What were the words mentioned in akeelah and the bee?
brunneous -brown (scientific)
grovel - to creep with the face to the ground
doubt - to lack confidence in
placid - serenely free of interruption or disturbance
fanciful - marked by or as if by fancy or whim
prestidigitation - sleight of hand
ambidextrous - able to use both hands with equal ease
pterodactyl - any of various pterosaurs of the Late Jurassic and
Cretaceous
pulchritude - great beauty or appeal
sacciform - having the general form of a sac
empennage - the tail assembly of an airplane
souchong - a tea made from the larger older leaves of the
shoot
intussusception - the reception of one part within another
staphylococci - bacteria (as skin infections, food poisoning,
and endocarditis)
dictatorial - oppressive to or arrogantly overbearing toward
others
truculent - feeling or displaying ferocity
supercilious - arrogantly superior
insolent - exhibiting boldness or effrontery
fuchsia - vivid reddish-purple
imbrication - an overlapping of edges
rhesus - pale brown Asian monkey often used in medical
research.
eminent - standing out so as to be readily perceived or
noted
hypertrophic - excessive development of an organ or part
concierge - hotel staff member who handles luggage and mail,
makes reservations, and arranges tours
polydactyly - the condition of having more than the normal
number of fingers or toes
syllogize - to reason by means of syllogisms
synecdoche - a figure of speech by which a part is put for the
whole
carmagnole - a lively song popular at the time of the first
French Revolution
pastiche - stylistic imitation
xanthosis - an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin
euphoric - incredible happiness
maculature - blotting paper
fibranne - fabric made of spun-rayon yarn
vivisepulture - an act or instance of burying someone alive
placebo - an inert or innocuous substance used especially in
controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another
substance
lucid - having full use of one's faculties
limn - to draw or paint on a surface
cabalistic (also kabbalistic) - a medieval and modern system of
Jewish theosophy
soliterraneous - Sun and Earth working together
grandiloquent - extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic
style, manner, or quality especially in language
catastasis - the climax of a drama
edentulous - toothless
bioluminescent - the emission of light from living organisms
objurgatory - a harsh rebuke
effervescent - to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes
alfresco - taking place or located in the open air
loquacious - full of excessive talk
malloseismic - region subject to frequent earthquakes
doublure - an ornamental lining of a book cover
ratatouille - a seasoned stew made of eggplant, tomatoes, green
peppers and squash
gabbro - granular igneous rock
panache - an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a
helmet
anachronism - an error in chronology
ratiocinate (verb) - to reason
oersted - the unit of magnetic field strength
xylem - complex tissue in the vascular system
miscible - capable of mixing in any ratio
argillaceous - relating to, or containing clay or clay
minerals
Merovingian - relating to the first Frankish dynasty
effleurage - a delicate stroking motion in massage.
lagniappe - small gift given a customer by a merchant at the
time of a purchase
scheherazadian - relating to the Arabian Nights' (Entertainment)
the wife of the sultan of India, who relates such interesting tales
nightly that the sultan spares her life
palynological - having to do with a branch of science dealing
with pollen and spores
logorrhea - excessive talkativeness
