Grade_08 Spell-Off Challenge — Word group 02

Cartoon / kɑrˈtun / Noun Origin: Italian

A humorous drawing, usually in a newspaper or magazine.

Catenary / ˈkætəˌnɛri / noun Origin: Latin

The curve formed by a flexible chain or cable hanging freely between two points.

Caviar / ˈkæviˌɑr / noun Origin: Italian

The pickled roe of sturgeon or other large fish, eaten as a delicacy.

Centennial / sɛnˈtɛniəl / noun Origin: Latin

A hundredth anniversary or its celebration.

Cereal / ˈsɪriəl / noun Origin: Latin

A grain used for food; breakfast food made from grain.

Chameleon / kəˈmiːliən / noun Origin: Greek

A lizard known for its ability to change color.

Charcuterie / ʃɑːrˌkuːtəˈriː / Noun Origin: French

A shop selling cold cooked meats; the products sold in such a shop.

Cheetah / ˈtʃiːtə / Noun Origin: Hindi (from Sanskrit)

A large, slender, spotted cat of Africa and Asia, noted for its speed.

Chisel / ˈtʃɪzəl / This is a noun. Origin: Old French

A hand tool with a shaped cutting edge, used for carving or cutting hard materials.

Christen / ˈkrɪsən / Verb Origin: Old English

To baptize and give a name to.

Circular / ˈsɜrkyələr / Adjective Origin: Latin

Having the form of a circle; also, a letter or advertisement circulated to a large number of people.

Civilize / ˈsɪvəlaɪz / Verb Origin: French

To bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced.

Clemency / ˈklɛmənsi / Noun Origin: Latin

Mercy; lenience.

Clinkerer / ˈklɪŋkərər / Noun Origin: English

A person or device that produces clinkers.

Clutch / klʌtʃ / Noun, Verb Origin: Old English

A tight grasp; a mechanism for engaging/disengaging power; or to grasp tightly.

Coddle / ˈkɑdəl / Verb Origin: English

To treat in an overprotective or indulgent way.

Cohere / koʊˈhɪr / verb Origin: Latin

To stick together firmly.

College / ˈkɑːlɪdʒ / noun Origin: Latin

An educational institution, especially one providing higher education.

Colonnette / ˌkɑːləˈnɛt / noun Origin: French

A small or slender column.

Comity / ˈkɑːməti / Noun Origin: Latin

Courtesy and considerate behavior toward others.

Commissure / ˈkɑːməʃər / Noun Origin: Latin

A point or line of union between two anatomical structures.

Communicate / kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt / Verb Origin: Latin

To convey information, feelings, or ideas to another.

Compensate / ˈkɑːmpənˌseɪt / Verb Origin: Latin

To give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury.

Compliant / kəmˈplaɪənt / Adjective Origin: Latin

Obeying rules or standards; submissive.

Comptroller / kənˈtroʊlər / Noun Origin: Old French

A controller, especially of public accounts.

Concessible / kənˈsɛsɪbəl / Adjective Origin: Latin

Capable of being conceded.

Condign / kənˈdaɪn / Adjective Origin: Latin

Appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.

Configure / kənˈfɪɡjər / Verb Origin: Latin

To arrange in a particular way.

Conifer / ˈkɑːnɪfər / Noun Origin: Latin

A tree that bears cones and has evergreen needle-like or scale-like leaves.

Consent / kənˈsɛnt / Noun Origin: Latin

Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

Construct / kənˈstrʌkt / Verb Origin: Latin

To build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine).

Contrail / ˈkɑntreɪl / Noun Origin: English (blend of condensation + trail)

A trail of condensed water from an aircraft or rocket at high altitude.

Converge / kənˈvɜrdʒ / Verb Origin: Latin

To tend to meet at a point or come together.

Copper / ˈkɑːpər / Noun, Adjective, Verb Origin: Latin

A reddish-brown metallic element; made of copper; to cover or treat with copper.

Coronet / ˈkɔːrənət / Noun Origin: Old French

A small crown, especially one worn by a peer or peeress, or by a royal prince or princess.

Cosecant / ˈkoʊˌsiːkænt / Noun Origin: Latin

The reciprocal of the sine of an angle.

Countermure / ˌkaʊntərˈmjʊər / Noun Origin: Old French

A wall built behind another wall.

Creature / ˈkriːtʃər / noun Origin: Old French

An animal, as distinct from a human being.

Cretonne / krɪˈtɒn / noun Origin: French

A heavy cotton fabric, typically printed with a floral pattern, used for upholstery and curtains.

Crustacean / krʌˈsteɪʃən / Noun/Adjective Origin: Latin

An arthropod of the class Crustacea.

Culminate / ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt / Verb Origin: Latin

To reach a climax or point of highest development.

Current / ˈkɜːrənt / Adjective Origin: Latin

Belonging to the present time; happening now.

Cymbal / ˈsɪmbəl / Noun Origin: Latin, from Greek

A round, concave metal plate that produces a ringing sound when struck.

Dainty / ˈdeɪnti / Adjective, Noun Origin: Old French

Delicately small and pretty.

Dealership / ˈdiːlərʃɪp / Noun Origin: English (from dealer + -ship)

An authorized agency for selling a particular product, especially cars.

Decamp / dɪˈkæmp / Verb Origin: French

Leave a place suddenly and secretly.

Declare / dɪˈklɛər / Verb Origin: Latin (via Old French)

State officially or publicly.

Decussate / ˈdɛkəˌseɪt / Verb Origin: Latin

To cross or intersect to form an X.

Defuse / diˈfjuz / Verb Origin: English

To remove the fuse from (an explosive device) in order to prevent it from exploding.

Deliverance / dɪˈlɪvərəns / Noun Origin: Old French

The action of being rescued or set free.

Demystify / diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ / Verb Origin: English (from de- + mystify)

To make (a difficult or esoteric subject) clearer and easier to understand.

Deplete / dɪˈpliːt / verb Origin: Latin

To use up the supply or resources of.

Describe / dɪˈskraɪb / verb Origin: Latin

To give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics.

Detect / dɪˈtɛkt / Used as a verb. Origin: Latin (detegere)

To discover or perceive the existence or presence of (something hidden or subtle).

Diagnose / ˈdaɪəɡnoʊs / Verb Origin: Greek (diagnōsis) via English

To identify the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.

Dibble / ˈdɪbəl / Noun Origin: English (from dab)

A pointed gardening tool for making holes in the ground for planting seeds or seedlings.

Diffident / ˈdɪfɪdənt / Adjective Origin: Latin (diffidentem)

Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

Diligent / ˈdɪlɪdʒənt / adjective Origin: Latin

Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.

Dinosauric / ˌdaɪnəˈsɔːrɪk / adjective Origin: Greek

Resembling or characteristic of a dinosaur.

Disarm / dɪsˈɑːrm / verb Origin: Old French

To take weapons away from.

Discursive / dɪˈskɜrsɪv / Adjective Origin: Latin

Digressing from subject to subject.

Disinterest / dɪsˈɪntrɪst / Noun Origin: Latin (via English formation)

Lack of interest, curiosity, or concern.

Dispense / dɪˈspɛns / Verb Origin: Latin

To distribute or provide.

Dissimilar / dɪˈsɪmɪlər / Adjective Origin: Latin

Not alike; different.

Distract / dɪˈstrækt / Verb Origin: Latin

To prevent someone from concentrating on something.

Doctrinal / ˈdɑktrɪnəl / Adjective Origin: Latin

Concerned with doctrine.

Donate / ˈdoʊˌneɪt / verb Origin: Latin

To give something, especially money or goods, for a good cause or to a charity.

Drillmaster / ˈdrɪlˌmæstər / Noun Origin: English (drill + master)

A person who trains others, especially in military or routine exercises.

Dwindle / ˈdwɪndl / Verb Origin: Old English

To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

Effervesce / ˌɛfərˈvɛs / verb Origin: Latin

To emit bubbles of gas; to be bubbly or enthusiastic.

Eliminatory / ɪˈlɪmɪnəˌtɔːri / Adjective Origin: Latin

Serving to eliminate or remove.

Embrasure / ɪmˈbreɪʒər / Noun Origin: French

A splayed opening in a wall or parapet.

Empirical / ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl / Adjective Origin: Greek (empeirikos)

Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

Encircle / ɛnˈsɜːrkəl / Verb Origin: Old French (encercle)

To form a circle around; surround.

Endorse / ɛnˈdɔːrs / Verb Origin: Old French (endosser)

To declare one's public approval or support of.

Grade_08 : Word group 02