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#1.) diaphanous
#2.) didactic 
#3.) juxtaposition 
#4.) conundrum 

diaphanous - [dī áffənəss] <adjective>  

1. transparent: delicate or gauzy, so as to be transparent ... {as in} "the insect's diaphanous wings." 

2. insubstantial: fragile or insubstantial, because extremely faint or slight (literary) "diaphanous breezes." 

[Early 17th century. Via Latin diaphanus < Greek diaphanēs "shown through" < phainein "to show"]  

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didactic - [dī dáktik] <adjective>  
1. with message: containing a political or moral message; {as} didactic theater.  

2. fond of instructing or advising others: tending to give instruction or advice, even when it is not welcome or not needed.   

[Mid-17th century. < Greek didaktikos < didaskein "teach"]  

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juxtaposition - [jək-stə-pə-ˈzi-shən] <noun>  
1. the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side; also - the state of being so placed.  

2. the act of switching two objects, having already been placed in a juxtaposition. 

[Late 17th century. > Latin "juxta" near + English "position"]  

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conundrum - [kə núndrəm]  (plural co·nun·drums)  <noun>  
1. something confusing: something that is puzzling or confusing.  

2. word puzzle: a riddle, especially one with an answer in the form of a play on words.  

[Early 17th century, uncertain origin.] 

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