-
reached the
National Spelling Bee as an
eighth grader and won with the word
elucubrate.
Bailly studied Ancient Gr**** and Latin,
receiving his bachelor's degree...
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maculature Katie Kerwin Rocky Mountain News Denver,
Colorado 53rd 1980
elucubrate Jacques Bailly Rocky Mountain News Denver,
Colorado 54th 1981 sarcophagus...
- bright,
light Latin lūx (genitive lūcis),
lucere elucidate, elucidation,
elucubrate, elucubration, lucent, lucid, lucidity,
Lucifer (bearer of light), luciferase...
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lutum lut- mud lutaceous,
lutite lux luc-
light elucidate, elucidation,
elucubrate, elucubration, lucent, lucid, lucidity, Lucifer, luciferous, lucifugal...
- bright,
light Latin lūx (genitive lūcis),
lucere elucidate, elucidation,
elucubrate, elucubration, lucent, lucid, lucidity,
Lucifer (bearer of light), luciferase...
- an eighth-grader at St.
Vincent de Paul School,
winning on the word "
elucubrate" (which is a
learned discourse in writing). In 1979,
Bailly had missed...
