Scripps National Spelling Bee
Study Words for Eighth Graders
2018-2019
pegasi
armada
promenade
vocational
reprimand
éclair
indelible
cologne
gondolier
muttonchops
clichés
impregnable
trenchant
catacombs
salutation
dervishes
consonants
velveteen
galleon
wastrels
redundancy
inertia
bronchitis
juniper
haberdashery
offal
garrison
felicitously
treacle
attenuated
valise
dissertation
recompense
piedmont
sumptuous
portentously
antecedents
gaiters
sachet
chloroform
metallurgy
Prague
balsam
emaciated
kelpies
corrugated
amethyst
chivalrous
phalanx
cyanide
galette
noisome
munificent
affidavit
glutinous
Babylon
docile
tetrarch
frippery
homo sapiens
ligatures
grenadier
canapés
voltaic
espionage
rapacious
prevaricate
acclamations
Harlequin
fascist
savanna or
savannah
balaclavas
courteous
aphorism
diffidence
cinnabar
eviscerated
unguents
concertina
electrolysis
asseveration
lobelia
balustrades
expiation
flambeau
solomon
ambuscade
execrations
fuchsia
proboscis
exordium
Leipzig
phaeton
marengo
jacquerie
beryllium
ichor
tergiversation
mille-feuille
auf Wiedersehen
This list includes 50 challenging eighth grade words and, to extend learning, 50 challenging ninth grade
words. If you learn the spellings and meanings of these 100 words, you will be well prepared for an
eighth grade classroom bee. If you would like to be well prepared for a school spelling bee, ask your
teacher for the 450-word School Spelling Bee Study List.