Spelling Bee Set 3

kirpan

a curved, single-edged dagger or knife carried by Sikhs

prophetically

predicting or foreshadowing something that does eventually happen

mullioned

having panes divided by vertical bars

cirque

a deep steep-walled basin on a mountain usually forming the blunt end of a valley

biryani

an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat, fish, or vegetables.

confiscated

to have taken (someone's property) with authority.

inaudible

not able to be heard

conjugate

to give forms of verbs in a fixed order

urchins

mischievous young children

mercenary

a professional soldier hired by a foreign army

pomade

a scented ointment applied to the hair or scalp

hurdy-gurdy

a barrel organ or similar musical instrument played by turning a crank

lustrum

a period of five years

Penelope

Wife of Odysseus

chemotherapy

the use of drugs to treat a disease

deign

to lower oneself before an inferior

ambient

completely surrounding

menacing

threatening

starboard

the right side of a ship

blasphemous

disrespectful toward what is considered sacred

trey

a three-point shot

Gaels

Settled in Ireland

tiara

a decorative head - ornament like a small crown made with precious jewels.

rejoinder

an answer; a reply

thurible

container for burning incense

Beijing

the capital of China

crevices

narrow openings resulting from a split or crack

intubated

to have put a tube into a hollow organ

Lithuania

a country in north central Europe

counterfeit

made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive

trilby

a soft felt hat with indented crown

Camelot

a time, place, or atmosphere of idyllic happiness

embossed

having the form of a raised pattern, design, or image

Bangalore

a city in southern India

Ayurvedic

a form of alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India

appendages

a thing added to something larger or more important

configuration

an arrangement of parts or elements

dissolute

lacking restraint

ruckus

a noisy fight or disturbance

feisty

full of nervous energy

eurythmics

the art of harmonious bodily movement in response to improvised music

oncologist

one who studies a branch of medicine concerned with the study of cancer

Leander

a youth in Greek mythology who swims the Hellespont nightly to visit Hero and who ultimately drowns in one of the crossings

andromeda

any of several evergreen shrubs

pioneered

to have opened or prepared for others to follow

efficient

capable of producing desired results with little or no waste

doppelgänger

a person who has the same name as another

architrave

a main beam resting across the tops of columns on a building

homeopathic

relating to a system of alternative medicine that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses

pneumonia

an acute disease that is marked by inflammation of lung tissue