Spelling bee: Level 3

Question 1

Accommodate

Answer 1

to provide with something desired, needed

Question 2

Accurate

Answer 2

free from error especially as the result of care

Question 3

Acquaintance

Answer 3

knowledge or experience of something.

Question 4

Advantageous

Answer 4

involving or creating favourable circumstances that increase the chances of success

Question 5

Adversary

Answer 5

one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

Question 6

Aggregate

Answer 6

a whole formed by combining several separate elements.

Question 7

Aisle

Answer 7

a whole formed by combining several separate elements.

Question 8

Amateur

Answer 8

a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis

Question 9

Ambidextrous

Answer 9

using both hands with equal ease or dexterity

Question 10

Ambiguous

Answer 10

doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness

Question 11

Anxiety

Answer 11

a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome

Question 12

Artificial

Answer 12

made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural.

Question 13

Artillery

Answer 13

large-calibre guns used in warfare on land.

Question 14

Asparagus

Answer 14

It’s a type of green fruit that people can eat when there properly cooked

Question 15

Asphalt

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Assimilate

Answer 16

take in and understand fully (information or ideas

Question 17

Atrocious

Answer 17

horrifyingly wicked

Question 18

Beneficial

Answer 18

resulting in good; favourable or advantageous

Question 19

Bitumen

Answer 19

a black viscous mixture of hydrocarbons obtained naturally or as a residue from petroleum distillation. It is used for road surfacing and roofing

Question 20

Boutique

Answer 20

a small shop selling fashionable clothes or accessories

Question 21

Broccoli

Answer 21

a cultivated variety of cabbage bearing heads of green or purplish flower buds that are eaten as a vegetable

Question 22

Burglary

Answer 22

illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft

Question 23

Campaign

Answer 23

an organized course of action to achieve a goal

Question 24

Capricious

Answer 24

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour

Question 25

Catalyst

Answer 25

a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change

Question 26

Cauliflower

Answer 26

a cabbage of a variety which bears a large immature flower head of small creamy-white flower buds

Question 27

Cemetery

Answer 27

a large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard

Question 28

Civilian

Answer 28

a person not in the armed services or the police force

Question 29

Ceremony

Answer 29

a formal religious or public occasion, especially one celebrating a particular event, achievement, or anniversary

Question 30

Colonel

Answer 30

a rank of officer in the army and in the US air force, above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general.

Question 31

Colossal

Answer 31

extremely large or great

Question 32

Commission

Answer 32

an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group

Question 33

Competent

Answer 33

having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully

Question 34

Compressor

Answer 34

an instrument or device for compressing something

Question 34

Condescend

Answer 34

show that one feels superior

Question 34

Convalesce

Answer 34

recover one’s health and strength over a period of time after an illness or medical treatment.

Question 35

Corps

Answer 35

a main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions

Question 36

Counterfeit

Answer 36

made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud

Question 37

Courteous

Answer 37

polite, respectful, or considerate in manner

Question 38

Debris

Answer 38

scattered pieces of rubbish or remains

Question 39

Hereditary

Answer 39

genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring The disease is hereditary.

Question 40

Imminent

Answer 40

about to happen