2025 Results

Round 5 - Vocabulary Round

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No. Speller's Name Speller's Sponsor Question Answer Given
4 Smriti Parajuli Arizona Educational Foundation If something is scalding, it:
causes the sensation of burning
6 Koen Harvey Navajo Times A ledger is:
a book in which business transactions are recorded
9 Caerwyn Turnquest The Ministry of Education Technical and Vocational Training Another word for decorum is:
sparkle
Correct answer: correctness
11 Ishani Dasgupta San Ramon Valley Rotary Club Someone described as plucky is:
yielding or submissive
Correct answer: spirited and brave
12 Rithvi Balajee San Ramon Valley Rotary Club Something described as grievous is:
characterized by severe pain or suffering
13 Aiden Meng San Ramon Valley Rotary Club Someone described as truant is:
absent from school without permission
20 Oliver Halkett Los Angeles County Office of Education If something is done gingerly, it is done:
with extreme care
21 Elyssa Chen Los Angeles County Office of Education What is an example of a confluence?
a meeting of two rivers to become one
22 Akshara Thummala Merced County Office of Education What does it mean to gesticulate?
to move the body or limbs when talking
23 Victoria Li Riverside County Office of Education What does dross refer to?
something charming or witty
Correct answer: something base or gross
24 Ryan Sekera Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy Someone described as wanton is marked by:
disregard for others
26 Priya Sekera Terrell Christopher Gladney Memorial Academy What is a textile?
a woven or knit cloth
28 Hannah Kuo San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools Something described as temporal:
has simplicity and charm
Correct answer: relates to time as opposed to eternity
29 Shrey Parikh San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools A novella is:
a short work of fiction
30 Abheri Sureddi San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools What is telekinesis?
the movement of an object without physical contact
34 Iris Sharmaguo Armbrae Academy Something described as malleable is:
capable of being shaped
35 Arshan Shahriar ECU - A Division of WFCU Credit Union What is a sapling?
a young tree
36 Isaac Brogan WFCU Credit Union If a person is being facetious, they are:
joking in a silly or inappropriate way
39 Sam Smith Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society If something is satirical, it is:
characterized by ridicule used to convey criticism
42 Zwe Spacetime The Washington Informer If someone is described as irascible, they are:
marked by a hot temper and strong anger
43 Josephine Omandam European PTSA What is a kerfuffle?
a disturbance or fuss
44 Nihal Gelli Lee County Spelling Bee What is a savanna?
a tropical or subtropical grassland
45 Tucker Ayers WJXT Something described as nefarious is:
extremely wicked
53 Moksh Maru SNSB Region Two Bee To revile means:
to use contemptuous language
54 Ty Carver Addition Financial Credit Union Banter is:
good-natured joking
55 Park Allen University of South Florida - College of Education If someone denounces something, they:
speak it clearly and correctly
Correct answer: declare that it is blameworthy or evil
56 Sarv Dharavane Georgia Association of Educators If something becomes tainted, it becomes:
poisonous
63 Chase Miller Idaho Character Foundation What is rancor?
vehement hatred or ill will
68 Grant Karberg Carroll/JoDaviess/Stephenson Regional Office of Education An omnipotent person is one who:
has virtually unlimited power
70 Ananya Joshi Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education If something becomes tarnished, it:
loses its desirable qualities
80 David Betourne LARA Educational Opportunities, Inc. Something described as heterogeneous:
shares resources for mutual benefit
Correct answer: consists of dissimilar ingredients or constituents
85 Kellian Peterson Kansas Press Association What is another word for obligatory?
required
96 Thanvi Gatamaneni Howard County Library A tinkerer is a person who:
repairs or adjusts things
97 Vivaan Chintawar Frederick County Public Libraries If something is described as brazen, it is:
done in the open with no concern for public opinion
100 Bindi Ray SNSB Region Four Bee What is a paradox?
a statement that is seemingly contradictory
102 Adarsh Venkannagari The REAL Program What is a conflagration?
a large disastrous fire
112 Claudio Ardanese Oakland Schools Education Foundation A person described as a titan:
stands out among others of a group for greatness or achievement
114 Charlie Foshay The Minnesota Service Cooperatives What is saturation?
the quality or state of being filled to capacity
119 Riddhi Patel The Minnesota Service Cooperatives A quagmire is:
a complex situation that is hard to get out of
123 Bryer Walters C Spire Foundation If someone is described as fickle, they are:
reluctant to converse
Correct answer: marked by lack of constancy
124 Ananya Aggarwal Columbia Missourian Something described as vapid is:
brightly colored or flashy
Correct answer: uninteresting or pointless
132 Sarah Fernandes Omaha Sports Commission Something described as taboo is:
confused and overexcited
Correct answer: banned due to morality or taste
136 Keona-Dannette Osae-Twum Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs What does it mean to thwart someone?
to oppose them successfully
138 Akshara Jagannathan Sidelines and Stages To scavenge is:
to collect something from discarded material
142 Krrisha Agrawal Albany & Troy Lions Club What is a paradigm?
an outstandingly clear or typical example
144 Adhrit Chowdhury SUNY Fredonia What does it mean to quell something?
to suppress it
146 YY Liang SNSB Region Four Bee What does it mean to alleviate?
to lessen or relieve
147 Logan Yuan Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES Where would you most likely encounter a bonbon?
a candy store
149 Liam Kwon NYC Department of Education What is havoc?
widespread destruction
151 Saruar Aitbayeva The Post-Standard | syracuse.com What is an abyss?
a vastly deep gulf or great space
154 Amazing-Grace Salami Spellingbee in Nigeria If you abate something, you:
reduce it in degree or intensity
155 Kushi Gottimukkala Carolina Panthers What is cordiality?
sincere affection and kindness
156 Phaneendra Bulusu Carolina Panthers Someone described as amphivorous:
eats both animals and vegetables
157 Harini Jayakumar Carolina Panthers Something described as negligible is:
so unimportant that it doesn't deserve attention
162 Jacob Winfield Johnston County Public Schools What is another word for enmity?
hostility
163 Chilaka Ugobi ND Association of County Superintendents Where would you see an ampersand?
in a written text
166 Tommy Schervish The Repository If you regenerate something, you:
form or create it again
167 Meenakshi Vodela WCPO 9 A person described as prolific is marked by:
abundant productivity
180 William Fuller 2 News Oklahoma What is a sanctuary?
a refuge from turmoil and strife
182 Yohaan Damani Chester County Intermediate Unit Another word for lucrative is:
profitable
185 Joey Anandh Delaware County Intermediate Unit What is a cameo?
a machine for taking photographic images
Correct answer: a brief role performed by a well-known actor
186 Jayden Jiang WHYY Verification is:
the authentication of truth or accuracy
187 Maxwell M. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A hubbub is:
a noisy confusion of sound
189 Sid Srinivasan Diamond City Sports What is a tome?
a vaulted circular roof or ceiling
Correct answer: a book that is often large or scholarly
192 Nicolás Jakymiw The Post and Courier What is parity?
the quality or state of being equal
199 Josh Verma University of Memphis Something described as unfathomable cannot be:
fully comprehended or understood
200 Jupiter Morrow Tennessee Titans What does infallible mean?
incapable of error
201 Marian Jenkins Tennessee Titans If something is done tactfully, it is done:
considerately and diplomatically
202 Sariah Titus Kiwanis Club of Abilene What is a nonagon?
a nine-sided closed figure or shape
203 Arnie Parat Education Credit Union If something is flagrant, it is:
always adapting or constantly in flux
Correct answer: purposefully conspicuous or glaringly evident
204 Thivaan Butani SNSB Region Three Bee What is a garland?
a wreath or chain of leaves or flowers
205 Corbin Trevino KRIS Communications If you are avid about something, you:
crave it eagerly
206 Benjamin Pearson Dallas Sports Commission A person with a Zen attitude exhibits:
meditative calmness and acceptance
207 Avishka Dudala Dallas Sports Commission What is a tête-à-tête?
a private conversation between two people
208 Krish Manjunath Dallas Sports Commission If a person has been vindicated, they have been:
freed from error or guilt
210 Luke Sturlin Fort Worth Regional Bee What is a scribe?
an official or public writer
211 Ridhaan Bhattarai Fort Worth Regional Bee If you allege something, you:
assert it without proof
213 Logan Bailey Houston City College Something described as manifold is marked by:
uselessness or inefficiency
Correct answer: diversity or variety
216 Sreeyansh Pasham SNSB Region Three Bee What is a kiosk?
a stand or booth at which merchandise is sold or information is provided
217 Zian Doctolero Ramar Communications What would be the most likely setting for a dirge?
a nature preserve
Correct answer: a funeral
220 Naithik Yankarla Ector County Independent School District What is terminology?
the technical expressions used in a special subject
226 Jahmir Greaux The Virgin Islands Daily News Something described as redundant:
exceeds what is necessary
231 Isa Lyall Garces Vermont Principals Association Something described as sordid is:
carefully organized
Correct answer: base or vile
234 Kitcha Shankar Rockingham District Ruritans Which of these is an edifice?
the US Capitol building
236 Viky Tanamala Loudoun County Public Schools What does tempo mean?
the rate of motion or activity
238 Laasya Mohan Fairfax County Council PTA What is feasibility?
the capability of being carried out
240 Suhani Joshi WHRO Public Media What is hearsay?
a rumor
241 Ashvin Pinnamaraju Radford University An albatross is:
a large seabird