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Boundaries

n.

demarcation

Meaning: the marking of boundaries or categories

Usage: Different cultures have different demarcations of good and evil.

adj.

circumscribed

Meaning: marked off, bounded

Usage: The children were permitted to play tag only within a carefully circumscribed area of the lawn.

n.

juxtaposition

Meaning: the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison

Usage: The interior designer admired my juxtaposition of the yellow couch and green table.

n.

precipice

Meaning: the face of a cliff, a steep or overhanging place

Usage: The mountain climber hung from a precipice before finding a handhold and pulling himself up.

v.

cleave

contronym: split/divide sense

Meaning: to split or divide

Usage: The axe cleaved the log into two pieces.