsʌbˌtaɪtl / NOUN Origin: English

A secondary title of a literary work or film; translated dialogue displayed on screen.

Sufficiency / səˈfɪʃənsi / NOUN Origin: Latin

The condition or quality of being adequate or sufficient.

Summarize / ˈsʌməraɪz / VERB Origin: Latin

To give a brief statement of the main points of something.

Sunken / ˈsʌŋkən / ADJECTIVE Origin: Old English

Having sunk to a lower level or into a hollow.

Supervisory / ˌsuːpərˈvaɪzəri / ADJECTIVE Origin: English

Having the function of supervising.

Survivor / sərˈvaɪvər / NOUN Origin: English

A person who survives, especially one remaining alive after an event in which others have died.

Swedish / ˈswiːdɪʃ / ADJECTIVE Origin: Dutch

Relating to Sweden, its people, or its language.

Swiz / swɪz / NOUN Origin: Origin Unknown

A kind of cocktail; a swindler or cheat.

Symphonic / sɪmˈfɑːnɪk / ADJECTIVE Origin: Greek

Relating to or characteristic of a symphony.

Tack / tæk / NOUN Origin: Dutch

A small, sharp-pointed nail.

Tailspin / ˈteɪlˌspɪn / NOUN Origin: English (compound)

A rapid, uncontrolled descent of an aircraft in a spiral motion; a sudden, dramatic decline.

Talkfest / ˈtɔːkˌfɛst / NOUN Origin: English (compound)

An informal meeting or event characterized by a lot of discussion.

Tapissier / ˌtæpɪˈsɪər / NOUN Origin: French

A maker of tapestry or upholstered furniture; an upholsterer.

Tasajillo / ˌtɑsɑˈhijoʊ / NOUN Origin: Spanish

A thorny, branching shrub native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Teal / til / NOUN Origin: Middle English

A small freshwater duck, typically with a green stripe on its head.

Tech / tɛk / NOUN Origin: English

Short for technology or technical.

Telestich / ˈtɛləstɪk / NOUN Origin: Greek

A poem in which the last letters of each line form a word or message.

Tepidity / təˈpɪdɪti / NOUN Origin: Latin

The state or quality of being tepid; lukewarmness.

Test / tɛst / NOUN, VERB Origin: Old French (from Latin)

A procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something.

That / ðæt / ADVERB, PRONOUN, CONJUNCTION, DETERMINER Origin: Old English

Used to identify a specific person, thing, or idea.

Thereabout / ðɛrəˈbaʊt / ADVERB Origin: Old English

Near that place or time; approximately.

Thiazide / ˈθaɪəˌzaɪd / NOUN Origin: Greek

A class of diuretic drugs.

Thou / ðaʊ / PRONOUN Origin: Old English

Archaic second person singular pronoun, meaning you.

Thumbnail / ˈθʌmˌneɪl / NOUN Origin: English

The nail of the thumb, often used to describe a small image.

Tigereye / ˈtaɪɡərˌaɪ / NOUN Origin: English

A chatoyant gemstone, usually a metamorphic rock, with a golden to red-brown color.

Time / taɪm / NOUN Origin: Old English

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

Tinselry / ˈtɪnsəlri / NOUN Origin: English

Gaudy or cheap ornamentation, especially tinsel itself.

Titter / ˈtɪtər / VERB Origin: English

To laugh in a nervous, quiet, and suppressed way.

Toilworn / ˈtɔɪlˌwɔrn / ADJECTIVE Origin: English

Worn out by hard work or toil.

Tome / toʊm / NOUN Origin: Greek

A book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one.

Toothsome / ˈtuθsəm / ADJECTIVE Origin: Old English

Pleasing to the taste; delicious.

Tort / tɔrt / NOUN Origin: Old French

A wrongful act or an infringement of a right leading to civil legal liability.

Tourelle / tʊˈrɛl / NOUN Origin: French

A small turret, especially one projecting from a wall.

Trackage / ˈtrækɪdʒ / NOUN Origin: English

The amount or extent of railway tracks in an area.

Grade_05 : Word group 07