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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON PUBLISHING
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age 1
SPELLING BEE CONTEST
Vocabulary List – Secondary and High School
1 able
2 absent
3 absolute
4 accent
5 acceptable
6 accident
7 accurate
8 accurately
9 accuse
10 achieve
11 achieving
12 acre
13 acreage
14 actively
15 activities
16 acute
17 additionally
18 adequate
19 admirable
20 admire
21 admit
22 admitted
23 admitting
24 adorable
25 adore
26 advance
27 advancement
28 advantage
29 advantageous
30 adventuresome
31 affinity
32 affirm
33 afford
34 afterward
35 agree
36 agreeable
37 aisle
38 album
39 all right
40 alliance
41 almond
42 alphabetical
43 also
44 amateur
45 amaze
46 amazement
47 amendment
48 amiable
49 amount
50 amuse
51 amusement
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52 amusing
53 anagram
54 ancestor
55 angel
56 anniversary
57 announce
58 announcement
59 annually
60 antidote
61 antifreeze
62 antislavery
63 antisocial
64 apparent
65 appeal
66 applause
67 apply
68 appointment
69 appreciate
70 approach
71 approachable
72 approve
73 approximate
74 approximately
75 aptitude
76 arise
77 arrival
78 arrive
79 assign
80 assignment
81 assist
82 associate
83 assume
84 assumption
85 athlete
86 attend
87 attic
88 authority
89 autumn
90 available
91 awareness
92 awful
93 awhile
94 background
95 backward
96 baffle
97 bamboo
98 bandage
99 banner
100 banquet
101 barbecue
102 barely
103 bargain
104 beard
105 beast
106 beautiful
107 became
108 because
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109 beetle
110 begin
111 behave
112 beliefs
113 believable
114 believe
115 beneath
116 beside
117 betray
118 between
119 beyond
120 bicycle
121 bill of sale
122 birthmark
123 biweekly
124 blameless
125 bookmobile
126 bookstore
127 bouillon
128 bouquet
129 boutique
130 bowl
131 brand
132 breakable
133 breakage
134 briefcase
135 briefly
136 bronze
137 brought
138 browse
139 budge
140 buffalo
141 bugle
142 bulldozer
143 bulletin
144 bureau
145 business
146 buy
147 byline
148 cafeteria
149 calmer
150 campfire
151 campsite
152 cancel
153 canceling
154 canoe
155 canoeing
156 capable
157 captain
158 caption
159 carbon
160 career
161 carefully
162 carpenter
163 carpet
164 carriage
165 carton
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166 case
167 casual
168 categorize
169 caught
170 ceiling
171 central
172 certain
173 certainly
174 challenge
175 changeable
176 channel
177 chapter
178 charcoal
179 charitable
180 charity
181 checkbook
182 cheer
183 cheese
184 cheetah
185 chiefly
186 chiefs
187 choice
188 cinnamon
189 circular
190 circulate
191 citrus
192 claim
193 classify
194 classmate
195 clause
196 cleanse
197 climb
198 clothes
199 clothing
200 coast
201 coffee
202 coincidentally
203 colonist
204 column
205 commence
206 commencement
207 committee
208 commotion
209 community
210 commute
211 compartment
212 compelling
213 complain
214 complained
215 complaining
216 complaint
217 completely
218 computer
219 conceit
220 concern
221 conclude
222 conclusions
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223 condemn
224 confide
225 confidential
226 confirm
227 confuse
228 confusion
229 Congress
230 connect
231 conserve
232 consider
233 considerate
234 constant
235 contact
236 container
237 contemplate
238 continual
239 contribute
240 cooperate
241 cordial
242 corrode
243 corsage
244 could
245 could’ve
246 countless
247 courage
248 coverage
249 crackers
250 crease
251 cross-country
252 cruel
253 cruise
254 crumb
255 culinary
256 culprit
257 cupboard
258 curfew
259 curtain
260 cushion
261 custody
262 customary
263 customer
264 cycle
265 daydream
266 dealt
267 debt
268 deceit
269 deductible
270 definite
271 definitely
272 degree
273 deliberate
274 deliberately
275 delicate
276 delicious
277 delightful
278 departure
279 desolate
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280 desperate
281 detain
282 detriment
283 develop
284 development
285 devote
286 diagonally
287 diesel
288 dietary
289 differed
290 different
291 differing
292 difficult
293 digestible
294 digit
295 directed
296 directing
297 directly
298 dirty
299 disagreement
300 disappearance
301 disappointment
302 disaster
303 disconnected
304 discourage
305 discouragement
306 discovered
307 discovering
308 discuss
309 disguise
310 disobey
311 display
312 disposable
313 disprove
314 dispute
315 distant
316 distasteful
317 distribute
318 district
319 divisible
320 document
321 donate
322 dormitory
323 doubtful
324 downward
325 dramatize
326 drizzle
327 dutiful
328 eastward
329 economically
330 edible
331 effort
332 elastic
333 eligible
334 embarrass
335 emotion
336 emotional
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337 empire
338 employee
339 employment
340 encourage
341encouragement
342 endorse
343 enforce
344 enforcement
345 engagement
346 enrichment
347 entertain
348 entirely
349 equidistant
350 equipment
351 error
352 especially
353 eventful
354 everybody
355 exactly
356 examine
357 excelled
358 excellent
359 excelling
360 excitement
361 exclaim
362 excursion
363 exhaust
364 exhibit
365 expect
366 experiment
367 express
368 extemporary
369 extreme
370 extremely
371 faint
372 faithful
373 famous
374 fanciful
375 fantastic
376 fashion
377 favor
378 favorable
379 favorite
380 fearless
381 fearlessness
382 feeble
383 few
384 field
385 fiendish
386 fierce
387 fierceness
388 final
389 finalist
390 finally
391 fired
392 flexible
393 flight
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394 flower
395 fluid
396 focus
397 folio
398 foolish
399 footage
400 forceful
401 forcible
402 foreman
403 forgetful
404 forgive
405 forgiveness
406 formation
407 former
408 fortunate
409 fortune
410 forward
411 freeze
412 frequent
413 frontward
414 fruitless
415 frustrate
416 fulfill
417 furnace
418 furthermore
419 garage
420 garbage
421 garment
422 gear
423 genuine
424 gleaming
425 glimpse
426 gnarled
427 golf
428 goodbye
429 goodness
430 gradually
431 gravity
432 grayer
433 greet
434 grief
435 grown
436 grown-up
437 guidance
438 handkerchief
439 handsome
440 headline
441 hello
442 herb
443 hibernate
444 hiccupped
445 hinder
446 hindsight
447 historically
448 holiday
449 home run
450 homeless
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451 homestead
452 homeward
453 honesty
454 honorary
455 horrible
456 hospitable
457 however
458 husband
459 hustle
460 hymn
461 hysterical
462 icy
463 ideal
464 ideally
465 idleness
466 ignorant
467 ignore
468 illegal
469 illegible
470 illiterate
471 illogical
472 imaginary
473 immaculate
474 immediate
475 impossible
476 impress
477 improvement
478 inability
479 inadvisable
480 incident
481 incredible
482 indeed
483 ineligible
484 inexpensive
485 inflatable
486 inhabit
487 inhabitant
488 inherit
489 inheritance
490 initial
491 initially
492 initiate
493 innocent
494 insert
495 instant
496 instantly
497 instrument
498 insult
499 intent
500 intently
501 interact
502 interchange
503 interesting
504 interface
505 interfere
506 interject
507 intermission
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON PUBLISHING
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508 internal
509 intersect
510 interstate
511 interval
512 interview
513 intramural
514 intrastate
515 intricate
516 introduce
517 intrude
518 inventiveness
519 invisible
520 invite
521 inward
522 irrational
523 irregular
524 irresponsible
525 irritate
526 isle
527 issue
528 item
529 jeopardize
530 jewelry
531 jovial
532 judgment
533 juvenile
534 kept
535 knack
536 knapsack
537 kneel
538 knob
539 knoll
540 knowledge
541 label
542 labor
543 league
544 leather
545 leave
546 legal
547 legible
548 legislate
549 leisure
550 leisurely
551 leverage
552 license
553 limit
554 loaves
555 locate
556 logic
557 lonesome
558 loosely
559 lose
560 loyal
561 luncheon
562 maestro
563 magazine
564 magic
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON PUBLISHING
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565 make-believe
566 manage
567 management
568 manifest
569 manner
570 marriage
571 material
572 mayonnaise
573 meadow
574 mean
575 measurement
576 measures
577 melodious
578 melody
579 memory
580 method
581 midafternoon
582 midfield
583 midnight
584 midpoint
585 midsummer
586 midway
587 midyear
588 might
589 mileage
590 mimicking
591 mirror
592 misbehave
593 mischief
594 mischievous
595 misfortune
596 misinform
597 misjudge
598 mislead
599 misplaced
600 mispronounce
601 misread
602 mistake
603 mistaken
604 mistrust
605 misunderstand
606 misunderstanding
607 misuse
608 moderate
609 moist
610 moment
611 momentary
612 monotone
613 monument
614 mortar
615 murmur
616 muscle
617 music
618 mutual
619 naïve
620 naphtha
621 natural
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622 necessary
623 nee
624 neighborhood
625 neutral
626 newsreel
627 newsstand
628 niece
629 nonchalant
630 nonconsumable
631 nondescript
632 nonfat
633 nonfiction
634 nonproductive
635 nonprofit
636 nonreturnable
637 nontoxic
638 nonviolent
639 notable
640 notice
641 noticeable
642 numb
643 numerous
644 nursery
645 obey
646 obliging
647 obtain
648 obtained
649 obtaining
650 occasion
651 offense
652 offer
653 officer
654 Ohio
655 omitted
656 operate
657 opportunity
658 oppose
659 opposite
660 optimism
661 ordinal
662 ordinary
663 orphan
664 outrageous
665 outward
666 oval
667 overcast
668 overlapped
669 overlapping
670 overview
671 oyster
672 palm
673 partial
674 pass
675 passage
676 passerby
677 patiently
678 pattern
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679 pause
680 peace
681 peaceable
682 peacock
683 peanut
684 peanut butter
685 perceptible
686 perfectly
687 permit
688 permitted
689 permitting
690 perspire
691 pessimism
692 phase
693 phobia
694 phone
695 phonics
696 phosphorus
697 photo
698 phrase
699 physician
700 picnicking
701 pierce
702 piercing
703 pigeon
704 pillow
705 pitiful
706 pleasant
707 pleasurable
708 plumber
709 plummeted
710 poem
711 point
712 polite
713 politely
714 pollutant
715 populate
716 porcelain
717 pose
718 positive
719 positively
720 possess
721 possession
722 possible
723 possibly
724 post office
725 postage
726 potatoes
727 practical
728 practically
729 precautionary
730 preferred
731 prepackage
732 presently
733 prevent
734 previous
735 previously
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON PUBLISHING
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736 priceless
737 privilege
738 probable
739 probably
740 process
741 profit
742 profitable
743 profited
744 profiting
745 project
746 promise
747 pronto
748 proof
749 propeller
750 protein
751 proudly
752 public school
753 publish
754 punish
755 punishment
756 purchase
757 purposeful
758 pursue
759 pursuit
760 puzzlement
761 quarrelsome
762 quizzical
763 rainy
764 rapid
765 rapport
766 rational
767 reappearance
768 reason
769 receipt
770 receive
771 recess
772 reconsider
773 recurring
774 recycle
775 re-elected
776 refer
777 regardless
778 regular
779 reign
780 relay
781 release
782 relief
783 remained
784 remaining
785 remarkable
786 remember
787 removed
788 renewal
789 replacement
790 require
791 requirement
792 resign
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793 resourcefulness
794 respond
795 responsible
796 restaurant
797 result
798 resulted
799 resulting
800 return
801 reversible
802 rhinoceros
803 rhubarb
804 rhythm
805 rival
806 routine
807 salmon
808 satisfied
809 satisfy
810 satisfying
811 sauce
812 scarcely
813 schedule
814 scheme
815 scissors
816 scream
817 sculpture
818 secondary
819 seize
820 self-addressed
821 senseless
822 sensible
823 series
824 service
825 shelf
826 sherbet
827 sheriff
828 shield
829 should’ve
830 shown
831 shriek
832 siege
833 signs
834 similar
835 simplify
836 sister-in-law
837 skull
838 skyscraper
839 skyward
840 sleeping
841 sleet
842 sleigh
843 slope
844 smudge
845 solemn
846 solitary
847 solution
848 sophomore
849 sort
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON PUBLISHING
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850 steam
851 stereo
852 stirrups
853 strenuous
854 strictly
855 strike
856 stroke
857 stubborn
858 subhead
859 submarine
860 subpoena
861 substance
862 substandard
863 subterranean
864 subtotal
865 subway
866 success
867 successful
868 suffer
869 sufficient
870 suffix
871 suitable
872 superficial
873 supermarket
874 superpower
875 supersonic
876 superstar
877 supervise
878 supplying
879 supreme
880 surcharge
881 surely
882 surname
883 surprisingly
884 surveillance
885 survey
886 sweatshirt
887 sweet
888 symptom
889 system
890 tablespoon
891 talent
892 tariff
893 tear
894 tease
895 teaspoon
896 television
897 temporary
898 terrible
899 territory
900 text
901 theme
902 therefore
903 thief
904 thought
905 thoughtfulness
906 thoughtless
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907 thoughtlessness
908 through
909 throughout
910 thrown
911 thunderstorm
912 tireless
913 tiresome
914 tissue
915 tomb
916 toxic
917 traffic
918 trailer
919 trait
920 trimmed
921 triumph
922 trophy
923 troublesome
924 trousers
925 trust
926 tunnel
927 turbulent
928 tuxedo
929 typical
930 ultimate
931 unacceptable
932 undercover
933 underestimate
934 underground
935 underline
936 underlying
937 underneath
938 underpass
939 understandable
940 understood
941 unemotional
942 unexpected
943 unfortunate
944 uniform
945 union
946 unison
947 unit
948 unknown
949 unpleasant
950 unreasonable
951 upward
952 urgent
953 urgently
954 used
955 usual
956 usually
957 vacation
958 vague
959 vaguely
960 valuable
961 value
962 vault
963 velvet
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964 version
965 victory
966 video
967 videotape
968 vigorously
969 villain
970 visible
971 vision
972 visitor
973 visual
974 visually
975 voicelessly
976 volleyball
977 voluntary
978 voyage
979 waterproof
980 weatherproof
981 weight
982 weird
983 well-known
984 westward
985 wholesome
986 whom
987 whose
988 wild
989 wonderful
990 word processing
991 worrisome
992 worthless
993 would
994 would’ve
995 wristwatch
996 writer
997 xylophone
998 year
999 yield
1000 zipper