100 Hard Words to Spell

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These 100 words aren't really difficult, which middle school or even elementary school students know all. However, spelling them is another story. We select these words from common spelling errors, such as 'library' and 'amateur.' More or less, children have trouble spelling them with full confidence. It is why we prepare the small list, 100 hard words to spell, to enhance their vocabulary skills. Check the word list to start correcting some usual misspellings now!

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acceptable

accidentally

accommodate

acquiesce

acquire

acquit

amateur

apparent

argument

believe

bourgeois

broccoli

bureaucracy

calendar

category

n. a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme, a collection of things sharing a common attribute

changeable

a. capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature, subject to change

chihuahua

n. an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization

column

n. a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure, anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

conscience

n. conformity to one's own sense of right conduct, motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

conscious

a. knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts, intentionally conceived

consensus

n. agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

curve

n. a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length

definitely

ad. without question and beyond doubt, without doubt (used for emphasis)

drunkenness

n. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

dumbbell

n. short bar with weight at each end, stupid person

embarrass

v. cause to feel awkward or ashamed; hamper or impede

entrepreneur

n. someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it

equipment

n. an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

exceed

v. be or do something to a greater degree, be superior or better than some standard

exhilarate

v. fill with sublime emotion, make (someone) feel very happy

existence

n. everything that exists anywhere, the state or fact of existing

fiery

a. characterized by intense emotion, like or suggestive of fire

foreign

a. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

gauge

v. determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation, measure precisely and against a standard

grateful

a. feeling or showing gratitude, affording comfort or pleasure

guarantee

v. give surety or assume responsibility, make certain of

harass

v. annoy continually or chronically, exhaust by attacking repeatedly

height

n. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

hierarchy

n. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system, the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

humorous

a. full of or characterized by humor, causing lighthearted laughter and amusement

ignorance

n. lack of knowledge, education, or information

immediate

a. immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect, performed with little or no delay

independent

n. a neutral or uncommitted person, especially in politics

ingenious

a. showing inventiveness and skill, cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose

intelligence

n. secret information about an enemy, the ability to comprehend

jewelry

n. an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems

judgment

n. the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions, the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

kernel

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, a single whole grain of a cereal

leisure

n. freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity, time available for ease and relaxation

library

n. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study, a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

license

n. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices, a legal document giving official permission to do something

maintenance

n. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence, court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

maneuver

n. a military training exercise, an action aimed at evading an opponent

manoeuvre

v. perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense, act in order to achieve a certain goal

medieval

a. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened

millennium

n. period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of Christ

miniature

a. being on a very small scale, of a much smaller size than normal

mischievous

a. deliberately causing harm or damage, naughtily or annoyingly playful

misspell

v. spell a word wrongly or incorrectly

necessary

n. anything indispensable, unavoidably determined by prior circumstances

neighbor

n. a nearby object of the same kind

noticeable

a. capable or worthy of being perceived, undesirably noticeable

occasionally

ad. now and then or here and there

occurrence

n. an event that happens, an instance of something occurring

particularly

ad. to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common, uniquely or characteristically

pastime

n. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts, usually pleasantly

perseverance

n. persistent determination, continuing or repeating behavior

personnel

n. the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management, group of people willing to obey orders

playwright

n. someone who writes plays

possession

n. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior, being controlled by passion or the supernatural

precede

v. be earlier in time; go back further, move ahead (of others) in time or space

precocious

a. characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity, appearing or developing early

principal

n. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

privilege

n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group, especially a hereditary or official right

pronunciation

n. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word

publicly

ad. by the public or the people generally, in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly

questionnaire

n. a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information

receipt

n. a written or printed statement acknowledging that something has been paid for or that goods have been received.

recommend

v. push for something, make attractive or acceptable

reference

n. a remark that calls attention to something or someone

relevant

a. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

rhyme

v. be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

separate

a. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion, have the connection undone; having become separate

supersede

v. take the place or move into the position of

surveillance

n. close observation of a person or group, usually by the police

synecdoche

n. substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

threshold

n. a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room

tomorrow

n. the near future, the next day, the day after, following the present day

twelfth

a. coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position, one part in twelve equal parts

until

prep. up to point in time mentioned, as far as

vacuum

n. a space entirely devoid of matter

vengeance

n. the act of taking revenge, especially in the next life

weather

n. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

Wednesday

n. the fourth day of the week; the third working day

weird

a. strikingly odd or unusual, suggesting something supernatural