progressive
prə-grĕs′ĭv
adjective
Moving forward; advancing.
Proceeding in steps; continuing steadily by increments.
Open to or favoring new ideas, policies, or methods.
conservative
kən-sûr′və-tĭv
adjective
Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
Traditional or restrained in style.
Moderate; cautious.
oxymoron
ŏk″sē-môr′ŏn″
noun
A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist.
In rhetoric, a figure consisting in adding to a word an epithet or qualification apparently contradictory; in general, close connection of two words seemingly opposed to each other (as, cruel kindness; to make haste slowly); an expression made epigrammatic or pointed by seeming self-contradictory.
A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
