A spelling bee is a competition in which participants are asked to spell a variety of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty.
You may have dreamed of being the spelling bee champ since the first grade. Knowing and learning new and difficult English words. It can make you better at spellings and improve your memorization. It may further help you in high school and also competitive exams for jobs and studying abroad.
25 Tough Words for Spelling Bee Preparation
Here are twenty five of the most difficult words with their meanings that would help you get better at spelling bee competition practice.
1. Logorrhea: pathologically excessive and often incoherent talkativeness”
2. Shalloon: a lightweight twilled fabric of wool or worsted used chiefly for linings of coats and uniforms”
3. Vivisepulture: the act or practice of burying alive
4. Chihuahua: any of a breed of very small, short- or long-haired dogs typically weighing between two and six pounds and having a round head with short, slightly pointed muzzle and large, erect ears.
5. Eczema: an acute or chronic noncontagious inflammatory condition of the skin that is characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted, or lichenified and that is often associated with exposure to chemical or other irritants
6. Esquamulose: not squamulose.
7. knack: an ability, talent, or special skill needed to do something.
8. Questionnaire: a list of questions; survey.
9.Appoggiatura : A tone preceding an essential melodic note.
10. Chiaroscurist: An artist specializing in chiaroscuro.
11. Odontalgia: usually refers to a Toothache.
12. Euonym: A name well suited to a place, person or thing Named.
13. Elucubrate: Compose or write by working studiously at night.
14. Prospicience: the act of looking forward
15. Cymotrichous: Having wavy hair.
16. Precocious: being mature especially in mental development.
17. Eudaemonic: producing happiness.
18. Succedaneum: A substitute for something.
19. Demitasse : A small coffee cup.
20. Chauffeur: a person hired to drive a private automobile.
21. Liaison: a person who maintains connections between people or groups.
22. Chrysanthemum: a widely-cultivated plant with brightly colored flower heads.
23. Apocryphal: of questionable authenticity, as in a story or statement
24. Camaraderie: easy familiarity and friendship, often built over time
25. Emollient: a substance with a soothing effect on the skin.
We really hope that these 25 Words will become part of your competition plan and make your learning practice more solid.
These words are still not enough therefore we have another list of hardest words that would help you in your preparations and may be asked in competitions taking place beyond the school level.
Remember, Spelling bee competition begins with words from your school guides but as you progress higher you’ll find very tough English words which are hard to spell which you haven’t studied.
Follow the resources mentioned above and keep them for your future reference because you’ll need it whenever you want to have a quick revision of tough words.