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Callow vs. Shallow

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callow
Definition

young and inexperienced

Examples

The boy is callow and insensitive to others.

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shallow
Definition

lacking physical depth; having a little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

Examples

a shallow closet