The 2012 New Zealand Spelling Bee Challenge Word List

compromise

26

cholera

51

obsequious

76

pharaoh

inflammable

27

reminiscent

52

belligerent

77

candor

intrigue

28

absence

53

paradigm

78

tawdry

malevolent

29

eerie

54

filibuster

79

anathema

correspondence

30

manoeuvre

55

reciprocal

80

innocuous

disappearance

31

pneumonia

56

sanguine

81

arachnid

loathe

32

affidavit

57

pecuniary

82

hygiene

residue

33

politician

58

allergy

83

origami

irritability

34

indictment

59

diffident

84

graffiti

10

leniency

35

innocuous

60

perceive

85

fiasco

11

whimsical

36

analysis

61

colossal

86

ballerina

12

amphibian

37

deceive

62

hubris

87

pragmatic

13

feign

38

ecstasy

63

luminosity

88

tithe

14

tentativeness

39

tyranny

64

fictitious

89

homonym

15

miscible

40

unanimous

65

pronunciation

90

angst

16

extrapolate

41

millionaire

66

alibi

91

odyssey

17

pituitary

42

miniature

67

reminisce

92

bellicose

18

behemoth

43

niece

68

chasm

93

protocol

19

pugilist

44

acumen

69

sphinx

94

neologism

20

akimbo

45

auspicious

70

erroneous

95

restaurant

21

harassment

46

churlish

71

rhomboid

96

mnemonic

22

ensemble

47

ubiquitous

72

obelisk

97

vacuum

23

linguistically

48

recession

73

pinnacle

98

cacophony

24

vehemence

49

fiduciary

74

chrysanthemum

99

accolade

25

perseverance

50

homogenous

75

pantheon

100

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