Oxymoron

1. An oxymoron is a phrase in which the parts are contradictory or incongruous in one of several ways. Often, at least one of the words in an oxymoron is not used literally or has multiple meanings, or there’s some shorthand being used, and the apparent self-contradiction arises from this.

2. 3. A contradiction occurs when one person says the car came from the east. Another person said the car came from the west. One person contradicted the other. When the cop came and took measurements. He figured out which one lied.
 * **almost exactly** || **constant variable** || **even odds** ||
 * **minor crisis** || **extinct life** || **genuine imitation** ||
 * **exact estimate** || **only choice** || **freezer burn** ||
 * **free love** ||

An oxymoron is a phrase in which the parts are contradictory or incongruous in one of several ways. Often, at least one of the words in an oxymoron is not used literally or has multiple meanings, or there’s some shorthand being used, and the apparent self-contradiction arises from this. 4. beacon light of hope flames of withering injustice. joyous daybreak long night of their captivity. crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination; island of poverty vast ocean of material prosperity; to cash a check. architects of our republic signing a promissory note to fall heir. note defaulted on this promissory note bad check; a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

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