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• sent [srnt] the past tense and past participle of send 'to cause
someone or something to go somewhere.' □We sent the courier
to deliver the message. □ The fast-breaking news story was sent
through the wire services.
cents-scents-sense
• cents [srnts] the plural of cent 'one penny; one one-
hundredth of a dollar.' □ Items that once cost a few cents
now cost a few dollars.
• scents [srnts] the plural of scent 'a smell; an odor.' D The
combination of scents from the different foods was almost
sickening.
• sense [srnts] a feeling or sensation. □We had a definite sense
of uneasiness as we approached the dimly lit house.
cereal-serial
• cereal ['s1a,.i:)l] a food made of grain and eaten for breakfast.
□ The price of cereal in the supermarket has risen dramatically
in the past two years.
• serial ['s1a,.i:)1] in or of a series, rank, or order. □ A new auto-
mobile is stamped with a serial number to aid in identification.
• serial ['s1a,.i:)1] a publication or program offered in segments
at intervals. □ The new book will appear, in part, as a monthly
serial in that magazine.

cession-session
• cession ['sEJn] a concession, withdrawal, or yielding to some-
thing else. □ The large cession of land was welcomed by the
county that received it.
• session ['sEJn] a meeting for the purpose of transacting busi-
ness. □ The collective bargaining session lasted into the wee
hours of the night.
• session ['sEJn] the set period of time in which a legislative
body meets before adjournment. □ Congress will not be in
session again until after the holidays.
chance-chants
• chance [tJrents] a possibility. □ There is a chance that it will
rain tomorrow.
• chance [tJrents] an opportunity. D Next summer, the Boy
Scout troop will have the chance to camp on a very remote
island.
• chance [tJrents] by coincidence or accident. □ Quite by chance
I saw a former classmate at the bus depot.
• chants [tJrents] the plural of chant 'a song or statement, sung
or spoken in a monotonous tone of voice.' D The loud

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