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Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
having mixed feeling about something or someone	ambivalent
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed	context
not logical or reasonable	irrational
believing that people are motivated by self interest	cynical
feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived	indignant
completely baffled	perplexed
deny the truth by asserting the opposite	contradict
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification	analogy
used to indicate a departure from a literal use of words	figuratively
special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult or others to understand	jargon
a word opposite in meaning to another	antonym
each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings	homonym
a word or phrase that means exactly or near the same as another word or phrase	synonym
showing or giving emphasis	emphatic
side by side and having the same distance continuously between them	parallel
the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is	understatment
place or deal with close together for contrasting effect	juxtapose
existing or occurring at or on the surface	superficial
a brief summary or general survey of something	synopsis
relating to or characterized by empathy	empathetically