SAT vocabulary
Paradox
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Example
"The idea that less is more is a classic paradox."
Etymology
Latin 'paradoxum', from Greek 'paradoxos' meaning 'contrary to expectation'.
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