Spelling Bee Words Flashcards
Accomplice
A person who works with or helps someone who is doing something wrong or illegal
Acquittal
The act of deciding that a person is not guilty of a crime
Blasphemous
Impiously irreverent or profane
Camouflage
A way of hiding something by painting it or covering it with something like leaves
Cerebral
Medical, of or relating to the brain
Cocoon
A covering usually made of silk which some insects use to protect themselves while they grow
Conscientious
Very careful about doing what you’re sopoused to do
Derelict
No longer cared for or used by anyone
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day, or happening every day
Elicit
To get a response or information from someone
Equinox
A day when day and night are the same length
Finesse
Skill and cleverness that’s shown in the way someone deals with a situation or a problem
Fulfill
To do what is required
Hypocrisy
The behavior of people who do things that they tell others not to do
Impropriety
Rude or immoral behavior. Improper behavior
Indispensable
Extremely important and necessary
Malicious
Having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person
Notoriety
The condition of being famous or well known usually for something bad
Pediatrician
A doctor who treats babies and children
Redundant
Repeating something else and therefore unnecessary
Sabotage
The act of destroying or damaging something so that it doesn’t work correctly
Tedious
Boring and too slow or long
Liaison
A person who helps organizations or groups to work together and provide information for each other
Absorption
The process of absorbing or of being absorbed
