Spelling bee: Level 3 Flashcards
Accommodate
to provide with something desired, needed
Accurate
free from error especially as the result of care
Acquaintance
knowledge or experience of something.
Advantageous
involving or creating favourable circumstances that increase the chances of success
Adversary
one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
Aggregate
a whole formed by combining several separate elements.
Aisle
a whole formed by combining several separate elements.
Amateur
a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis
Ambidextrous
using both hands with equal ease or dexterity
Ambiguous
doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
Anxiety
a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome
Artificial
made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural.
Artillery
large-calibre guns used in warfare on land.
Asparagus
It’s a type of green fruit that people can eat when there properly cooked
Asphalt
a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and that consists chiefly of hydrocarbons. 2 : an asphaltic composition used for pavements and as a waterproof cement
Assimilate
take in and understand fully (information or ideas
Atrocious
horrifyingly wicked
Beneficial
resulting in good; favourable or advantageous
Bitumen
a black viscous mixture of hydrocarbons obtained naturally or as a residue from petroleum distillation. It is used for road surfacing and roofing
Boutique
a small shop selling fashionable clothes or accessories
Broccoli
a cultivated variety of cabbage bearing heads of green or purplish flower buds that are eaten as a vegetable
Burglary
illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft
Campaign
an organized course of action to achieve a goal
Capricious
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour
Catalyst
a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change
Cauliflower
a cabbage of a variety which bears a large immature flower head of small creamy-white flower buds
Cemetery
a large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard
Civilian
a person not in the armed services or the police force
Ceremony
a formal religious or public occasion, especially one celebrating a particular event, achievement, or anniversary
Colonel
a rank of officer in the army and in the US air force, above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general.
Colossal
extremely large or great
Commission
an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group
Competent
having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully
Compressor
an instrument or device for compressing something
Condescend
show that one feels superior
Convalesce
recover one’s health and strength over a period of time after an illness or medical treatment.
Corps
a main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions
Counterfeit
made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud
Courteous
polite, respectful, or considerate in manner
Debris
scattered pieces of rubbish or remains
Hereditary
genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring The disease is hereditary.
Imminent
about to happen
