"Well, it's nice to see you again," Snehal Choudhury, Speller 361, said to Dr. Bailly the last time she approached the mic.
"That's the spirit," Dr. Bailly replied.
That time, the Ohio eighth grader spelled "chaudfroid" correctly. It means food (as meat or fish) covered with a jellied sauce usually molded into shapes after cooking, and served cold.
This time, she made quick work of "gradus," a handbook (as of law phrases or forms) or exercise book to assist in the mastering or performance of a difficult art or practice.
