What were the words mentioned in akeelah and the bee?

Answer 1

There were several worlds in Akeelah and the Bee. A fairly complete list is: brunneous, grovel, doubt, placid, fanciful, prestidigitation, ambidextrous, pterodactyl, pulchritude, sacciform, empennage, souchong, intussusception, staphylococci, dictatorial, truculent, supercilious, insolent, fuchsia, imbrication, rhesus, eminent, hypertrophic, concierge, polydactyly, syllogize, synecdoche, carmagnole, pastiche, xanthosis, euphoric, maculature, fibranne, vivisepulture, placebo, lucid, limn, cabalistic, soliterraneous, grandiloquent, catastasis, edentulous, bioluminescent, objurgatory, effervescent, alfresco, loquacious, malloseismic, doublure, ratatouille, gabbro, panache, anachronism, ratiocinate, oersted, xylem, miscible, argillaceous, Merovingian, effleurage, lagniappe, scheherazadian, palynological, logorrhea.

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

A difficult word to spell in a spelling be is Vivisepulture, Elucubrate,Narcolepsy, Eudaemonic, Soubrette, and Semaphore. Those are the words that I had to study in my high school classes. :)