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OXYMORON:
"A rhetorical figure in which an epigrammatic effect
is created by the conjunction of incongruous or contradictory terms"
OXYMORONS:
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acute dullness
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act naturally
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Advanced BASIC
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airline food
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almost exactly
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alone together
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Amtrak schedule
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bittersweet
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boring court jester
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British fashion
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business ethics
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cafeteria food
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calm wind
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cheerleading scholarship
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childproof
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civil engineer
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clean coal
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coal mine safety
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computer jock
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briefing
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computer security
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clearly ambiguous
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clearly confused
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clearly misunderstood
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comfortably dressed
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conservative liberal
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conciliation court
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constant variable
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constructive attitude
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corporate conscience
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cowardly lion
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dangerously safe
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deafening silence
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deliberately thoughtless
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democratic machine
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designer jeans
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diet ice cream
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divorce
court
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double
solitaire
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educational television
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effective compassion
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definite maybe
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essential service
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even odds
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exact estimate
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extensive briefing
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extinct life
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family vacation
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fan fatale
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federal budget
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fish farm
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flexible ethics
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found missing
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free love
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freezer burn
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french deodorant
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fresh-frozen
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friendly fire
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friendly takeover
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funky white guy
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genuine imitation
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genuine imitation naughahide
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good grief
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government organization
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guest host
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healthy chocolate
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holy war
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half naked
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home office
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humanitarian
invasion
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idiot
savant
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ill health
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industrial park
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instant classic
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intense apathy
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jumbo shrimp
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larger half
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least favorite
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legally drunk
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light rock
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linear curve
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liquid gas
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little giants
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living dead
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long sleeved t-shirt
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Microsoft Works
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managed competition
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marital bliss
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mild interest
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mild mannered reporter
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military intelligence
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minor crisis
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minor miracle
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modern history
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moral majority
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natural blonde
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new classic
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New York culture
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non-dairy creamer
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non-working mother
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normal deviation
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old news
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only choice
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on-time airplane
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on-time musical production
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on-time train
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open secret
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original
copies
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original
reprint
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oxymoron
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paid volunteer
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passive aggression
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peace offensive
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peacekeeper missile
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plastic glasses
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plastic silverware
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player coach
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player piano
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polite salesman
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political science
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postal service
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pretty ugly
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private citizen
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qualified success
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randomly organized
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rap music
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Reagan Democrat
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real potential
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religious tolerance
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resident alien
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rock opera
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rolling stop
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rush hour
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sad clown
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sanitary landfill
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sanitary sewer
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same difference
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scheduled spontaneity
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second best
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sensitive guy
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serious musician
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seriously funny
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silent scream
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simply superb
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small crowd
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socialist market economy
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soft rock
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software documentation
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standard deviation
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straight angle
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student athlete
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study outside
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successful suicide
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sweet sorrow
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sweet tart
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synthetic natural gas
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Tame cat
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taped live
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temporary tax increase
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terribly enjoyable
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terribly pleased
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tight slacks
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tragic comedy
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train schedule
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trial separation
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turbo diesel
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twelve-ounce pound cake
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unbiased opinion
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uncrowned king
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unhappily married
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united nations
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unsellable stock
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unsung hero
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vaguely aware
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virtual reality
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war games
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wholesome
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working vacation
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