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Oxymora
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Oxymora (literally
bitter-sweet) are expressions in which the words seem to contradict
each other. (singular = oxymoron)
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Here are some examples. You may have to think a
bit with some of them!
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act naturally |
almost exactly |
alone together |
Can you find others?
What about “hardworking student”?
Wow!
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approximately equal |
civil engineer |
clearly confused |
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constant variable |
deafening silence |
definite maybe |
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even odds |
exact estimate |
extinct life |
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found missing |
freed slave |
freezer burn |
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genuine imitation |
larger half |
liquid gas |
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living dead |
minor crisis |
old news |
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only choice |
open secret |
original copies |
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plastic glasses |
pretty ugly |
same difference |
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seriously funny |
unbiased opinion |
virtual reality |
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whole fraction |
working holiday |
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