Guerdon is the winning word for the new spelling bee champ. The 13-year old Indian boy from West Lafayette, Ind. aced the national bee equipped with so much determination to win. His sister was an inspiration to him. He had watched her sister try three times to win the national bee and it has been his goal then to join and win the contest but he wanted to aim higher. He wanted to soar with flying colors just by doing it only once. So did he ever achieve his goal? Oh yes and as if by the heaven had heard his prayers, the word that made him to the top was "guerdon". This word means "something that one has earned or gained". Truly the spelling bee champ slot was a guerdon by Sameer.
He also became the first speller to win the title after misspelling "sudation" in the preliminary round. But I guess it was his purpose and willpower that managed him to remain in the competition and of course on the strength of a high score in the written test.
Now this is the power of having a fortitude attitude. Just stay positive and never give up on your goal and everything will go your way!
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