At_PRP first_ORD glance_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 words_NN2 may_VM0 seem_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI at_PRP opposite_AJ0 ends_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 spectrum_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC once_CJS you_PNP dive_VVB deeper_AJC you_PNP 'll_VM0 find_VVI out_AVP they_PNP really_AV0 are_VBB n't_XX0 ._SENT Here_AV0 are_VBB 20_CRD pairs_NN2 that_CJT are_VBB commonly_AV0 misused_VVN ._SENT 
1_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Complete_AJ0 opposites_NN2 
While_CJS your_DPS dictionary_NN1 or_CJC thesaurus_NN1 may_VM0 list_VVI a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF words_NN2 as_PRP antonyms_NN2 ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 chance_NN1 they_PNP really_AV0 are_VBB n't_XX0 diametric_AJ0 opposites_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 opposite_NN1 of_PRF cold_NN1 is_VBZ hot_AJ0 ,_PUN not_XX0 warm_AJ0 ._SENT Before_CJS you_PNP drop_VVB a_AT0 word_NN1 in_PRP as_CJS an_AT0 antonym_NN1 ,_PUN look_VVB beyond_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD definition_NN1 and_CJC think_VVB about_AVP precisely_AV0 what_DTQ you_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 convey_VVI ._SENT Watch_VVB out_AVP for_PRP these_DT0 70_CRD words_NN2 and_CJC phrases_NN2 that_CJT you_PNP 're_VBB probably_AV0 using_VVG all_DT0 wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
2_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Useless_AJ0 /_PUN operative_AJ0 
Something_PNI can_VM0 be_VBI useless_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 particular_AJ0 task_NN1 even_AV0 while_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ fully_AV0 operative_AJ0 ,_PUN aka_NN1 ,_PUN functioning_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC in_PRP working_AJ0 order_NN1 ._SENT Useful_AJ0 is_VBZ the_AT0 best_AJS word_NN1 to_TO0 express_VVI the_AT0 opposite_NN1 of_PRF useless_AJ0 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN New_AJ0 batteries_NN2 made_VVD the_AT0 television_NN1 remote_AJ0 operative_NN1 but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD completely_AV0 useless_AJ0 as_CJS a_AT0 hairbrush_NN1 ._SENT Here_AV0 are_VBB 41_CRD little_AJ0 grammar_NN1 rules_NN2 you_PNP can_VM0 follow_VVI to_TO0 sound_VVI smarter_AJC ._SENT 
3_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Worthless_AJ0 /_PUN adequate_AJ0 
Since_CJS worthless_AJ0 means_NN0 of_PRF no_AT0 value_NN1 ,_PUN its_DPS antonym_NN1 is_VBZ of_PRF great_AJ0 merit_NN1 or_CJC value_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 just_AV0 passable_AJ0 or_CJC adequate_AJ0 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN The_AT0 barren_AJ0 tree_NN1 was_VBD worthless_AJ0 as_PRP shelter_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 rain_NN1 but_CJC the_AT0 abandoned_AJ0 shed_NN1 provided_CJS adequate_AJ0 cover_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 while_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 are_VBB the_AT0 11_CRD spelling_NN1 and_CJC grammar_NN1 rules_NN2 no_AT0 one_PNI can_VM0 agree_VVI on_AVP ._SENT 
4_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Understand_VVB /_PUN misinterpret_VVB 
It_PNP is_VBZ possible_AJ0 to_TO0 understand_VVI or_CJC comprehend_VVI something_PNI yet_AV0 be_VBI unable_AJ0 to_TO0 explain_VVI it_PNP correctly_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 primary_AJ0 definition_NN1 of_PRF misinterpret_NN1 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN Reading_VVG the_AT0 CliffsNotes_NP0 helped_VVD me_PNP understand_VVI Toni_NP0 Morrison_NP0 's_POS Beloved_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP know_VVB Jackie_NP0 understood_VVD the_AT0 novel_NN1 even_AV0 though_CJS her_DPS book_NN1 report_NN1 misinterpreted_VVD its_DPS central_AJ0 tenets_NN2 ._SENT Try_VVB these_DT0 fancy_AJ0 words_NN2 if_CJS you_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 sound_VVI smarter_AJC ._SENT 
5_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Wily_AJ0 /_PUN dumb_AJ0 
The_AT0 word_NN1 wily_AJ0 dates_NN2 back_AVP to_PRP Middle_AJ0 English_NN1 and_CJC describes_VVZ a_AT0 character_NN1 as_CJS cagey_AJ0 ,_PUN slick_AJ0 ,_PUN cunning_AJ0 ,_PUN or_CJC devious_AJ0 ;_PUN dumb_AJ0 refers_VVZ to_PRP intellect_NN1 ._SENT Examples_NN2 :_PUN The_AT0 wily_AJ0 salesman_NN1 convinced_AJ0 customers_NN2 to_TO0 buy_VVI insurance_NN1 they_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 need_VVI and_CJC could_VM0 n't_XX0 afford_VVI ._SENT John_NP0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 dumb_AJ0 ;_PUN he_PNP simply_AV0 refuses_VVZ to_TO0 study_VVI ._SENT Learn_VVB the_AT0 origins_NN2 of_PRF today_AV0 's_POS most_AV0 popular_AJ0 slang_NN1 ._SENT 
6_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Concede_VVB /_PUN disagree_VVB 
While_CJS concede_VVB —_PUN to_TO0 acknowledge_VVI grudgingly_AV0 or_CJC hesitantly_AV0 —_PUN requires_VVZ action_NN1 or_CJC an_AT0 expressed_AJ0 admission_NN1 ,_PUN one_PNI can_VM0 fail_VVI to_TO0 agree_VVI or_CJC have_VHI a_AT0 disagreement_NN1 that_DT0 's_VBZ unexpressed_AJ0 or_CJC privately_AV0 held_VVN ._SENT Rebuff_NN1 or_CJC reject_NN1 are_VBB better_AJC antonyms_NN2 for_PRP concede_VVB ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN I_PNP concede_VVB that_CJT the_AT0 speech_NN1 was_VBD boring_AJ0 but_CJC we_PNP disagree_VVB on_PRP how_AVQ best_AV0 to_TO0 fix_VVI it_PNP ._SENT Learn_VVB about_PRP the_AT0 15_CRD words_NN2 that_CJT have_VHB completely_AV0 changed_VVN meaning_NN1 ._SENT 
7_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Invective_NN1 /_PUN Respect_NN1 
Invective_NN1 /_PUN respect_NN1 
Invective_NN1 —_PUN insulting_AJ0 or_CJC abusive_AJ0 language_NN1 —_PUN is_VBZ expressed_VVN or_CJC conveyed_VVN ,_PUN whereas_CJS respect_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT0 attitude_NN1 or_CJC feeling_NN1 of_PRF consideration_NN1 or_CJC high_AJ0 regard_NN1 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN Maria_NP0 had_VHD great_AJ0 respect_NN1 for_PRP Michael_NP0 before_CJS he_PNP delivered_VVD a_AT0 speech_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD long_AJ0 on_PRP invective_NN1 and_CJC short_AJ0 on_PRP facts_NN2 ._SENT Here_AV0 are_VBB 20_CRD words_NN2 even_AV0 smart_AJ0 people_NN0 mispronounce_NN1 ._SENT 
8_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Contemplate_VVB /_PUN overlook_VVB 
Contemplate_VVB ,_PUN defined_VVN as_AV0 to_TO0 view_VVI or_CJC consider_VVI with_PRP continued_AJ0 attention_NN1 ,_PUN requires_VVZ deliberate_AJ0 action_NN1 ,_PUN whereas_CJS overlook_NN1 or_CJC to_TO0 fail_VVI to_PRP notice_NN1 indicates_VVZ unintentionality_AJ0 ._SENT Disregard_VVB or_CJC dismiss_VVB are_VBB more_AV0 direct_AJ0 opposites_NN2 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN I_PNP spent_VVD days_NN2 contemplating_VVG why_AVQ I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 invited_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 wedding_NN1 until_CJS I_PNP realized_VVD I_PNP had_VHD overlooked_VVN the_AT0 invitation_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 mail_NN1 ._SENT Grammar_NN1 nerds_NN2 will_VM0 get_VVI a_AT0 laugh_NN1 at_PRP these_DT0 12_CRD thesaurus_NN1 jokes_NN2 ._SENT 
9_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Mollify_VVB /_PUN annoy_VVB 
To_TO0 mollify_VVI or_CJC gain_VVI the_AT0 goodwill_NN1 of_PRF requires_VVZ an_AT0 intended_AJ0 effort_NN1 ,_PUN whereas_CJS annoying_AJ0 can_VM0 be_VBI unintentional_AJ0 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN Georgina_NP0 did_VDD her_DPS best_AJS to_TO0 mollify_VVI the_AT0 boss_NN1 '_POS wife_NN1 whenever_AVQ she_PNP came_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 office_NN1 ._SENT Brad_NP0 had_VHD no_AT0 idea_NN1 how_AVQ much_AV0 his_DPS poor_AJ0 table_NN1 manners_NN2 annoyed_VVD his_DPS wife_NN1 ._SENT Dictionary_NN1 editors_NN2 say_VVB this_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 most_AV0 misused_AJ0 word_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 English_AJ0 language_NN1 ._SENT 
10_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Pontificate_NN1 /_PUN praise_NN1 
It_PNP is_VBZ possible_AJ0 to_TO0 offer_VVI praise_NN1 (_PUL to_TO0 verbally_AV0 express_VVI a_AT0 favorable_AJ0 opinion_NN1 )_PUR in_PRP a_AT0 pontificating_AJ0 manner_NN1 (_PUL speaking_VVG or_CJC expressing_VVG opinions_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 pompous_AJ0 or_CJC dogmatic_AJ0 way_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN My_DPS tennis_NN1 partner_NN1 pontificates_VVZ at_PRP length_NN1 about_PRP her_DPS daughter_NN1 's_POS brilliance_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP find_VVB this_DT0 excessive_AJ0 praise_NN1 a_AT0 bit_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 ._SENT Learning_VVG the_AT0 rules_NN2 of_PRF how_AVQ not_XX0 to_TO0 use_VVI a_AT0 thesaurus_NN1 can_VM0 help_VVI ensure_VVI you_PNP 're_VBB using_VVG the_AT0 right_AJ0 words_NN2 ._SENT 
11_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Tolerate_VVB /_PUN prohibit_VVB 
Tolerate_VVB ,_PUN to_TO0 fail_VVI to_TO0 prevent_VVI an_AT0 action_NN1 or_CJC behavior_NN1 from_PRP neglect_NN1 or_CJC indifference_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ passive_AJ0 ,_PUN while_CJS to_TO0 prohibit_VVI —_PUN to_TO0 forbid_VVI by_PRP authority_NN1 —_PUN necessitates_VVZ action_NN1 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN The_AT0 boss_NN1 tolerated_VVN Ed_NP0 's_POS lecherous_AJ0 antics_NN2 because_CJS he_PNP was_VBD too_AV0 busy_AJ0 with_PRP the_AT0 expansion_NN1 to_TO0 notice_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 new_AJ0 work_NN1 policy_NN1 prohibits_VVZ inter-office_AJ0 dating_NN1 and_CJC sexual_AJ0 harassment_NN1 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 miss_VVI these_DT0 33_CRD middle_AJ0 school_NN1 vocabulary_NN1 words_NN2 adults_NN2 get_VVB wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
12_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Evasive_AJ0 /_PUN articulate_AJ0 
To_TO0 articulate_VVI is_VBZ the_AT0 ability_NN1 to_TO0 speak_VVI with_PRP clarity_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC evasive_AJ0 implies_VVZ something_PNI untoward_AJ0 or_CJC dishonest_AJ0 ,_PUN not_XX0 merely_AV0 unclear_AJ0 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN Once_CJS the_AT0 background_NN1 check_NN1 was_VBD complete_AJ0 ,_PUN we_PNP understood_VVD why_AVQ Jane_NP0 was_VBD so_AV0 evasive_AJ0 about_PRP her_DPS work_NN1 history_NN1 ._SENT Dennis_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 best_AJS person_NN1 to_TO0 articulate_VVI our_DPS position_NN1 because_CJS he_PNP was_VBD well-versed_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 details_NN2 ._SENT 
13_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Luxury_AJ0 /_PUN cheap_AJ0 
A_AT0 luxury_NN1 is_VBZ something_PNI expensive_AJ0 or_CJC desirable_AJ0 but_CJC not_XX0 essential_AJ0 whereas_CJS cheap_AJ0 simply_AV0 means_VVZ low-price_AJ0 or_CJC of_PRF poor_AJ0 quality_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 opposite_NN1 of_PRF luxury_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 necessity_NN1 ;_PUN expensive_AJ0 is_VBZ the_AT0 opposite_NN1 of_PRF cheap_AJ0 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN The_AT0 going-out-of-business_NN1 sale_NN1 priced_VVN the_AT0 dresses_NN2 so_AV0 cheap_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP bought_VVD three_CRD ,_PUN which_DTQ made_VVD them_PNP a_AT0 luxury_AJ0 purchase_NN1 ._SENT Think_VVB this_DT0 pair_NN0 is_VBZ confusing_AJ0 ?_SENT Some_DT0 words_NN2 are_VBB their_DPS own_DT0 opposites_NN2 !_SENT 
14_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Sympathy_NN1 /_PUN retribution_NN1 
Sympathy_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 feeling_NN1 of_PRF pity_NN1 or_CJC sorrow_NN1 for_PRP another_DT0 ,_PUN similar_AJ0 to_PRP compassion_NN1 ._SENT Retribution_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 hand_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ an_AT0 act_NN1 of_PRF punishment_NN1 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN The_AT0 juror_NN1 expressed_VVN sympathy_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 defendant_NN1 's_POS traumatic_AJ0 childhood_NN1 but_CJC felt_VVD the_AT0 retribution_NN1 he_PNP received_VVD for_PRP his_DPS crime_NN1 was_VBD just_AV0 ._SENT Find_VVB out_AVP how_AVQ words_NN2 get_VVB added_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 dictionary_NN1 ._SENT 
15_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Potent_AJ0 /_PUN mild_AJ0 
The_AT0 potency_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 measure_NN1 of_PRF impact_NN1 or_CJC effect_NN1 whereas_CJS mild_AJ0 is_VBZ a_AT0 measure_NN1 of_PRF strength_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ possible_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI strong_AJ0 and_CJC ineffectual_AJ0 and_CJC mild_AJ0 and_CJC powerful_AJ0 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN Her_DPS reputation_NN1 for_PRP vengefulness_NN1 was_VBD so_AV0 potent_AJ0 that_CJT even_AV0 her_DPS mild_AJ0 reproach_NN1 left_VVD her_DPS employees_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 feeling_NN1 of_PRF dread_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 trendy_AJ0 slang_NN1 words_NN2 need_VVB to_TO0 end_VVI ASAP_NP0 ._SENT 
16_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Accept_VVB /_PUN dissent_NN1 
Accept_VVB ,_PUN meaning_VVG to_TO0 receive_VVI with_PRP favor_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC dissent_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 disagree_VVI or_CJC withhold_VVI assent_NN1 ,_PUN are_VBB not_XX0 mutually_AV0 exclusive_AJ0 and_CJC ,_PUN therefore_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 opposites_NN2 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN Although_CJS George_NP0 gladly_AV0 accepted_VVD the_AT0 appointment_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP took_VVD great_AJ0 pains_NN2 to_TO0 voice_VVI his_DPS dissent_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 chair_NN1 's_POS proposed_AJ0 plans_NN2 ._SENT Reading_VVG the_AT0 dictionary_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 great_AJ0 way_NN1 to_TO0 boost_VVI your_DPS vocabulary_NN1 ._SENT Here_AV0 's_VBZ about_AV0 how_AVQ long_AJ0 that_DT0 would_VM0 take_VVI ._SENT 
17_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Eccentric_AJ0 /_PUN sane_AJ0 
While_CJS an_AT0 eccentric_NN1 may_VM0 deviate_VVI from_PRP conventional_AJ0 or_CJC accepted_AJ0 conduct_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 quirkiness_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX0 indicate_VVI an_AT0 unhealthy_AJ0 or_CJC irrational_AJ0 mind_NN1 ;_PUN a_AT0 person_NN1 can_VM0 be_VBI both_AV0 sane_AJ0 and_CJC eccentric_AJ0 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN Many_DT0 people_NN0 described_VVD Steve_NP0 Jobs_NN2 as_PRP eccentric_AJ0 but_CJC his_DPS sanity_NN1 was_VBD never_AV0 in_PRP question_NN1 ._SENT Find_VVB the_AT0 most_AV0 frequently_AV0 searched_VVN synonyms_NN2 and_CJC antonyms_NN2 ._SENT 
18_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Lament_VVB /_PUN enjoy_VVB 
Lament_NN1 means_VVZ mourning_VVG aloud_AV0 or_CJC wailing_VVG whereas_CJS enjoyment_NN1 —_PUN to_TO0 take_VVI pleasure_NN1 or_CJC satisfaction_NN1 in_PRP —_PUN need_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN Joy_NP0 's_POS roommate_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO0 enjoy_VVI her_DPS never-ending_AJ0 lament_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS break-up_NN1 with_PRP Frank_NP0 ._SENT Boost_VVB your_DPS word_NN1 wisdom_NN1 even_AV0 more_AV0 with_PRP these_DT0 pairs_NN2 of_PRF words_NN2 everyone_PNI thinks_VVZ are_VBB synonyms_NN2 —_PUN but_CJC really_AV0 are_VBB n't_XX0 ._SENT 
19_CRD /_PUN 21_CRD 
Ascend_VVB /_PUN fall_VVB 
Ascend_VVB is_VBZ a_AT0 deliberate_AJ0 ,_PUN upward_AJ0 movement_NN1 using_VVG one_PNI 's_POS own_DT0 power_NN1 ;_PUN a_AT0 fall_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 precipitous_AJ0 descent_NN1 caused_VVN by_PRP gravity_NN1 ._SENT Example_NN1 :_PUN The_AT0 hiker_NN1 's_POS careful_AJ0 ascent_NN1 up_PRP the_AT0 mountain_NN1 almost_AV0 ended_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 bad_AJ0 fall_NN1 when_CJS the_AT0 rock_NN1 gave_VVD way_NN1 ._SENT 
