Spelling Contest 2015 AD/ Vocabulary List / S / TRILOK SCHOOL, KATHMANDU, NEPAL

1.    stethoscope noun [C]   /ˈsteθ.ə.skəʊp/  a ​piece of ​medical ​equipment that ​doctors use to ​listen to ​your ​heart and ​lungs

2.    structure noun  /ˈstrʌk.tʃər/   [C or U] the way in which the ​parts of a ​system or ​object are ​arranged or ​organized, or a ​system ​arranged in this way

3.    suede noun [U]   /sweɪd/  ​leather that is ​slightly ​rough to ​touch and is not ​shiny

4.    sufficient adjective   /səˈfɪʃ.ənt/  enough for a ​particular ​purpose

5.    suitable adjective    /ˈsuː.tə.bl̩/   ​acceptable or ​right for someone or something

6.    supernatural adjective  /ˌsuː.pəˈnætʃ.ər.əl/  ​caused by ​forces that cannot be ​explained by ​science

7.    surmount verb [T]   /səˈmaʊnt/   to ​deal successfully with a ​difficulty or ​problem

8.    surrender verb    /sərˈen.dər/  [I] to ​stop ​fighting and ​admit ​defeat

9.    surveyor noun [C]   /səˈveɪ.ər/  a ​person whose ​job is to ​measure and ​record the ​details of ​areas of ​land

10. symmetry noun [U]    /ˈsɪm.ə.tri/  the ​quality of having ​parts that ​match each other, ​especiallyin a way that is ​attractive, or ​similarity of ​shape or ​contents

11. synchronize verb  /ˈsɪŋ.krə.naɪz/  [I or T] to (​cause to) ​happen at the same ​time

12.               synthetic adjective  /sɪnˈθet.ɪk/  Synthetic ​products are made from ​artificial ​substances, often ​copying a ​natural ​produc

Spelling Contest 2015 AD/ Vocabulary List / Q & R / TRILOK SCHOOL, KATHMANDU, NEPAL

1.    type of ​entertainment

2.    Quadrant noun [C]    /ˈkwɒd.rənt/  specialized mathematics a ​quarter of a ​circle› a ​quarter of an ​area

3.    Qualify verb  /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/  [I or T] to successfully ​finish a ​training ​course so that you are ​able to do a ​job; to have or ​achieve the ​necessary ​skills, etc.

4.    Quarrelsome adjective  /ˈkwɒr.əl.səm/  A quarrelsome ​person ​repeatedly ​argues with other ​people

5.    Questionable adjective  /ˈkwes.tʃə.nə.bl̩/  not ​certain, or ​wrong in some way

6.    Radiate verb  /ˈreɪ.di.eɪt/  [I or T] to ​produce ​heat and/or ​light, or (of ​heat or ​light) to be ​produced

7.    radiatornoun [C]  /ˈreɪ.di.eɪ.tər/  a ​device, usually a ​container ​filled with ​water, that ​sends out ​heat, often as ​part of a ​heating or ​cooling ​system

8.    radioactive adjective  /ˌreɪ.di.əʊˈæk.tɪv/   having or ​producing the ​energy that comes from the ​breaking up of ​atoms

9.    raven noun [C]    /ˈreɪ.vən/  the ​largest ​bird in the ​crow ​family, with ​shiny ​black ​feathers

10. realistic adjective  /ˌrɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/  ​accepting things as they are in ​fact and not making ​decisions ​based on ​unlikely ​hopes for the ​future

11. reasonable adjective  /ˈriː.zən.ə.bl̩/  ​based on or using good ​judgment and ​therefore ​fair and ​practical

12. reassign verb [T]  /ˌriːəˈsaɪn/  to give an ​employee a different ​job, or to ​arrange for an ​employee to ​work in a different ​place

13. reception noun  /rɪˈsep.ʃən/  [C] a ​formal ​party at which ​important ​people are ​welcomed

14. recognition noun  /ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/  [S or U] ​agreement that something is ​true or ​legal

15. reconcile verb [T] /ˈrek.ən.saɪl/  to ​find a way in which two ​situations or ​beliefs that are ​opposed to each other can ​agree and ​exist together

16. referee noun [C]   /ˌref.əˈriː/   a ​person who is in ​charge of a ​sports ​game and who makes ​certain that the ​rules are ​followed

17. reference noun  /ˈref.ər.əns/  [C or U] a ​mention of something

18. refrain verb [I]   /rɪˈfreɪn/  to ​avoid doing or ​stop yourself from doing something

19. reminisce verb [I]  /ˌrem.ɪˈnɪs/   to ​talk or write about past ​experiences that you ​rememberwith ​pleasure

20. replica noun [C]  /ˈrep.lɪ.kə/  an ​exact ​copy of an ​object

21. resume verb  /rɪˈzjuːm/  [I or T] If an ​activity resumes, or if you resume it, it ​startsagain after a ​pause

22. rhetoric noun [U]   /ˈret.ər.ɪk/  ​speech or writing ​intended to be ​effective and ​influence​people