Daily Spelling Quiz #362
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lucid
LOO-suhd
adjective
<Latin
clear; readily understood; transparent
<Latin
clear; readily understood; transparent
newfangled
noo-FANG-guhld
adjective
<English
novel, in a derogatorily humorous way
<English
novel, in a derogatorily humorous way
dealership
DEE-luhr-ship
noun
<English
a franchise to sell a product in a specified area
<English
a franchise to sell a product in a specified area
chocolate
CHAWK-luht
noun
<Nahuatl
a flavoring made from ground and roasted cacao seeds
<Nahuatl
a flavoring made from ground and roasted cacao seeds
cynical
SIN-uh-kuhl
adjective
<Greek
sarcastic; denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions
<Greek
sarcastic; denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions
melee
MAY-lay
noun
<French
a confused fight or hand-to-hand struggle
<French
a confused fight or hand-to-hand struggle
syntax
SIN-taks
noun
<Greek
the arrangement of words, phrases, and clause to form sentences
<Greek
the arrangement of words, phrases, and clause to form sentences
satori
suh-TOHR-ee
noun
<Japanese
sudden enlightenment and a state of consciousness obtained by intuitive illumination representing the spiritual goal in Zen Buddhism
<Japanese
sudden enlightenment and a state of consciousness obtained by intuitive illumination representing the spiritual goal in Zen Buddhism
mantilla
man-TIL-uh; man-TEE-yuh
noun
<Spanish
a woman's scarf, as of lace, worn over the hair and shoulders
<Spanish
a woman's scarf, as of lace, worn over the hair and shoulders
langosta
lang-GAWS-tuh
noun
<American Spanish
a South or Central American spiny lobster
<American Spanish
a South or Central American spiny lobster