National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 3

the most virtuous knight of the Round Table

relating to the period from about 252 to 201 million years ago

a trancelike state characterized by rigid muscles and an inability to move

an island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska

malicious burning to destroy property

hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds

a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 bytes

nonessential but helpful

painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible

any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis

a microscopic animal with eight legs that lives in water or moss

a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher

pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine

arrogantly insolent

of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works

a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage

a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas

a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland

small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat

involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep

a soldier who is a member of a legion

a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses

someone who makes or mends dresses

pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate

having the character of a loud deep sound

a state of depression

a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles

in a natty manner; with smartness

music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues

the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine

a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

remove air or gas from

in or of the month preceding the present one

a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole)

small Eurasian teal

an insignia used by the medical profession

social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism

a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans

a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlanders

uncertain in purpose or action

a quantity much larger than is needed

shown or represented by diagrams

a cotton fabric imitating flannel

having an affinity for lipids

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

bearing or containing fossils

plant growing naturally in very salty soil

economically important Old World tropical cereal grass

beginning to exist or to be apparent

white sauce made with stock instead of milk

a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp

a great sacrifice

shaped like a sausage

an eye having a single lens

any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin

medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark

any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico

a marriage with a person of inferior social status

any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers

fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals

any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America

a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution

any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts

the process of growing into a youth

in the manner of William Wordsworth

a mammal having nails or claws

a long slender crusty breadstick

a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)

a type of beetle with a long snout

acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

water buffalo of the Philippines

of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Liliaceae

thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States

large open car seating four with folding top

development of ova

annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot

of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages

relating to a character who sold his soul to Mephistopheles

covered with fine whitish hairs or down

a woman who is a man's sweetheart

inducing or promoting absorption

a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food

searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

the owner or manager of an inn

of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture

a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas