Daily Spelling Quiz #338
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apathy
AP-uh-thee
noun
<Greek
lack of emotion; indifference
<Greek
lack of emotion; indifference
robot
ROH-bawt
noun
<Czechoslovakian<Slavic
a mechanical device, operating automatically, seemingly in a human way
<Czechoslovakian<Slavic
a mechanical device, operating automatically, seemingly in a human way
behest
bee-HEST
noun
<English
a command or earnest request
<English
a command or earnest request
imperative
im-PER-uh-tiv
adjective
<Latin
absolutely necessary; urgent
<Latin
absolutely necessary; urgent
sortie
SOHR-tee
noun
<French
a quick raid; one mission by a single military airplane
<French
a quick raid; one mission by a single military airplane
patina
puh-TEE-nuh
noun
<French<Italian
a fine greenish crust on bronze or copper, formed by oxidation
<French<Italian
a fine greenish crust on bronze or copper, formed by oxidation
muumuu
MOO-moo
noun
<Hawaiian
a woman's long, loose Hawaiian-style dress
<Hawaiian
a woman's long, loose Hawaiian-style dress
hafiz
HAWF-iz
noun
<Arabic
a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart, used as a title of respect
<Arabic
a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart, used as a title of respect
adagio
uh-DAW-joh; uh-DAW-zhoh
adverb
<Italian
slowly (used as a direction in music)
<Italian
slowly (used as a direction in music)
easel
EE-zuhl
noun
<Latin
an upright frame to hold an artist's canvas
<Latin
an upright frame to hold an artist's canvas