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Many of the words in the final rounds of the spelling bee are in the SpellPundit Level 3 Spelling module. A few examples are:<\/p>\n
Cabalassou: a large armadillo<\/p>\n
Paillasson: coarsely woven natural or synthetic straw used for hats<\/p>\n
Bewusstseinslage:\u00a0a state of consciousness or a feeling devoid of sensory components<\/p>\n
Shamir: a very hard precious stone believed to have been used in building Solomon’s temple<\/p>\n
Gelinotte: a European woodland grouse related to the American ruffed grouse<\/p>\n
Bundestag: an assembly of representatives of a federation<\/p>\n
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The following are word asked in the National Spelling Bee finals that are in the SpellPundit New Online Words Module:<\/p>\n
Mnemosyne: the Greek goddess of memory and mother of the\u00a0Muses\u00a0by\u00a0Zeus<\/p>\n
Loratadine: a long-acting, nonsedating\u00a0antihistamine\u00a0drug\u00a0taken orally to relieve symptoms of seasonal\u00a0allergic rhinitis\u00a0and chronic\u00a0urticaria<\/p>\n
Pareidolia: \u00a0the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful, image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern<\/p>\n
Ankyloglossia: limited normal movement of the tongue chiefly due to an abnormally shortened\u00a0frenulum\u00a0:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0tongue-tie<\/p>\n There were a few homonyms (such as aalii and telyn) asked at this year\u2019s Bee, which are in the new SpellPundit Homonyms module.<\/p>\n There were a few words based on roots, which are found in the SpellPundit Roots Modules:<\/p>\n Succiniferous: bearing amber<\/p>\n succin- (amber) + -iferous (bearing or producing or yielding)<\/p>\n Lophophytosis: a contagious skin disease found in birds that is caused by a fungus occurring in man on hairy surfaces that become covered with yellowish crusts<\/p>\n lopho- (crest, tuft, or comb) + phyt- (plant) + -osis (abnormal or diseased condition)<\/p>\n Ecchymosis: the escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels<\/p>\n ec- (out) + chym- (juice) + -osis (abnormal or diseased condition)<\/p>\n Pseudepigrapha: spurious words purporting to emanate from biblical characters<\/p>\n pseud- (false) + epi- (upon) + graph (to write)<\/p>\n Overall, there was an interesting mix of words asked at this year\u2019s National Spelling Bee. SpellPundit\u2019s modules can help you learn all the words you need to know to become a primetime finalist, and even bring home the trophy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was an exciting Bee! Congratulations to the 2018 National Spelling Bee Champion Karthik Nemmani and runner-up Naysa Modi, who are both SpellPundit students. This year\u2019s Scripps National Spelling Bee finals finished with 60 words. Every one of these words is in SpellPundit Spelling Modules Levels 1 through 4 or the New Online Words module (please refer to https:\/\/test.spellpundit.net\/spellshakti\/how-to-spelling\/ for detailed descriptions about all the different SpellPundit modules). Many of the words in the final rounds of the spelling bee…<\/p>\n
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