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Unknown Unfamiliar Names List Describes People General Life

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Keyword unknown
Type of Sentence ?
Error Sentence The names on the list were unknown to me.
Correct Sentence The names on the list were unfamiliar to me.
Cloze Error Sentence The names on the list were [[unknown]] to me.
Cloze Sentence The names on the list were [[unfamiliar]] to me.
Cloze Answer unfamiliar
Choices unknown | unfamiliar
Explanation

unknown usually describes something that people in general do not know or know very little about: 'Whether or not there is life on any of these planets remains unknown.' 'There are still some unknown species of animals in the South American rain forests.'

Something that you yourself have not seen, heard or experienced before is unfamiliar (to you): 'The voice on the phone sounded unfamiliar.' 'It took Steven some time to get used to his unfamiliar surroundings.'

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