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 Re: أليست الإنجليزية لغة سخيفة؟ (Isn't English A silly Language ) (Re: نزار محمد عثمان)
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Antagonyms
Anabasis: A military advance vs. A military retreat (3) {C}
Anon : Immediately [Archaic] or soon vs. Later (3) {M}
Anxious: Full of mental distress because of apprehension of danger or misfortune [in effect, seeking to avoid] (We were anxious about the nearby gunshots.) vs. Eager or looking forward to (Until you returned, I was anxious to see you.) (1)
Apparent: Not clear or certain (For now, he is the apparent winner of the contest.) vs. Obvious (The solution to the problem was apparent to all.) (1) {I}
Assume: To actually have (To assume office) vs. To hope to have ("He assumed he would be elected.") (3) {M}
Avocation: A hobby vs. a regular occupation [and one could say it's a triple antagonym if you agree that the archaic meaning of "a distraction" is the opposite of working (even at a hobby) and if you agree that the obsolete meaning of "a calling away" takes you away from (the opposite of participating in) your hobbies, work, and even your distractions!] (1)
Awful: Extremely unpleasant, ugly vs. Awe-inspiring [typically, a feeling of admiration] (1)
Bad: See above
Bound: Moving ("I was bound for Chicago") vs. Unable to move ("I was bound to a post", or less literally, "I was bound to my desk") (3) {S}
Buckle: to hold together (e.g. buckle your belt) vs. to fall apart (e.g., buckle under pressure) {AQ}
Bull: A solemn edict or mandate vs. Nonsense or worthless information (3) {M}
Chuff: Elated vs. Unhappy (hinted at in 1) {M}
Cite, Citation: For doing good (such as military gallantry) vs. for doing bad (such as from a traffic policeman) (1)
Cleave: To adhere tightly vs. To cut apart (1) {A}
Clip: to attach vs. to cut off (1) {AH}{AS}
Cool: positive sense (cool web-sites) vs. negative sense(cool reception). {AA}
Comprise: To contain entirely vs. To be included in ("The United States comprises 50 states"; "The 50 states comprise the United States") [Some will argue with both uses, including me; however, both uses have become commonplace and some sources list both without comment.] (1) {U}
Counterfeit: [Archaic] a legitimate copy vs. a copy meant to deceive{Y}
Cut: get in (as in line or queue) vs. get out (as in a school class) {T}
Dust: To remove dust vs. To apply dust (as in fingerprinting) {H}
Effectively: in effect (doing the equivalent of the action but not the real thing) vs. with effect (doing the action and doing it well) [Contrast "he is effectively lying" (colloquial?) with "he is lying effectively"] {AD}
Enjoin: To order someone to do something vs. To stop someone from doing something [such as in law by an injunction] (1) {D}
Fast: Moving rapidly vs. Unable to move ("I was held fast to my bed.") (3) {S}
Fix: to restore to function (fixing the refrigerator) vs. to make non-functional (fixing the dog) {AZ}
Fearful: Causing fear vs. Being afraid (1) {A}
Goods: [Slang] good things vs. bad things ("I have the goods from the warehouse robbery, but I'm worried the police have the goods on me.") {T}
Hysterical: Being overwhelmed with fear [in some cases] vs. Being funny (1)
Incorporate: When a village is incorporated, it is formed, but when it is incorporated into a city, the village is destroyed {O}
Inflammable [a pseudo-antagonym!]: Burns easily vs. [the incorrect assumption by many that the prefix in- makes it mean:] Does not burn [Only the first definition is correct; the risk of confusion has removed this word from gasoline trucks!] (4) {J}
Last: Just prior vs. final (My last book will be my last publication) {Y}
Lease, Let, Rent: [in essence] To loan out for money vs. To "borrow" for money (1) {K}
Left: To remain vs. to have gone (Of all who came, only Fred's left. [Does it mean he's the only one who still remains or that he's the first to depart?]) {AB}
Let: [Archaic] To hinder vs. To allow (1) {K}
License: Liberty or permission to do something vs. Undue or excessive freedom or liberty (1) {K}
Literally: Precisely vs. often corruptly used to mean "figuratively" (As in: "There were literally millions of people at that party."). Our correspondent writes: Many people think this is an error, albeit a common one; but I think "Literally millions of people" isn't so much error as a form of hyperbole; the trouble is that the literal meaning of "literally" is, among other things, "not hyperbolically." {AF}
Livid: Pale, ashen vs. dark gray-blue (and sometimes corrupted to mean bright red!) (1) {AW}
Mad: carried away by enthusiasm or desire vs. carried away by hatred or anger (3) {AK}
Moot: [a slight stretch here] A moot point is one that is debatable, yet is also of no significance or has been previously decided, so why debate it? (1) {K}
Overlook: to pay attention to, to inspect ("We had time to overlook the contract.") vs. to ignore (1) {AN}
Oversight: Watchful and responsible care vs. An omission or error due to carelessness (1) {E}
Peruse: Read in a casual way, skim (To peruse the Sunday paper) vs. to read with great attention to detail or to study carefully (To peruse a report on financial conditions). {AR}
Policy: Required activity without exception (University policy) vs. An optional course of action (our government's policy regarding the economy) {K}
Populate: To decimate the population (obsolete use) vs. to increase the population {AP}
Practiced: Experienced, expert (I am practiced in my work) vs. Inexperienced effort (The child practiced coloring.) (1)
Prescribe: To lay down a rule vs. To become unenforceable (3) {D}
Presently: Now vs. after some time {BB}
Quite: Completely vs. Not completely (e.g., quite empty [totally empty]; quite full [not completely full, just nearly so]) (3) {M}
Ravel: to disentangle or unravel vs. to tangle or entangle (1) {X}
Recover: hide away (cover again) vs. bring out [hyphenated] (The dinosaur bones were exposed by the flood but then re-covered with dirt, hiding them again; centuries later, the paleontologists recovered them by removing the dirt.) {T}
Refrain: In song, meaning to repeat a certain part vs. To stop (Please refrain from using bad language) {AO}
Release: let go vs. hold on (lease the property again) [hyphenated as re-lease] {T}
Replace: Take away (replace the worn carpet) vs. Put back (replace the papers in the file) {T}
Repress: hold back vs. put forth (press again) [hyphenated] {T}
Reprove: rebuke (reprove a colleague's work) vs. support (re-prove a scientist's theory) {T}
Reservation: what you make when you know where you want to go vs. what you have when you're not sure if you want to go
Reside: to stay put vs. [Slang] to change places (change teams) [hyphenated as re-side] [N.B.: This is also a heteronym!] {T}
Resign: to quit a contract vs. to sign the contract again [hyphenated as re-sign] {T} [N.B.: This is also a heteronym!]
Restive: refusing to move (forward) (a restive horse) vs. Restless (moving around) (1) {M}
Restore [in the following use]: The painting was said to be a fake, so the museum re-stored it in the warehouse. When it was later found to be real, the museum restored it to its place in the gallery. {T}
Riot: Violent disorder vs. Revelry {Consider what is meant when one says, "It was a riot!") (1)
Rival: An opponent vs. (Archaic) A companion or associate (3) {O}
Rocky: Firm, steadfast vs. tending to sway (e.g., a rocky shelf) {S}
Root: To establish (The seed took root.) vs. To remove entirely (usually used with "out", e.g., to root out dissenters) {AG}
Sanction: Support for an action (They sanctioned our efforts.) vs. A penalty for an action (The Congressman was sanctioned for inappropriate behavior.) (1) {D} {O}
Sanguine: (Now poetic) Causing or delighting in bloodshed [according to contributor, also describes a person worked up into a bloody rage] vs. A person hopeful or confident of success [essentially someone calm about something] (2) {B}
Scan: to examine closely vs. to look over hastily (1) {S} {AI}
Screwed: [Slang, vulgar] Had a good experience (We screwed around all night.) vs. To have a bad experience (I was screwed by that cheater.) {T}
Secreted: Having put out, released vs. Placed out of sight (1) [N.B.: This word is also a heteronym!]
Shank: (Informal) The early part of a period of time (It was just the shank of the evening when the party began.) vs. (Informal) The latter part of a period of time (It was the shank of the evening when the party ended.) (1)
Shop: To search with the intent to buy ("I shopped for a book at several stores.") vs. To search with the intent to sell ("I shopped my manuscript to several publishers.") {R}
Sick: unpleasant (A sick joke) vs. wonderful (Slang: That sportscar is really sick!) {AE}
Skin: to cover with a skin vs. to remove outer covering or skin (1) {I} {P}
Strike out: An ending, as in "The batter struck out." vs. A beginning, as in "I thought it was time to strike out on my own." (1) {L} Also, a strike in bowling occurs when there is complete contact between ball and wood (of the pins), whereas a strike in baseball occurs when there is complete absence of contact between ball and wood (of the bat). {W} Also, to strike causes stoppage of work whereas in the theater to strike is to work on the set, lighting, etc. {AX}
Terrific: (Informal) Extraordinarily good vs. Causing terror (1)
Transparent: Easily seen ("His motives were transparent.") invisible {AL}
Trim: To add things to (trim a Christmas tree) vs. or take pieces off (trim hair) {AT}{AU}
للمزيد:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cellis/antagonym.html
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