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  2. Opposite - Wikipedia

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    Opposition is a semantic relation in which one word has a sense or meaning that negates or, in terms of a scale, is distant from a related word.Some words lack a lexical opposite due to an accidental gap in the language's lexicon.

  3. Antonio Banderas - Wikipedia

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    José Antonio Domínguez Bandera [a] (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, [b] is a Spanish actor. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Goya Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.

  4. Oxymoron - Wikipedia

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    Oxymorons in the narrow sense are a rhetorical device used deliberately by the speaker and intended to be understood as such by the listener. In a more extended sense, the term "oxymoron" has also been applied to inadvertent or incidental contradictions, as in the case of "dead metaphors" ("barely clothed" or "terribly good").

  5. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    Hindi: कल and Urdu: کل (kal) may mean either "yesterday" or "tomorrow" (disambiguated by the verb in the sentence).; Icelandic: fram eftir can mean "toward the sea" or "away from the sea" depending on dialect.

  6. Soft power - Wikipedia

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    In politics (and particularly in international politics), soft power is the ability to co-opt rather than coerce (in contrast with hard power).It involves shaping the preferences of others through appeal and attraction.

  7. Practical effect - Wikipedia

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    A location shot for The Black Dahlia with a rainmaking rig, a sprinkler system used to create the appearance of rain—a common practical effect An actor behind-the-scenes with pre-scored "bullet holes" on his costume and squibs blowing open fake blood packets for a gunshot wound stunt.

  8. Orthopraxy - Wikipedia

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    A Ten Commandments monument at the Texas State Capitol.. Although traditionally Christianity is seen as primarily orthodoxical (as in the Nicene Creed's "I believe in ..."), some Christian denominations and leaders today, from Catholic to Evangelical Christians, have started to describe their religions as both orthodoxical and orthopraxic.

  9. Altruism - Wikipedia

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    Giving alms to the poor is often considered an altruistic action.. Altruism is the concern for the well-being of others, independently of personal benefit or reciprocity.. The word altruism was popularised (and possibly coined) by the French philosopher Auguste Comte in French, as altruisme, for an antonym of egoism. [1]