I had some free-thinking time, this morning, during a confrence call. I spent the time wisely, by thinking of all of the words that are their own antonyms; that is, the same word with opposite meanings.
aught = all - nothing
bill = invoice - money
bolt = run away - secure
buckle = secure - collaspe
cleave = to separate - to join together
clip = cut apart - fasten together
custom = usual - special
dollop = a little bit - a large amount
dust = to remove fine particles - to add fine particles
fast = move quickly - unmoving
fix = repair - chop off
garnish = to enhance - to take away
grade = level - incline
lease = to pay someone for property - to have someone pay you for property
let = allow - prevent
mean = average - excellent
model = archetype - copy
note = promise to pay - money
oversight = care - error
peep = look quietly - beep
peer = person of higher rank - person of equal rank
put = lay - throw
puzzle = pose problem - solve problem
quantum = very small - very large (quantum leap)
rent = to pay someone for property - to have someone pay you for property
ravel = entangle - disentangle
resign = to quit - to sign up again
sanction = to approve of - to punish
scan = to examine closely - to glance at quickly
screen = to show - to hide
seed = to add seeds to something - to remove seeds from something
skin = to put an outer cover on - to remove the outer covering
speak = express verbally - express nonverbally
stipulate = request - agree to
strike = miss - hit
table = propose - set aside
temper = calmness - rage
transparent = invisible -visible
trim = cut things off - put things on
weather = withstand - worn away
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