"What's up Dr. B?" Anthony Spalvieri, speller 456, asked.
"How are you, Anthony," Dr. Bailly replied.
"Depends on the word," Anthony said.
The Pennsylvania eighth grader spelled "gravitas" correctly after hearing this sentence:
"The gravitas of the candidate's concession speech was somewhat undercut by his teenage daughter jokingly flashing the 'L for Loser' sign on her forehead."
Gravitas means high seriousness (as in a person's bearing or the treatment of a subject).