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University of Texas Bulletin No. 2034: June 15, 1920

Words for the Spelling Matches of the University Interscholastic League

PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY SIX TIMllS A MONTH, AND ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AT THE POSTOFF!CE AT AUSTIN, TEXAS,

UNDER THE ACT OF AUGUST 24, 1912

CHANGES IN SPELLING RULES

This year, for the first time, the League spelling contests will be written, not oral. Each contestant should come to the county meet with "theme-tablet" paper. Contestants should be instructed to draw a line down the middle of the page and to begin one column at the left of the page and the other at the median line.

When the contestants are assembled in the room, the Director of Spelling shall begin pronouncing words at the top of a column which is to be determined in the following manner: If it is a senior contest, slips numbered consecu­tively from "1" to "24" shall be placed in a hat or other receptacle, from which the Director shall draw a slip. He shall begin pronouncing from the senior list at the top of the column corresponding in number to the number appear­ing upon the slip which he drew. If it is a junior contest, the slips shall be numbered from "l" to "28," and the Direc­tor shall then proceed in the manner prescribed for the senior contest, except, of course, he shall use the junior list.

Beginning at the top of the column so determined, the pronouncer shall pronounce the words in their regular or­der in the list at the rate of six words per minute, or a word every ten seconds for one hour. The pronouncer shall say "plural" after all plural words given, and shall say a phrase or sentence using a doubtful word in proper context. For instance, if the word "seam" is given, the pronouncer should say "of a dress" to distinguish it from the word "seem." In case the pronouncing of three hundred sixty words brings him to the end of the list, the pronouncer should turn to the first of the list from which he is pronouncing (that is, to the first of the junior list, if it is a junior contest, and to the first of the senior list, if it is a senior contest) and complete the quota.

At the close of the contest, the Director of Spelling, or person acting for him, shall collect all the papers and send them by registered mail to the Secretary of the Interscho­lastic League, University Station, Austin, Texas.

For further information concerning the spelling contest, see Constitution and Rules, pp. 52-55.

Each school which is a member of the League is entitled to six copies of this list, and extra lists are sold at two cents each or twenty cents per dozen.

E. D. SHURTER, State Chairman.

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SENIOR LIST

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abbreviate affected Anglican assassination abeyance affectionate ankle assassinate abominable affectionately anthracite associate abridgment agitate antidote association abscess agreeable antiseptic athlete absence agreement anxious athletic absorption aggrieve antithesis athletics abstemious aisle (of a apocalypse attendance abstinence church) apothecary attention abundance albumen apologize audacious abyss alacrity apostle automobile accede alcohol Appalachian auxiliaries accelerate algebra appendicitis auxiliary access algebraic apostrophe averaging accessory alien apparatus autopsy accidentally alkaline apparel awkward accommodate alignment appearance bachelor accompanies allege appetite bacteria accompanist Alleghany appetizers balloon accompanying allegiance application baluster accordion allude appositive banana according almanac appreciate banjos accrue alphabet apprentice Baptist accurate altar (of a appropriate barbecue achieve (church) apropos bargain achievement alternate aqueduct batiste acknowledge altogether aqueous battalion acknowledgment amateur arbor vitae beaker acoustics ambassador archipelago beautiful acquaintance ambiguity architect beginning acquittal amethyst arctic behavior addition ammonia armory belligerent adenoid ammunition arrange beneficence adjacent anaesthetic arrangement benefited adjutant analogous arsenic bereaved administrative analysis article besiege aesthetic analytic artisans Biblical adolescence anapaestic asafetida bicuspid adobe ancestor ascension bicycle advantages anchor asparagus bilateral advantageous ancient aspirations bilious advertisement anecdote assimilation

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5 6 7 8

biscuit carborundum chimneys complexion billiard Caribbean chipping complexioned b:sect carnivorous chocolate compliment binomial carriage chores (to praise) bisector carried Christmas concealed Bismarck cartridge Chihuahua concurrent bivouac cashier chrysalis conference bituminous Catiline chrysanthemumcongruent blockade catalogue cigarettes conjugate billet-domt catarrh cinnamon conjunction blotted catechism Cincinnati Connecticut bouillon caterpillar cipher conquered boundary Catholicism circular conscience bouquet casualty circumference consciousness bourgeois causal circumstances consensus boulevard causative citizen consequently brakeman cavalry classify consideration briefly cayenne clear conspirators brigadier ceiling Clemenceau conspiracy bristle celebration clevis consul broad- celery clothing consummate

mindedness celluloid clumsiness contagious bronchial cemetery coalesce continental buffalo central coconut continually bulletin century coefficient controlled bungalow cerebral coherence convalescent bureau ceremony colloquial convenient burglar certificate cologarithm copyist business chagrin colonnade cordially butcher chaise colonel (an coquette cabbage (a vehicle) army officer) corollary Caesar chambray colonies corpuscles caisson chandelier colonizing correspondence calendar changeable combination countenance calcimine chaperon commemorate counterfeit caliper character committed coupe calyx chauffeur committee cranberries camera Chautauqua comm1ss10n creosote campaign cheep (a feeble, comparative Cromwell camphor shrill sound) compasses croquet candidate chemistry competitor croquette cantaloupe Chicago complementary crystallize Canterbury chieftain (serving to cucumber canyon chiffonier fill out) cupola carat chimney

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9 10 11 12

currant (a dihedral emigrant fictitious small seedless dilapidated emigration feud raisin) dilemma emphasis folios

curvilinear dimensions employee fricassee cyclone diphtheria entertainment fugitive cylinder disagreeable enthusiasm Filipino cylindrical disappoint envelope finally czarina disciplinary epithelium flexible daffodils discussion epitome fluted daughters dissatisfied equation forcible debris dissipate equations forehead debut distinguish equiangular foreign deceitful divided equidistant foreigner deceive divisible equilateral forfeit December domestic equivalent formulae decimal domicile erroneous (plural) decision draught especially fortieth defensible dromedary essentially foundry definite dropping estimate fraudulent deity drunkenness euphemism freedom delayed duteous euchre freight deleterious dyeing (color- eulogy friend delicious ing) evidence friendly demerits dyspepsia excelsior frivolous democracy eccentric exchequer frolicking denim ecclesiastical exception frustum department economic exchangeability fuchsia descendants ecstasy exclamatory fulcrum describing education exercise fulfill description effectively existence fulfilled despair effervescence expense furlough dessert (sweet- efficient experience fusillade

meat at egregious extensive furtherance close of a elaborate exterior furthest meal) elapse extremely Gallic

deterioration electricity facetious gangrene developed eligible faithful gaseous development elimination falsity gauge diagonal eliminate familiar Gaul diagraming ellipse Fahrenheit generally diametral elude farthest genitive diaphragm emanate fascinate geography dictionary embarrassed fascination geometrician difference embroid~ry February geranium differential emergency fertilization gesticulate

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13 14

gesture hymeneal getting hypocrisy gewgaw hypotenuse gingham hypothesis giraffe icicle glacier identity gluten idiosyncrasy gnarled illegible gouge illustrate government imaginary gradually imagination granary imitation graph immediate graphic immediately grievous immigrant guilty imminent Gypsies imperative gyroscope impossible hallelujah impromptu handkerchief improvement handsome inaugural harass inauguration harangu?. incendiary haunted incisor having in comm en-Hawaii surable Hawthorne indefinite heathen independence heaviness inevitable hemorrhage independent Herculean indicative hereditary indictment heresy infinite hermaphrodite infinitive hoeing inflammation homeopathy information homologous initiate horizon iniquitous horizontal inquisitive Hugenots insidious humorous intellectual hundredth integer hurricane intelligence hyacinth interceded hygiene intercepted

15 16 interrogative maintenance inveigle managementiodine mandrel irresistible maneuver isinglass mantissa isle (of ocean)manufacture isosceles maritime isoperimetric masqueradeJekyll Massachusetts kaleidoscope matchless kerosene material khaki mathematics knowledge mausoleum knuckles mayonnaiselaboratory mechanism labyrinth medieval lariat median larynx Mediterranean lathe meerschaum laudanum menagerielaundered merchandise lavatory meringueleisure messengerleisurely metamorphosislengthen metonymylettuce militia license milliner lieutenant millinerylightning meningitis lineament mischief linear Mississippiliquefy misspelled lisle mnemonics listening moccasin literature Mohammed-Lloyd George anism logarithm molasses loneliness monasteries luncheon monsieur lyceum mortgage Macaulay mortise macaroni mosquito machinery mosquitoes machinist multiple mackerel munitions

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17 musician narration naphtha Napoleon

Bonaparte narrative nausea nasturtium nautical necessary necessity negotiate neuralgia nevertheless nitrogenous nominee noticeable nozzle nucleus nutritious nutritive nuisance nymph obedient objection

20

prophecy (n.) proportional prophesy (v.) prophylactic proposition prosperous Protestant Protestantism psychology ptomaine publication punctual punctuation pyramid pyramidal Pythagorean quadratic quadrilateral quantity quantities quarantine question quiescent quotient radius rarefy raspberries realistic receipt receipts receive recitation recommend rectilinear reference referred refrigerator reign

(of a king) reimburse religious Renaissance repeating repetition reputation

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oratorical orchestra organization oriole ostrich oxygen pageantry palatable palmistry pancreatic parachute paraffin panegyric parallelism parallelopiped political parallelogram polygamy paralysis polygon parentheses porcelain parenthesis portrayed parliamentary positive participial possessive particular poultice partition prairie partners precede passementerie preceded

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phenomenon Philippines physician physics physiology piazza picnicking plagiarism plaids plaintiff playwright pleasurable plebeian pneumatic

0 ( exclamationpassenger precedent directly ad-Pasteurize preceding dressing person)

obeisance oblique obsequies occasionally occurred occurrence official omelet omission omitting omniscient opaque opponent opportunity opposite optimism

patience preference peaceable preferment peen preferred Peloponnesian preparatory pendulum peninsula perceive perennial pericardium periodicity periosteum perimeter permanent

preposition Presbyterian previously principle

(a funda­mental truth)

privilege privileges

perpendicular procedure perspiration proceeding pervaded promissory phaeton propagation pharmacy property

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21 22 23 24 reputable skillful superstitions troupe (of representative sleigh suppiementary actors) reservoir soliloquy suppose trousers respectfully soothsayer surfeited trousseau restaurant sophomore surprised truncated reverence sovereign suspicion typhoid reversible sovereignty syllable tyranny rhetoric spaghetti symmetric unconscious rhombus Spaniard synecdoche unconsciously rhinoceros speedily synonym uncouth ridiculous spherical synthesis unscrupulous routine spheroid synthetic utensil sacrilegious spinach taboret vaccination saleratus squirrel temperature valuable sandwich stationary temporal vaseline sarsaparilla (fixed) tenon vaudeville satisfied stationery terminated vegetable saturated (writing ma- Teuton velocity scalene terial) theorem vengeance scenery stature thoroughly ventilate schedule statute through vertical scissors stenographer tragedies vacillate scythe sterilize tobacco victuals sclerotic stimulant together vigilant sebaceous stomach topography village seizing stopping torchon villainous semicircle straighten tragedy vogue separation strategic tragedies warrior separately strengthen tranquil Wednesday separator subscription transitive weird sergeant subtend transversal welding servitude subtle Transvaal whey Shakespeare subtract trapeze wholes0me shepherd suburban trapezium woolly siege succotash trapezoid wouldn't similarly suddenly traveled wrapping simile summary traveling (act of simultaneous superposition trespass enclosing) sincerely supersede trigonometric yacht six-cylinder superfluous trochaic yeoman

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JUNIOR LIST

1 2 3 4 able all right arrest because aboard (twoVlords) arrive become above almanac Arthur been (pastabsorbent almond ascent (motion participalabuse almost upward) of be)accent alms ask beginaccept alone asked belief accident along aspiration believe accomplice already assent (to beneath account also agree to) benefit accumulate alter apology berth (of a accusative (to change) apothecary Pullman)ache although applause beyondacquainted always assist blamable acre amiable artillery blaspheme across among arsenal blew (pastact amount assume of blow)add angel ascertain blithe address angle aspersion blossom adenoid anniversary asylum blue (a color)adjective annual atrocious bluingadequate anoint attach board admissible answer asthma bobbin adopt ant attacked bodyadverbial (an insect) auctioneer boisterousadvise antique August bother aeroplane anxiety austere boycottaffable any aunt (your bow Ider affair anybody mother's boroughaffect anyone sister) brakemanafraid anything author breakagain anyway authentic breakfastagainst apathy autumn briefaggrandize apiary avenue brilliant aggravate apostrophe away Britainagile apparatus awful broughtaim apparel axis buildalike appoint axle builtalley April azure buoyalligator arbor badge burlesqueallow arc baggage buried allusion are begrudge bury (to

armor beguile inter)

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5 6 7 8

busy buy (to

purchase) buzzard calico

choo$e chord (of a

violin) chose church

complain complement

(that which completes)

complete

countries country coupe course (of

movement or callous chute(aquick complimentary action) cancel descent) (expressive court canal cider of regard) courtesy canoe cinder conceal cousin canoeist cinnamon concede covet can't cipher conceit crochet capillary circle conceive credentials caprice cities concern credible captain claim concert crystal capitol (a clannish concrete cupful

state-house) clayey condition curly caramel clean conductor current (of a caravan cleanse congeal stream) carnage clerk confectionery curtain carol clique conquer cyclone carry closet conqueror dahlia cause clothes conscientious dairy cedar ( tree) clumsy consent dash celebrity coarse consider dandruff cellar (of inferior consonant dealt cement quality) conspicuous debt cent (a coin) cocklebur continent decease center cocoa contrast deceit cereal (grain) coercion contract deceived certain collar control decide cessation colleague coolie defense chair collect copy definition chamois college cordial degree chance collision corporal deign chaos colloquy corps delay chastise cologne corporeal delightful cheap (inex- color corpse delineator

pensive) column correct delirium cheek coming coterie demagogue cheese comma cottage dependent Chesapeake committee cougar descend chief common cough describe children compass could desecrate chimney compelled council desert (sandy chocolate competent counting waste)

despise

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9 10 11 12

destroy detach develop dexterous

drowsy drudgery dual (two) duel (a fight)

errand erysipelas escort ethereal

fifth figure filing fill

diagnosis diameter diamond didn't

dumb dutiful dyspepsia earliest

etiquette European ever eulogy

final fire firm fissure

different difficulty digestible digit dilatory dining director

early easel easy eavesdropper edible effect effort

every flatter everybody flavor everything flight ewe (a female flies

sheep) fly exceed foliage excess following

dirge dirty

eighth either

except exempt

forget formerly

disagree disappear discernible discreet

elect elegy elementary eliminate

exhaust exhaustible expect explicit

forth (to go forth)

forty found

disease else extinct fourteen disguise dissatisfy dissension dissolve

embezzle embryo eminent enclose

extreme exuberant eye factory

fourth (numeral)

fragile fraud

district encore fair free ditch divide docile doily doctor does doesn't done

enemies enemy engage enjoy enough ensconce enter entire

fallible family famous fare farther fatally fatigue faucet

freely fresh Friday friend fright frigid frontispiece fuel

don't entitle feasible funnel dormitory dose doubt doubtful dozen

enzymes epidemic epilepsy equal equally

feign fertile feint (a mock

blow) feudal

furnace furrow gage gaiter garage

dragged driven

equator equity

fever fidget

gallery gas

dropped drowned

erase eraser

field fierce fiery

gases gasoline genealogy

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13 14 15 16 general hearth inertia laid genius heavy inferred lamely germ heir (one who initial language ghost inherits) injure large gigantic height inning later giving heinous innocent laugh gizzard help inquire laughter glimmer Henry instalment lawn gnaw herd (of instead lead (a metal) goal sheep) instinct learn goes here (adverb) integrity least governor hereafter intercede leather grammar hideous interest led (past grate (in a hindrance insisted tense)

stove) hoarse intersect legend grease hoes (an im- irksome leggings great (large) plement) iron lenient greeted holiday Isaac leopardgrievous hominy island letter ground honest isle (of the library group honor ocean) licorice guard hoping Italian lilies guess hose (for wa- its (possessive) limped guest (one tering plants) it's (it is) listen

who is en- hour (sixty itself lizard tertained) minutes) jaundice loci

guitar human jealous locus gymnasium hundred jewelry logarithm half hurriedly John lonely hallowe'en hymn(asong) joist loose halves hypocrite journey lose hames iceberg judgment losing happily idea juice lounge hard imagine kernel (of a lovable hatchet imitable nut) lying hare immigration knew machine

(a rabbit) impede knave madam harrow incense knjght madonna haunted incline knob magazine have income knoll magnolia hear (verb) increase know (having mail heard (past incurable knowledge of)mahogany

of hear) indelible knuckle major hearken Indian lack majority heart indigent ladies malicious

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mane (of a missed (past notice Patrick horse) of miss) numskull pauper

maniac misspell nursling pause mantissa mist (light obeisance pavilion manual rain) oblige peace many mistreat obsession peculiarity marriage miter occasion peen martial mis-shapen o'clock pencil martyr mistletoe occupy penurious mason molasses odious Peony massacre money odor perform mattress month offense performed maybe moreover office period mayor motion often perhaps meant mountain oh (an excla- perigon measles movable mation ex- personnel measure much pressing perspiremechanic mulattoes emotion) pessimistic medal (a murmur omitted petition

metal disk) mucilage pewteronce meddle (to multiplicand oneself Pharisee

interfere) muscle opened Philip median museum opossum phlegm medicine mysterious onion phrase mediocre mythology organize physicist member nausea origin piano memorize need original pickle mention neglect oscillate picnic mercenary negro otherwise picture merchant neighbor ought piece mercury neither ounce piercing might nephew outrageous pigeon mignonette neutral oyster pincers millimeter nicety pailful pitcher million niche palate piteous mimicked nicotine pamphlet pitiful miniature nickel panoply plain (open, minor nickname parallel clear, ministerial niece parasol manifest) minute nineteenth parcel plaited minnow ninety parliament plane miracle ninth parquet planned mirror nocturnal pasture plateau miscellaneous none patient plausible miss noteworthy patrician pleasant

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21 22

please punctuate pleasure purpose plenteous pursue plowshare putrefy plumber quarrel police quarry point quarter pomegranate quiet porridge quite portentous radii possess radish postpone railroad practical rain (from practice clouds) precedent raise precipice rare precocious ready prefer realize preference really prejudice rebellious preparation rehearse preparing received present recent pressure recognize principal refer

(highest in regard rank) regular

prism rein (of a private bridle) privateer reindeer prize relegate probably relief proceed relieve professor repairing proffer requisite prominent rescind promenade resign promise respecting promoted resuscitate proper reverent propose rhapsody psalm rhubarb pshaw rhythm public righteousness pumpkin rinse

23 24

riotous serge(a cloth) roguish serious route service ruffian session running several rummage sewage secretary sewing (with said a needle) salary shampoo salmon shield salsify shining salve shipped Santa Claus shoeing sanitarium shouldn't sardine shows satchel shrewd Sattrt-day shrivel satellite sieve saucer Sicily sauerkraut signature scene similar scent since scholar sincere science singeing scorpion siphon sculptor skein scullion skeptic scurrilous sluice secession slyly seduce solder seam (of a soldier

garment) solitaire sediment solemn seem (to someone

appear) sometimes seems (it soot

seems to be) source seize souvenir seizure sower (of seminary wheat) senate specimen sense speech sentence sphere separate sphinx serenade

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spigot tear (to pull sponge apart) square tassel squeak teaspoonful stare temperance stealthily tenement stayed tenure stepped terrace stirred terrestrial stirrup thaw stony their (pro-stopped noun) straight theoretical stratagem theory stretch there (ad-student verb) studios these studying threshold successful they succumb thief such thieving sudden think sugar thorough sulphur throat sumac tidy sunshiny till superintendent tingeing surcingle to (preposi­supplement tion) support tincture sure tinsel surely tongue surgeon tonsillitis surprise too (adverb) swivel tortuous sword tough sycamore tragedies tacit training talisman traveler

triangle

tributary villain trouble vinegartrough violin truant virtue truly virtues truth visageTuesday vise ( carpen­tunnel ter's vise)tuition wait (to re-turnip main in-tweezers active)twelfth water twine wearable two(numeral) weather tying weigh umbrella were ur.dersized whether underwear which unit whole (all) until whose used to (two wished

words) wizard usually women usury woolen vacuum worse valiant wrap valleys wrapped (to valuable enclose in value paper) vanilla wreath vassal writing vehicle written veil worsted verbal wrong vessel yeast very yield victim yoke (of oxen) victuals youth view zinc

(N. B.-When words have two spellings the first pref­erence in Webster's New International Dictionary is used in this list.)

TO TEACHERS USING THIS LIST:

Will you not list below words not appearing in the foregoing pages which you think should be included in next year's list? Write the letter "J" after words you think should be included in the Junior list and the letter "S" after ones you think should be included in the Senior list.

When you have filled in the words you think should be included, please detach this page and mail to Interscholastic League, University Station, Austin, Texas.

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