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Correct Answer: Greer Garson

Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, CBE (29 September 1904 – 6 April 1996) was a British-American actress popular during the Second World War, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top-ten box office draws from 1942 to 1946. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, including a record-tying five consecutive nominations for acting, all in the Best Actress category (1941–1945), winning the award for Mrs. Miniver (1942).

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The Word Oxymoron Is An Oxymoron

An oxymoron is used to describe a word combination that the listener believes is humorous, even if the speaker never intended it to be that way. In Greek oxy mean sharp/wise and moros is foolish.

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