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 KANSAS CITY, Mo. 鈥?A Kansas City-area speller has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.Emaan Arshad, 14, from Plaz 
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stanley cup spelled her first word,  hummock,  and then correctly answered that surrogate also means substitute.She earned the right to move on by then correctly spelling  gastrodermis. Three other local spellers also competed well and were advancing, but were eventually tripped up with some tough words.Drew Clawson, 13, of Independence, correctly spelled  amphistlar,  and correctly answered that  arduous  means difficult  like the spelling bee , but he then stumbled on  micellar. Garrett Li, 13, of Olathe, correctly spelled  nitid,  and correctly answered that a  dromedary  is a camel, but missed  architectonics  and was knocked out.Mac Northcraft of Peculiar,  the youngest local speller at 11  stumbled on his first word,  etouffee. Arshad now moves on to compete in the Quarterfinal round on June 15 on ESPN3.                Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Here at Scripps, we believe books can chan 
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