Try using these in a sentence: Memorable words from the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Here are some memorable words that were used in Thursday’s final rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee:

VARSOVIENNE: A graceful dance similar to a mazurka. Simone Kaplan of Davie, Florida, displayed an impressive depth of root knowledge when she asked, “Is this most likely from the Latin place name Varsovia, meaning Warsaw?” She was right, and she spelled the word correctly.

KIRILLITSA: The alphabet based principally on the Greek uncials that was originally used for writing Old Church Slavonic. Shruthika Padhy of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, spelled it correctly.

KULA: A Melanesian inter-island system of exchange. Nidhi Vadlamudi of Santa Clara, California, spelled it incorrectly, going with the homonym “kulah.”

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AUFGABE: A task or exercise, especially when assigned experimentally. Rishik Gandhasri of San Jose, California, spelled it correctly.

RIJSTTAFEL: An Indonesian midday meal consisting chiefly of rice. Blake Bouwman of Grand Rapids, Michigan, spelled it correctly.

VIBRATIUNCLE: A slight vibration. Hephzibah Sujoe of Fort Worth, Texas, spelled it correctly. Sujoe is a 7th grader from Bethesda Christian School in Fort Worth. 

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