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Day 5 Wordmasters
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Paradox | a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact is or may be true |
| Pop culture | popular current culture |
| Whimsical | slightly odd or playfully humorous, especially in an endearing way |
| Folksy | simple and unsophisticated in the tradition of folk crafts or folklore |
| Colloquial | appropriate to, used in, or characteristic of spoken language or of a writing that is used to create the effect of conversation |
| Improbable | not likely to happen or to be true |
| Hyperbole | delibarate and obvious exaggeration used for effect, "i could eat a million of these" |
| Indiscriminate | making no careful distinctions or choices |
| Abomination | an object of intense disaproval or dislike |
| Tone | a sound with a distinctive quality |
| Phenomenon | something that is out of the ordinary and excites people's interest and curiosity |