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Absurd

/əˈbsɜrd/
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(adj) Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.

You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd.
Your method of teaching English is absurd.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The idea that the earth is flat is completely ____ to most people.

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