Daily Spelling Quiz #301
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duo
DOO-oh
noun
<Italian
a pair; a couple
<Italian
a pair; a couple
squatter
SKWAW-tuhr
noun
<Latin
one who settles on public land in order to get title to it
<Latin
one who settles on public land in order to get title to it
drearily
DRIR-uh-lee
adverb
<English
in a cheerless, joyless, dismal way
<English
in a cheerless, joyless, dismal way
precinct
PREE-singkt
noun
<Latin
a voting district; a police district
<Latin
a voting district; a police district
atmospheric
at-muhs-FIR-ik
adjective
<Greek
of, or relating to, the mass of air surrounding the earth
<Greek
of, or relating to, the mass of air surrounding the earth
evacuation
uh-vak-yuh-WAY-shuhn
noun
<Latin
the orderly withdrawal or removal of persons from a dangerous environment
<Latin
the orderly withdrawal or removal of persons from a dangerous environment
cribbage
KRIB-ij
noun
<English
a card game in which the object is to form combinations for points which are recorded on a peg board
<English
a card game in which the object is to form combinations for points which are recorded on a peg board
invidious
in-VID-ee-uhs
adjective
<Latin
that which incites ill will by discriminating unfairly
<Latin
that which incites ill will by discriminating unfairly
filoselle
FIL-uh-sel
noun
<French<Italian<Latin
soft silk thread for embroidery
<French<Italian<Latin
soft silk thread for embroidery
condottiere
kawn-daw-tye-RAY
noun
<Latin
a leader of a band of mercenary professional soldiers common in Europe from the 14th to 16th centuries; a mercenary soldier
<Latin
a leader of a band of mercenary professional soldiers common in Europe from the 14th to 16th centuries; a mercenary soldier