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Late Autumn 2018 Words of the Day Quiz

Winter is...proximate?

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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

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Clearing the Air on 'In The Midst/Mist'

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Special Counsel: Russians Sought 'Political Synergy'

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the figure or shape of a crescent moon

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