Opposites Attract: The Oxymoron Game

Oxymorons (or oxymora) are literary figures of speech usually composed of a pair of contradictory words.The Webster Dictionary defines oxymoron as "a combination of contradictory or incongruous words" such as act naturally, tragic comedy, deafening silence, etc..Below are the first words of great oxymorons. Think of their exact opposite and form the second word in the crossword puzzle.

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Across

1. working _________________

4. living ___________________

6. exact ___________________

10. plastic __________________

12. virtual __________________

14. extinct ___________________

Down

2. genuine _________________

3. Advanced ________________

5. student __________________

6. almost __________________

7. found __________________

8. pretty ___________________

9. silent ____________________

11. open __________________

13. free _____________________

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