Daily Spelling Quiz #427
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appleblossom
AP-uhl-blaws-uhm
noun
<English + <English
a flower on an apple tree
<English + <English
a flower on an apple tree
chard
chawrd
noun
<English
a type of edible beet
<English
a type of edible beet
worrywart
WUHR-ee-wohrt
noun
<English
a pessimist; a fussbudget
<English
a pessimist; a fussbudget
vehemence
VEE-uh-muhnts
noun
<Greek
intense passion
<Greek
intense passion
parlous
PAWR-luhs
adjective
<Latin
dangerous; risky; critical
<Latin
dangerous; risky; critical
monolithic
mawn-uh-LITH-ik
adjective
<Greek
carved from a single block of stone
<Greek
carved from a single block of stone
shoddiness
SHAWD-ee-nuhs
noun
<unknown
being of inferior quality
<unknown
being of inferior quality
acquiescence
ak-wee-ES-uhnts
noun
the act of complying or consenting without enthusiasm
<Latin
the act of complying or consenting without enthusiasm
adustiosis
ay-dus-tee-OH-suhs
noun
<Latin + <Greek
breakdown of the rind of citrus fruit causing a reddish discoloration; "red blotch"
<Latin + <Greek
breakdown of the rind of citrus fruit causing a reddish discoloration; "red blotch"
amphitheater
AM-fuh-thee-uh-duhr
noun
<Greek
a round or oval building with rising rows of seats around an open space
<Greek
a round or oval building with rising rows of seats around an open space