We’re moving next
to the homophone: a word pronounced the same as another but differing in
meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air. So … contronyms are words that have contradictory meanings (sanctiion = approve and
disapprove; homophones sound alike
but to not mean the same—and often are not spelled the same, either.
adventuress (noun): a female adventurer,
esp. one who seeks position or livelihood by questionable means
adventurous (adjective): not afraid to
do new and dangerous or exciting things
Adventuress? So I was warned,
But at the
time, well, I was horned
(If you know
what I mean), and so
Adventurous, I came to know,
Was not the
best of strategies.
Deceptions
brought me to my knees,
And soon I’d
lost most everything—
My house and
car and all my bling.
So now I
live beneath a bridge—
And feel
resentment (just a smidge)
For what
that woman did to me.
Oh well. At
least I now am free ...
From money,
job, and housing, too,
But I can
always bum from you …
Right?
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