2013 Scripp Words

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The word's correct spelling is first with the ousted contestant's misspelling in parentheses,followed by its definition so you can use it in a sentence.cynosure (synosure): An object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration.

commissar (commasar): An official of the ommunist !arty in charge of political indoctrinationand the enforcement of party loyalty.

graupel (grouple): A snow pellet.

voortre""er (vortre""er): #ne of the original Afri"aner settlers of the Transvaal and the #range$ree %tate who migrated from the ape olony in the &.

weissnichtwo (weisnichtwo): An indefinite, un"nown, or imaginary place.

asana (ocena): Any of various bodily positions assumed in yogic e*ercise.

cappelletti (capiltti): %mall s+uares of pasta containing a savoury mi*ture of meat, cheese, orvegetables.

witloof (witloaf): An endive.

apparatchi" (apparchi"): An un+uestioningly loyal subordinate, especially of a political leader ororganiation.

douane (duan): A customhouse.

weimaraner (weimeraner): Any of a large breed of hunting dog that originated in -ermany, havinga smooth grayish coat.

langlauf (launlauf): The sport of crosscountry s"iing.

prerogative (perogative): An e*clusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially ahereditary or official right.

winger (svinger): A palace in /resden and a major landmar" of -erman baro+ue architecture.

yannigan (yannagan): A member of a scrub team in baseball.

+uadragenarian (+uadregenarian): A person who is between 0 and 01 years old.

ratafia (ratifia): A sweet cordial flavored with fruit "ernels or almonds.

totipotency (totipettancy): The ability of a cell, such as an egg, to give rise to unli"e cells and thusto develop into or generate a new organism or part.

vargueno (vargaino): A decorative cabinet, of a form originating in %pain, the body being

rectangular and supported on legs or an ornamental framewor" and the front opening downwardson hinges to serve as a writing des".

belomancy (belemancy): A "ind of divination anciently practiced by means of mar"ed arrowsdrawn at random from a bag or +uiver, the mar"s on the arrows drawn being supposed toforeshadow the future.

orthian (orthein): haracteried by high pitch 2used of a style of singing or a tune.

sabot (sabbot): A wooden shoe worn in some 3uropean countries.


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jicama (jicima): A crisp, sweet turnipshaped root vegetable (!achyrhius erosus) used raw insalads and as crudit4s or coo"ed in stews. Also called 5e*ican turnip, yam bean.

piloncillo (piloncio): A conical loaf of sugar.

dowager (dowiger): A widow who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband.

febrility (fibrillity): A rise in the temperature of the body6 fre+uently a symptom of infection

mussitation (muscitation): A spea"ing in a low tone6 mumbling.

tectogene (techtegene): A long, relatively narrow downward fold of sialic crust considered to bean early phase in mountainbuilding processes. Also "nown as geotectogene.

pe"oe (pee"oe): A grade of blac" tea consisting of the leaves around the buds.

!romethean (!romothean): -ree" 5ythology 7elating to or suggestive of !rometheus.

brode+uin (brodican): A high shoe once worn by women.

ageusia (augusia): !athol lac" of the sense of taste.

meiosis (miosis): -enetics. The process of cell division in se*ually reproducing organisms thatreduces the number of chromosomes in reproductive cells from diploid to haploid, leading to theproduction of gametes in animals and spores in plants.

8unyanes+ue (8unyones+ue): #f, relating to, or suggestive of the legend of !aul 8unyan.

8eethovenian (8eatovinian): #f or pertaining to 9udwig van 8eethoven.

botryoidal (batrodile): %haped li"e a bunch of grapes.

beelebub (bieelbub): The /evil6 %atan.

dysbarism (dysporism): The comple* of symptoms (as the bends, headache, or mentaldisturbance) that accompanies e*posure to e*cessively low or rapidly changing environmental airpressure.

nubuc" (nubuc): 9eather that has been rubbed on the flesh side of the s"in to give it a fine velvetli"e finish.

fimbrillate (fimbrilate): 8ordered with a minute fringe.

soavemente (suavemente): %weetly.

pultaceous (pultatious): 5acerated6 softened6 nearly fluid.

hyetometer (hyatometer): A device for measuring rainfall.

halloc" (hali"): A rectangular wood veneer berry bo* with straight sides and a raised bottom.

ignimbrite (ignembrite): A volcanic roc" formed by the welding together of tuff material from ane*plosive volcanic eruption.

laureation (laureaiton): The act of crowning with laurel6 the act of conferring an academic degree,


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or honorary title.

diplodocus (diplodicus): A very large herbivorous dinosaur of the genus /iplodocus that e*istedduring the urassic !eriod.

amimia (amimea): The loss of the ability to e*press ideas by gestures or to understand thesignificance of gestures.

parapsychical (paracycical): A number of ostensibly paranormal phenomena, including telepathy,precognition, clairvoyance, psycho"inesis, neardeath e*periences, reincarnation and apparitionale*periences.

sussultatory (cessultatory): haracteried by upanddown vibrations of large amplitude 2 usedof an earth+ua"e.

morosoph (morisoph): A philosophical or learned fool.

ecphonesis (echphenesis): An animated or passionate e*clamation.

polytocous (peliticous): !roducing many offspring in a single birth.

cabotinage (cabotonnage): behavior befitting a secondrate actor : obvious playing to theaudience.

pancratiast (pancrasiast): #ne who engaged in the contests of the pancratium.

calotte (colotte): A s"ullcap, especially one worn by 7oman atholic priests.

isopiestic (isopyestic): 5ar"ed by or indicating e+ual pressure6 isobaric.

circensian (circentian): #f or relating to the ircus in ancient 7ome.

olecranon (olechranon): The large process on the upper end of the ulna that projects behind the

elbow joint and forms the point of the elbow.

cyanope (psianope): A person with fair hair and brown eyes.

sarrusophone (serusiphone): A wind instrument resembling the oboe but made of brass.

epichoric (epicoric): !eculiar to a limited area.

venenate (veninate): To poison6 to infect with poison.

pergameneous (pergamineous): 7esembling parchment

bourr4e (bourret): An old $rench dance resembling the gavotte, usually in +uic" duple time

beginning with an upbeat.

doryline (doraline): A type of migratory tropical ant that is blind e*cept for the functional males.

melocoton (melecaton): A +uince.

"aburi (caburri): A land crab (;cides cordatus) common in mangrove swamps from the


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enaida (aneida): A genus of tropical American pigeons that has one species (>enaida aurita)reaching the enaida asiatica) occurring inthe southwestern ;nited %tates.

paryphodrome (pariphodrome): ?aving a vein that closely follows the margin 2used of a form ofleaf venation.

hallali (hallelee): A huntsman's bugle call.

ptyalagogue (ptyalogogue): A drug or other agent that increases the flow of saliva.

cyanophycean (cyanophycein): Any member of the 5y*ophyceae.

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