2014 Round 2 Vocabulary

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Info

Stage: Preliminaries

Description: The Preliminaries consisted of 12 scored spelling words and 12 scored vocabulary questions which counted as Round One, one scored vocabulary question for Round Two and one scored vocabulary question for Round Three. Spellers could earn a maximum of 30 points for correct spellings and responses on the Preliminaries Test.

A correct response in the vocabulary portion of Round 2 earns the speller 3 points; an incorrect response earns the speller 0 points but does not result in elimination from the competition.

Target Score: To advance to the Semifinals in 2014, you’d have needed to earn at least 22 out of 30 possible points on the Preliminaries Test (including Round 2 Vocabulary and Round 3 Vocabulary) and spell correctly in Round 2 and Round 3. That would bring you to 28 out of 36 total points possible in the Preliminaries.

Word Count: 1

Value: 3 points

Spellers Participating: 281

Spellers Answering Incorrectly: 70

Spellers Answering Correctly: 211

Percent Answering Correctly: 75.1%

Word

olio
brackish
spinet
sitzmark
bower
predicate
didactic
zinnia
greengage
jute
carmine
cedilla
pandit
kitsch
mercurial
kith
belladonna
erudite
hector
camphor
duenna
chutney
koan
tachometer
bolivar
barabara
empanada
pochismo
cantata
patina
détente
machismo
maestro
staccato
bandersnatch
behoove
junco
stollen
melba
bruin
blithe
kona
rotunda
malihini
geranium
azimuth
crochet
prattle
mole
hollandaise
amarillo
Kabuki
stucco
scrabble
clapboard
synergy
nebbish
isinglass
ramada
eclectic
hacienda
hinterland
isobar
paddock
macron
diablo
miso
borax
macadamia
chary
parapet
cruller
croquette
dyslexia
gazpacho
broadleaf
pampas
androcentric
Crusoe
nabob
bonanza
contrapuntal
ecru
kavya
physique
credenza
boudoir
imam
vibrato
linseed
khan
ductile
regatta
carafe
tortoni
trawl
semantics
marzipan
waywiser
mahimahi
kremlin
dungaree
allegory
seersucker
angstrom
musicale
illuminati
oratorio
ergonomic
shrapnel
nisei
vivisection
extravaganza
tatami
igneous
bravura
pinafore
spitz
prodigal
muslin
vulcanize
muumuu
quinine
junta
dross
shogun
tomatillo
capitulation
bowery
virtuoso
lucid
layette
satori
demotic
mesa
wampum
cordovan
desperado
prerogative
sashimi
chagrin
Permian
colloquial
cachet
grabble
alliteration
kasha
hedonism
alderman
sukiyaki
sevruga
polder
semolina
klompen
palette
intractable
kahuna
abdicate
bevel
tithe
kipper
gregarious
geta
patel
misanthropy
fandango
poi
triumvirate
taj
Flemish
hustings
freebooter
alfalfa
oolong
dearth
plausible
nirvana
gestalt
babushka
wiseacre
begonia
bequeath
pangolin
hibachi
cravat
doctrinaire
stipple
cacao
cringle
kuruma
flamboyant
amenable
allegro
mantilla
linden
flotilla
purga
nadir
streusel
sable
chintz
loam
kirtle
umlaut
flense
agnostic
cummerbund
yahoo
wikiwiki
maladroit
foliate
commensurate
fresco
geoponics
filament
sputnik
megalopolis
autobahn
hassock
adagio
alamo
wanton
inane
panzer
Spartan
falsetto
piazza
rupee
knavery
picaresque
egalitarian
cadenza
dogma
contiguous
Wagnerian
libretto
boodle
dugong
newton
hogan
dressage
corporal
notochord
gulag
feldspar
percolate
langosta
mahal
indigenous
odori
baba
hominy
ubiquitous
scampi
herpetology
raj
cossack
pumpernickel
bambino
perfidy
ominous
salve
acme
nelma
Fletcherism
mootable
farthing
beleaguer
philanthropy
catkin
haversack
keelhaul
mahatma
genre
babka
wigwam
precipitate
excise
prosaic
mizzle
honcho

 

Round Results

Preliminaries Semifinals Championship Finals
Preliminaries Test Semifinals Test Round 7
Round 2 Vocabulary Round 5 Vocabulary Round 8
Round 2 Round 5 Round 9
Round 3 Vocabulary Round 6 Vocabulary Round 10
Round 3 Round 6 Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22

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