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Articles from November, 2019
These words sound the same, but they're not. A callus is a rough patch of skin. Add an "o" for "offensive" and you get callous, an adjective meaning "insensitive to the feelings of others."
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Assent refers to agreement, while an ascent is a climb. Before we make our way to the top of Mount Everest, we need to make sure our guides assent to our ascent.
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Which schools cracked the Top 10 in their divisions? How many millions of words were mastered last month? Check out the highlights and shoutouts from the first month of the '19 – '20 Vocabulary Bowl season. It's already shaping up to be another record-breaking year!
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