Words Used in the 2006 Senior Spelling Bee

avocado                     a pulpy fruit from tropical America                                            

believable                  within the range of known possibility/probability                       

carburetor                  device for premixing vaporized fuel and air                       

cancellation                to call off a prior arrangement (ticket/hotel room)

domineer                    to exercise overbearing control                                    

effusive                       marked by expressing great or excessive emotion

forty                             the number after 39                                                                   

hypocrisy                    pretending to be what one is not; false appearance

preferred                    liked more                                                                          

prejudice                    irrational hostility directed against someone/thing

reciprocal                   shared, felt, or shown by both sides     

truly                             sincerely; without inaccuracy

weird                           strange, odd, or fantastic

broccoli                      a vegetable with a green head of dense florets 

consistent                   marked by regularity or steady continuity                               

diarrhea                      abnormally frequent more or less fluid evacuations

equipped                    furnished for service or action                    

omitted                       left out                                                                                    

persistence                the act or fact of persisting                                          

privilege                     a right or immunity granted as a benefit                       

reconnaissance              exploratory military survey to assess the enemy

scarcity                       want of provisions for support of life      

vengeance                 punishment rendered in retaliation      

accommodate          to make fit, suitable, or congruous

acquaintance              personal knowledge            

changeable                alterable; fickle                                 

controlled                   restrained; regulated by law

leisurely                      unhurried; without haste              

mischievous               playful in a naughty/teasing way           

oscillation                   a swinging back and forth; wavering

preceding                   coming before in time or order 

supercilious               feeling/showing haughty disdain                      

synonymous              having the same or a similar meaning

withdrawal                  retreat or detachment

collateral                     serving to support or corroborate

forcible                       effected vs. resistance thru force

incidentally                 as a minor or subordinate matter

scissors                      cutting implement: 2 blades joined by a swivel pin

zealot                          a fanatical partisan

antecedent                 a preceding event, condition, or cause

dilemma                     a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice

rhythm                         the aspect of music comprising all the elements that relate to
                                    forward movement

aerosol                       gaseous suspension of fine solid or liquid particles

compatible                 capable of existing together in harmony

fluorescent                 bright and glowing as a result of fluorescence

misspelled                 spelled incorrectly

quandary                    a state of perplexity or doubt

sacrilegious               gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing

abscess                     a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

accessible                 capable of being reached

hemorrhage               a copious discharge of blood from the blood vessels

innocuous                   producing no injury

resuscitate                 to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness

vicissitude                         a difficulty or hardship attendant on a way of life

xenobiotic                  foreign to the body or to living organisms

connoisseur               one who understands the details, technique, or principles of
                                    an art and is competent to act as a critical judge

inoculate                     to introduce a microorganism into

sycophant                  a servile self-seeking flatterer

There were 14 rounds in this contest.