Spelling Bee Morocco™ 2015

Official Word List – School Spelling Bee

TEAM Competition - Random

CONFIDENTIAL
In the interest of fairness to all competitors, this document must not be
distributed to anyone other than the judges and organizer before the bee.

NOTES TO THE PRONOUNCER & ORGANIZER

 Please read the "Instructions for Judges" in preparation for the bee. It includes
separate sections for the pronouncer, scorekeeper, and timer, as well as general
guidelines for managing and judging the bee.
 Have a meeting ahead of time to discuss how you will handle challenges,
problems, or unforeseen circumstances.
 Pause at the end of each round to make sure that any disqualified teams have
been notified and how you will handle the upcoming round should there be ties
or eliminations.
 This team list contains 52 words: two demonstration words and 10 each in the
Veryvery
The Easy,easy,
Easy,easy,
Medium, Hard,
medium, and
and Championship
hard sections aresections.
based roughly on 1 year,
 st
common core, and 1st and 2nd baccalaureate word lists, respectively. The
championship list may contain words that are not in the Moroccan English
curriculum textbooks.
 All team bees, no matter at which level, should begin with words on the easy
list. As organizer of the bee, you want to give students some chance to succeed
– so start easy – but the object is eventually to eliminate all spellers/teams but
one – so you have to increase difficulty gradually.
 The pronouncer should use his judgment as to when to move to more difficult
words. If you go two or three rounds with no teams misspelling, you should
move to the next level.
 Give the words in order in each section.
 You do not need to give every word at each level.
 As you give words to the competitors, check them off in the margin so that you
do not repeat words and know which ones are still available.
 These words should be an ample number to proceed to a single champion, but if
you should exhaust all the words on the list with more than one team
remaining, declare them co-champions.
DEMONSTRATION

cow [kaʊ]
noun: an animal kept by farmers for its milk or meat
You can keep asking till the cows come home but she'll never say yes.

bath [bɑːθ]
noun: a long deep container that you fill with water and wash yourself in. The usual American word
is bathtub
I relaxed in a nice deep bath.

VERY EASY
butter [ˈbʌ tə(r)]
noun: a solid yellow food made from cream that you spread on bread or use in cooking
Nothing tastes as good as fresh bread and butter.

animal ['æ nɪ ml]

noun: A creature that is not a bird, a fish, a reptile, an insect or a human.
A lion is a dangerous animal.

email [ˈiː meɪl]

noun: a system for sending messages from one computer to another
We communicate by email.

music [ˈmjuː zɪk]

noun: sounds made by voices or instruments arranged in a way that is pleasant to listen to
She prefers listening to classical music.

because [bɪˈ kɒz]

conjunction: used for showing the reason something happens or the reason why it is described in a
particular way you because I hadn't got your number.
I couldn't phone

must [mʌst]
modal verb: used for saying that you think something is probably true because nothing else seems
possible
You must be tired after your long journey.

grandmother [ˈɡræn(d) ˌmʌðə(r)]

noun: the mother of one of your parents. You are her granddaughter
She went to her grandmother's house every day after school until her parents came home from work.
doctor ['dɒk tə(r)], NAmE ['dɑːk tə(r)]
noun: a person who has been trained in medical science, whose job is to treat people who are ill /
sick or injured.
You’d better see a doctor about that cough.

study [ˈstʌ di]

noun: the process of learning about a subject by reading and by going to school, university etc
Libraries are not used only for study.

group [gruːp]
noun: A number of people or things that are together in the same place or that are connected in
some way.
A group of us are going to the theatre this evening.
EASY

presents ['pre znts]

(Homonym: presence)
noun, plural: things that you give to somebody as gifts.
He got lots of presents for his birthday.

guess [ɡes]
verb: to saya or decide what you think is true, of
without being certain about it
Sarah won competition to guess the weight the pig.

friendly ['frend li]

adjective: Behaving in a kind and pleasant way because you like sb or want to help them.
Everyone was very friendly towards me.

vegetable ['vedʒ tə bl]

noun: A plant to
or have
part of a plant that is eaten as food.
It is important lots of vegetables in your diet. Potatoes, beans and onions are all vegetables.

article [ˈɑː(r) tɪ k(ə)l]

noun: a piece of writing about a particular subject that is published in a newspaper or magazine
He has written several articles for The Times.

policy [ˈpɒ lə si]

noun:
It is notathe
sethospital's
of plans orpolicy
actions agreed ontheby a government, political party, business, or other group
to disclose names of patients.

identity [aɪ ˈden tɪ ti]

noun: who you are, or what your name is
Do you have any proof of identity?

chalk [tʃɔːk]
noun:
He useda astick of and
white or coloured soft stone,
forused for writing or drawing, especially on a blackboard
chalk slate for leaving notes the children.

usually ['juː ʒu ə li], NAmE ['juː ʒə li]

adverb: in the way that is usual or normal; most often.
How long does the journey usually take?

bored [bɔː(r)d]
(Homonym: board)
adjective: feeling impatient or dissatisfied, because you are not interested in something or because
you have nothing to do. If you want to say you are extremely bored, you can say you are bored
stiff/rigid/silly
Oh, I'm so bored!
 MEDIUM

handicapped [ˈhæn di ˌkæpt]

adjective: someone who is handicapped has a permanent injury, illness, or other problem that
makes them have
unable to use their body
foror
themind normally.
The exhibits audio recordings visually handicapped.

wallet [ˈwɒ lɪt]

noun: a small flat case that people keep money, bank cards in
Put your wallet away. I've already paid for everything.

environment [ɪn ˈvaɪ rən mənt]

noun: thetoplace inawhich people live and work,for
including all the physical conditions that affect them
We need create safe working environment all employees.

attractive [ə 'træk tɪv]

adjective: (of a person) pleasant to look at
She’s an attractive woman.

turnip ['tɜː nɪp], NAmE ['tɛːr nɪp]

noun: A round white, orcarrots,
white and
The douaz had turnips, and purple,
beans. root vegetable

herbal ['hɜː bl], NAmE ['ɜːr bl, 'hɜːr bl]

adjective: Connected with or made from herbs.
He made a deep study of herbal medicine.

congratulate [kən 'græ tʃu leɪt]

verb: to tell somebody
them onthat
theiryou
testare pleased about their success or achievements.
I congratulated results.

saffron ['sæf rən]

noun: a bright yellow powder made from crocus flowers, used in cooking to give colour to food
Morocco is a major producer of saffron.

dominant ['dɒm ɪn ənt], NAmE ['dɑːm ɪn ənt]

adjective: More important, powerful or noticeable than other things.
The dominant feature of the room was the large fireplace.

authority [ɔː 'θɑ rə ti], NAmE [ə 'θɔː rə ti, ə 'θaː rə ti]

noun:
She nowThe
haspower to give
authority overorders to people.
the people who used to be her bosses.
 HARD

worthy ['wɜː ði], NAmE ['wɜːr ði]

adjective: Having the qualities that deserve sb/sth.
No composer was considered worthy of the name until he had written an opera.

embellish [ɪm ˈbe lɪʃ]

verb: to make a story more interesting by adding details, especially ones that are not completely
true
Don't embellish or dramatize your story to make it more interesting.

conductor [kən ˈdʌk tə(r)]

noun:
Leonardsomeone
Bernsteinwho
wasdirects the musicians
conductorof
of an
theorchestra
New YorkorPhilharmonic
other musical group
a popular Orchestra.

jewellery, NAmE jewelry ['dʒu əl ri]

noun: objects such as rings and necklaces that people wear as decoration.
She has some lovely pieces of jewellery.

questionnaire [ˌkwes tʃə 'neə(r)], NAmE [kwes tʃə 'ner]

noun: A written list of questions that are answered by a number of people so that information can
be collected from the answers.
He created a questionnaire about personal hygiene habits.

audacity [ɔː ˈdæ sə ti]

noun: the confidence to say or do what you want, despite difficulties, risks, or the negative attitudes
of
Sheother people
had the audacity to tell him off.

erroneous [ɪ ˈrəʊ ni əs]

adjective: not correct
This report is based on erroneous information.

convenient [kən ˈviː ni ənt]

adjective: easy to do, or not causing problems or difficulties
If it's convenient, call me tomorrow before noon.

foreigner [ˈfɒ rɪ nə(r)]

noun: someone who comes from another country
The foreigner attracted a lot of attention when he appeared in the village

innovation [ˌɪn əʊ ˈveɪ ʃ(ə)n]

noun: a new idea, method, piece of equipment etc
He was always on top of the latest technological innovations.
CHAMPIONSHIP

slaughter [ˈslɔː tə(r)]

noun: the violent killing of a large number of people
War always involves the slaughter of innocent civilians.

notoriety [ˌnəʊ tə ˈraɪ ə ti] NAmE [ˌnoʊ tə ˈraɪ ə ti]

noun: a situation in which someone or something is famous for something bad
The regime gained notoriety for its harsh treatment of political prisoners.

iguana [ɪ ˈɡwɑː nə]

noun: a large lizard with sharp points on its back that lives in tropical parts of America
The iguana is vegetarian and is often found in trees.

rhyme [raɪm]
(Homonym: rime)
noun:
Can youa think
short of
poem, often
forfor children, that has lines ending in the same sound
a rhyme 'hat'?

plausible [ˈplɔː zə b(ə)l]

adjective: likely to be true
A bomb was the only plausible explanation for the crash.

luau [lu ˈaʊ, ˈlu aʊ]

noun: a feast of Hawaiian food, usually held outdoors and usually accompanied by Hawaiian
entertainment.
The Hawaiian wedding party celebrated with a private reception and luau.

entrepreneurship [ˌɒn trə prə ˈnɜː(r) ʃɪp], NAmE [ˌɑn trə prə ˈnʊr ʃɪp]
noun: Expressing the characteristics and actions of someone who uses money to start businesses
and make business deals
Entrepreneurship is a highly prized quality in capitalist societies.

muenster [ˈmʌn stər, ˈmʊn stər]

noun: a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
She prepared a picnic with muenster cheese and sparkling apple cider.

paediatrician (or pediatrician) [ˌpiː di ə ˈtrɪ ʃ(ə)n]

noun: a doctor who deals with children and the medical treatment of their illnesses
There's a shortage of pediatricians in rural areas.

salutatorian [sə ˌlu tə ˈtɔr i ən, sə ˌlu tə ˈtoʊr i ən]

noun: the student ranking second highest in the graduating class, who delivers the salutatory at
commencement
Our valedictorian and salutatorian were co-captains of a sport every season as well as being excellent
students.