Vocab Practice: Octogenarian

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This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on June 25, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Octogenarian means:

A) A person age 80 to 89
B) An accomplished artist
C) A hard-working individual
D) A gracious speaker

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Cool Word Challenge: Bevy and Octogenarian

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Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.

Here are the words again:

Bevy: A large group or collection.

Octogenarian: A person who is age 80 to 89.

Submit your sentence below. The most [Read more…]

What an Awesome Octogenarian!

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When do you consider a person to be “old”?

Over the years, as life expectancies have increased, Americans have redefined the concept of aging.

With sophisticated medical care, people are now living longer—and healthier—lives than ever before.

It’s no longer unusual for a person to remain active well into his/her [Read more…]