Daily Spelling Quiz #389
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nearsighted
NIR-syt-uhd
adjective
<English + <English
having better vision closer objects than for objects that are more distant myopic
<English + <English
having better vision closer objects than for objects that are more distant myopic
siege
seej
noun
<Latin
the encirclement of a fortified place by an enemy intending to take it
<Latin
the encirclement of a fortified place by an enemy intending to take it
Inca
INGK-uh
noun
<Spanish<Quechua
a member of the highly civilized Indian people that dominated ancient Peru until the Spanish conquest
<Spanish<Quechua
a member of the highly civilized Indian people that dominated ancient Peru until the Spanish conquest
immortal
im-MOHR-tuhl
adjective
<Latin
enduring; living forever
<Latin
enduring; living forever
cuticolor
KYOO-tuh-kul-uhr
adjective
<Latin
having the color of flesh
<Latin
having the color of flesh
orthography
ohr-THAWG-ruh-fee
noun
<Greek
correct spelling
<Greek
correct spelling
trochaic
troh-KAY-ik
adjective
<French<Latin<Greek
consisting of prosodic feet of two syllables in verse in which the first syllable is stressed and the second is unstressed
<French<Latin<Greek
consisting of prosodic feet of two syllables in verse in which the first syllable is stressed and the second is unstressed
pirouette
pir-oo-ET
noun
<French
a whirling on one foot or the point of the toe
<French
a whirling on one foot or the point of the toe
fluoroscope
FLUHR-uh-skohp
noun
<ISV<(L&Gk)
a machine for examining internal structures by observing the shadows cast on a fluorescent screen by objects through which X-rays are directed
<ISV<(L&Gk)
a machine for examining internal structures by observing the shadows cast on a fluorescent screen by objects through which X-rays are directed
nimbed
nimd
adjective
<Latin
having a halo
<Latin
having a halo