SUGGESTED WORDS FOR SPELLING BEE

(7-LETTER WORDS)

1. ABSENCE
absns
Noun
a. the state of being away from a place or person.
The letter had arrived during his absence.

2. CONCEDE
knsd
Verb
a. admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.
I had to concede that Id overreacted.
b. surrender or yield (something that one possesses).
He conceded his territory to the king after losing the battle.

3. TYRANNY
tirn
Noun
a. cruel and oppressive government or rule or arbitrary use of power/control.
People who survive war and escape tyranny.

4. PRAIRIE
prer
Noun
a. a large open area of grassland, especially in the Mississippi River valley.
Homesteaders were allotted substantial acreage on the prairie.
b. a steam locomotive of 2-6-2 wheel arrangement.

5. STRATUM
strdm, stradm
Noun
a. a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground.
a stratum of flint
b. a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or
income.
member of another social stratum

6. DESCENT
dsent
Noun
a. an action of moving downward, dropping, or falling.
The plane had gone into a steep descent.
b. the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality.
American families of Hungarian descent

7. FORFEIT
frft
Verb
a. lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.
Those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their property.
Noun
b. a fine or penalty for wrongdoing or for a breach of the rules in a club or game.
Adjective
c. lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing or neglect.
The lands which he had acquired were automatically forfeit.

8. AUGMENT
ment
Verb
a. make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
He augmented his summer income by painting houses.

9. AVARICE
avrs
Noun
a. extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

10. ERRATIC
radik
Adjective
a. not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
Her breathing was erratic.

11. AGITATE
ajtt
Verb
a. make (someone) troubled or nervous.
The thought of questioning Toby agitated him extremely.

12. AUDIBLE
db()l
Adjective
a. able to be heard.
Ultrasound is audible to dogs.

13. PRUDENT
prooodnt
Adjective
a. acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
No prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose.

14. TRIVIAL
trivl
Adjective
a. of little value or importance.
Huge fines were imposed for trivial offenses.

15. DEBACLE
dbk()l,dbk()l/
Noun
a. a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
The economic debacle that became known as the Great Depression.