nunatak - Words of Wisdom
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Round 7
chrysochlorous- from CWL Moderate ,was previously asked in 2003 in the first round.
rhadamanthine - from CWL Moderate, asked before in 2001 and 2006.
tapotement- asked before in 2006.
charcuterie- also from 2003, in CWL Moderate
onychoschizia- never asked before, but sufficient root knowledge will do for this word.
detraque - never asked before, from French
holophote- never asked before; roots holo + phote - Greek sufficient root knowledge would help.
osteochondrous- Greek can be broken down into the roots osteo- bone + chondro- cartilage. Fairly simple.
oxygnathous- another Greek word. Another word that can be spelled with sufficient root knowledge.
ecribellate - from Greek. Derived from the New Latin root, cribellum.
gematria- derivative of this word, gematrial, was asked in 2006. Another Greek word!
This round was a Greek- heavy round! 8 out of 12 words were Greek!
Round 8
taglione - Italian name
munchausenism - German name. The derivative, munchausen, was asked in 2005.
guillemet - French name, never asked before.
collyrium- Greek, Another word from 2006!
chartula - Greek. Yet another Greek word!
guttatim- Latin, comes from L root gutta -drop.
encastage - French; hasn't been asked in recent years.
tastevin- French ; has not been asked in recent years.
exochorion- Greek; comes from the roots exo- out + chorion - embryonic membrane; hasn't been asked in recent years.
dactylion- comes from the Greek root dactyl - finger; was in CWL Moderate and asked in 2001. Yet another Greek word!
hallenkirche- comes from German roots- halle- hall and kirche-church; was never asked before.
7 spellers remain!
Round 9
carcharodont- comes from Greek root carcharos- jagged, dont- tooth.
logodaedaly- comes from 2004; the tricky root is key, daedal, meaning skillful.
bunuelo- a Spanish word; wasn't asked before.
pampootie-French, another new word that hasn't been asked before! This word is the alteration of papoosh.
hexerei- German; German root heren- witchcraft.
vorspiel- German; Another German word!; German roots- vor- before, spiel - play.
cahier- French; was in the 2004 cwl infrequent list.
Perfect Round!
Round 10
kabaragoya- of unknown origin
shibuichi- Japanese;
brindisi- Italian from German;cwl moderate.
kalanchoe- cwl infrequent, also asked in 2006.
criollismo- derivative of Spanish word criollo.
typothetae- cwl frequent, Greek, wasn't asked before
chalybeate- Latin root chalyb-steel
6 Spellers Remain !
Round 11
aetites- Greek root aetites- eagle
irbis- Russian, Mongol.; hasn't been asked before
bradypodoid- New Latin, genus word.
bagwyn- another unknown word.
kulturkreis- German; roots kultur- culture, kreis - area, circle
croquignole-French; previously asked in 2006.
4 Spellers Remain!
Round 12
eryngo - Greek ; eryngion -Latin root; never asked before.
semmel- cwl infrequent, German, a bread roll.
depayse- cwl infrequent, French depayse -( remove a person)
ctenoid- Greek cten- comb, asked in 2004 , cwl infrequent
Round 13 - Championship Rounds
bamboche- American French bambochade - spree,
lamentabile- Latin , lamentabilis - sad (lament)
lotophagi- Greek loto- lotus, phagein - to eat, never asked before
Round 13
abaisse- French, never asked before
nocifensor-never asked before; noci - pain, fensor- (from defense)
Aeschylean- asked in 2001, cwl frequent, Greek
Round 14
Kierkegaardian - 2004; Danish philosopher
characin- NL genus, cwl moderate
gemeinschaft- German gemein- common, schaft- ship; wasn't asked before
Round 15
corpsbruder- German comrade; never asked before
antigropelos- Greek pelos-sand, hygros -wet, anti-against; waterproof leggings; never asked before
Round 16
skandhas-Sanksrit
hyblaean- honey, mellifluous; asked in 2005
Round 17
feijoada- my regional bee winning word!; Portuguese Brazilian stew.
augenphilologie
Round 18
sdrucciola - Italian
holluschick-German; both words never asked before
Round 19
thymelici- plural known; plural; thymele
paixtle- Mex Spanish
*Both words never asked before
Round 20
encaenia- Greek caen- new
terreplein- Latin plenus -full
Round 21
stichomythia- Greek 2006 word sticho -rows
feuilleton- French feuillet-leaf; part of a newspaper; cwl moderate; 2005 word
Congrats Sriram and Ansun on a well-deserved win!
chrysochlorous- from CWL Moderate ,was previously asked in 2003 in the first round.
rhadamanthine - from CWL Moderate, asked before in 2001 and 2006.
tapotement- asked before in 2006.
charcuterie- also from 2003, in CWL Moderate
onychoschizia- never asked before, but sufficient root knowledge will do for this word.
detraque - never asked before, from French
holophote- never asked before; roots holo + phote - Greek sufficient root knowledge would help.
osteochondrous- Greek can be broken down into the roots osteo- bone + chondro- cartilage. Fairly simple.
oxygnathous- another Greek word. Another word that can be spelled with sufficient root knowledge.
ecribellate - from Greek. Derived from the New Latin root, cribellum.
gematria- derivative of this word, gematrial, was asked in 2006. Another Greek word!
This round was a Greek- heavy round! 8 out of 12 words were Greek!
Round 8
taglione - Italian name
munchausenism - German name. The derivative, munchausen, was asked in 2005.
guillemet - French name, never asked before.
collyrium- Greek, Another word from 2006!
chartula - Greek. Yet another Greek word!
guttatim- Latin, comes from L root gutta -drop.
encastage - French; hasn't been asked in recent years.
tastevin- French ; has not been asked in recent years.
exochorion- Greek; comes from the roots exo- out + chorion - embryonic membrane; hasn't been asked in recent years.
dactylion- comes from the Greek root dactyl - finger; was in CWL Moderate and asked in 2001. Yet another Greek word!
hallenkirche- comes from German roots- halle- hall and kirche-church; was never asked before.
7 spellers remain!
Round 9
carcharodont- comes from Greek root carcharos- jagged, dont- tooth.
logodaedaly- comes from 2004; the tricky root is key, daedal, meaning skillful.
bunuelo- a Spanish word; wasn't asked before.
pampootie-French, another new word that hasn't been asked before! This word is the alteration of papoosh.
hexerei- German; German root heren- witchcraft.
vorspiel- German; Another German word!; German roots- vor- before, spiel - play.
cahier- French; was in the 2004 cwl infrequent list.
Perfect Round!
Round 10
kabaragoya- of unknown origin
shibuichi- Japanese;
brindisi- Italian from German;cwl moderate.
kalanchoe- cwl infrequent, also asked in 2006.
criollismo- derivative of Spanish word criollo.
typothetae- cwl frequent, Greek, wasn't asked before
chalybeate- Latin root chalyb-steel
6 Spellers Remain !
Round 11
aetites- Greek root aetites- eagle
irbis- Russian, Mongol.; hasn't been asked before
bradypodoid- New Latin, genus word.
bagwyn- another unknown word.
kulturkreis- German; roots kultur- culture, kreis - area, circle
croquignole-French; previously asked in 2006.
4 Spellers Remain!
Round 12
eryngo - Greek ; eryngion -Latin root; never asked before.
semmel- cwl infrequent, German, a bread roll.
depayse- cwl infrequent, French depayse -( remove a person)
ctenoid- Greek cten- comb, asked in 2004 , cwl infrequent
Round 13 - Championship Rounds
bamboche- American French bambochade - spree,
lamentabile- Latin , lamentabilis - sad (lament)
lotophagi- Greek loto- lotus, phagein - to eat, never asked before
Round 13
abaisse- French, never asked before
nocifensor-never asked before; noci - pain, fensor- (from defense)
Aeschylean- asked in 2001, cwl frequent, Greek
Round 14
Kierkegaardian - 2004; Danish philosopher
characin- NL genus, cwl moderate
gemeinschaft- German gemein- common, schaft- ship; wasn't asked before
Round 15
corpsbruder- German comrade; never asked before
antigropelos- Greek pelos-sand, hygros -wet, anti-against; waterproof leggings; never asked before
Round 16
skandhas-Sanksrit
hyblaean- honey, mellifluous; asked in 2005
Round 17
feijoada- my regional bee winning word!; Portuguese Brazilian stew.
augenphilologie
Round 18
sdrucciola - Italian
holluschick-German; both words never asked before
Round 19
thymelici- plural known; plural; thymele
paixtle- Mex Spanish
*Both words never asked before
Round 20
encaenia- Greek caen- new
terreplein- Latin plenus -full
Round 21
stichomythia- Greek 2006 word sticho -rows
feuilleton- French feuillet-leaf; part of a newspaper; cwl moderate; 2005 word
Congrats Sriram and Ansun on a well-deserved win!
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Need a break from studying? Or want some motivation?
Here are 3 must watch videos Akeelah and the Bee, Spellbound, ESPN past finals. Or just search youtube for the previous years bees. Watching these reinforces the learning and gets you into the competition mentally and emotionally.
Here are 3 must watch videos Akeelah and the Bee, Spellbound, ESPN past finals. Or just search youtube for the previous years bees. Watching these reinforces the learning and gets you into the competition mentally and emotionally.
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