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Could You Win the National Spelling Bee?
You may be a good speller, but could you win the
National Spelling Bee
? Try these winning words from years past and see. We provide the definition--all you need to do is pick the right spelling. Good luck!
1
"Capable of being understood." (Winning word from 1935)
a)
intelligable
b)
intelligible
c)
inteligible
d)
intellagible
2
"Relating to, involving, or committing the violation, desecration, or theft of something considered holy or sacred." (Winning word from 1942)
a)
sacreligious
b)
sacralegeous
c)
sacrilegious
d)
sacriligious
3
"A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders that have primarily mental or behavioral symptoms and with the care of people having such disorders." (Winning word from 1948)
a)
psychiatry
b)
psychyatry
c)
psychiatrey
d)
psychaitry
4
"Cheerfully unconcerned or unworried about something." (Winning word from 1950)
a)
insuciant
b)
insouscient
c)
insouceint
d)
insouciant
5
"An inflammation of the skin characterized by reddening and itching and the formation of scaly or crusty patches that may leak fluid." (Winning word from 1965)
a)
eczema
b)
excema
c)
exema
d)
exzema
6
"A piece of baked dough or pastry shaped into a crescent, usually moist, flaky, and very rich in fat, originally made in France." (Winning word from 1970)
a)
crossaint
b)
crossant
c)
croissant
d)
croisant
7
"The action or process of making somebody a god or goddess." (Winning word from 1978)
a)
diefication
b)
diefacation
c)
deificetion
d)
deification
8
"An ancient stone or marble coffin, often decorated with sculpture and inscriptions." (Winning word from 1981)
a)
sarcophagas
b)
sarcaphogus
c)
sarcophagus
d)
sarcaphigus
9
"A skin disease marked by red scaly patches." (Winning word from 1982)
a)
soriasis
b)
scoriasis
c)
sporiasis
d)
psoriasis
10
"A drug or other agent that reduces fever." (Winning word from 1991)
a)
antipiretic
b)
antipyretic
c)
antepiretic
d)
antepyretic
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