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Vocabulary Words of the Week!

Hello All!

The Vocabulary Words for this week are:


  • Paradox – inconsistency, contradiction, impossibility, illogicality

  • Rhetoric – oratory, public speech

  • Sycophant – flatterer, toady


  • How could each of these words be used in a sentence? Which one is your favorite? Which one is your least favorite?