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Gorilla vs. Guerrilla
Gorilla
/ɡəˈrɪlə/Examples:
We dressed him up as a gorilla.The television showed a documentary about gorillas.He painted a stunning portrait of a gorilla family.
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This word has no antonymsGuerrilla
/ɡəˈrɪlə/Examples:
The guerrilla tactics involved ambushes and sabotage.She wrote a novel about guerrilla fighters in the jungle.A guerrilla war broke out in the remote, mountainous region.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Gorilla, an animal, has two rs and stands on two legs in thick forests.
- GUERRIlLA means a combatant or fighter, and also contains two rs, but it stacks them between vowels.
- Gorillas are large, peaceful primates; guerrillas are humans involved in warfare.
- Remember the o in goRillA for the animal you might see in a zOo.
- A guerrilla is often linked to guerrilla warfare, usually informal and without uniforms.
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