Spelling Bee Vocab 2

2. moral excellence: integrity of character: uprightness of conduct
4. a group of dancers and usually singers supporting the featured players in a musical comedy or revue
5. any of various ruminant mammals of Africa and southwest Asia that differ from the true oxen by a leaner and more long-bodied build, horns directed upward and backward, and great variability in size
7. the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric pressure
10. the mid-region of the human torso; especially: its external abdominal aspect
13. completely or crassly obvious; especially: brazen
15. a singular strongly marked capacity or aptitude: notable talent
16. resounded with repetitions of sounds caused by reflections of sound waves
17. employing forces (as paratroops) that are transported by aviation

1. a conflict between antagonists: a moral or physical contest: a dispute
3. one who performs (as on a trapeze or bars) gymnastics feats or exercises
6. the obscuration of one celestial body by another
8. something that enters into a compound or is a component part of any combination or mixture
9. be or appear like: resemble in external appearance
11. a confection made from corn syrup, sugar, albumen, and gelatin; beaten to a light creamy consistency, and usually rolled in powdered sugar when partly dry
12. a piece of material that serves to screen, divide, protect, conceal, or decorate
14. appoint (one) to a post or duty