Tip for preparing antonyms is that you have grape on various words. Make a list of new words where you are unable to write its antonyms and memories it. When you make notes then it is easily learn and never be forget. Following are 4-sets, see where you don't know. Separate that words from list along with antonym and follow on. In this way you come across new words and improve your dictionary in analogy basis i.e. antonyms basis.
List-1 = 72 x 2 = 144 words
List-2 = 63 x 2 = 126 words
List-3 = 92 x 2 = 184 words
List-4 = 117 x 2 = 234 words
Total = 344 = 344 x 2 = 688 words
Antonym List-1
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001
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after - before
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002
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all - none
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003
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always - never
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004
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asleep - awake
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005
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Beautiful, pretty - ugly
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006
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behind - in front
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007
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below - above
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008
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best - worst
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009
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black - white
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010
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bright - dull
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011
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city - country
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012
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clever - foolish
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013
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closed - open
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014
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come - go
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015
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dark - light
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016
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day - night
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017
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dead - alive
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018
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dirty - clean
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019
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dull - sharp
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020
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early - late
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021
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easy - difficult
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022
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easy - hard
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023
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empty - full
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024
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fat - skinny
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025
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few - many
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026
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find - lose
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027
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front - back
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028
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give - take
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029
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go - stay
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030
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happy - sad
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031
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hard - soft
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032
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healthy - sick
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033
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heavy - light
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034
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high - low
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035
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husband - wife
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036
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kind - mean
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037
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king - queen
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038
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last - first
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039
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laugh - cry
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040
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least - most
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041
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left - right
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042
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little - big
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043
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lock - unlock
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044
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long - short
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045
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man - woman
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046
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morning - night
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047
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near - far
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048
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new - used
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049
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new - old
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050
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no one - everybody
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051
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noisy - quiet
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052
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off - on
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053
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often - seldom
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054
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out - in
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055
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poor - rich
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056
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push - pull
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057
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right - wrong
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058
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sick - well
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059
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simple - complex
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060
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slow - fast
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061
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small - large
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062
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smart - dumb
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063
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son - father
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064
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son - daughter
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065
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take - bring
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066
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top - bottom
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067
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ugly - pretty
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068
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under - over
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069
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up - down
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070
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wet - dry
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071
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work - play
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072
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young - old
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Antonym
List-2
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001
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absent - present
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002
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against - for
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003
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beneath - above
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004
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bitter - sweet
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005
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borrow - lend
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006
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brave - scared
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007
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buy - sell
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008
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careful - careless
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009
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cheerful - sad
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010
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complete - incomplete
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011
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crooked - straight
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012
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cruel - kind
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013
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death - life
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014
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deep - shallow
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015
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different - same
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016
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double - single
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017
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east - west
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018
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enemy - friend
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019
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exciting - dull
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020
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exit - entrance
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021
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expensive - cheap
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022
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fancy - plain
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023
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finish - begin
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024
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floor - ceiling
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025
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foolish - wise
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026
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forget - remember
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027
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forward - backward
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028
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graceful - clumsy
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029
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guilty - innocent
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030
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hide - show
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031
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increase - decrease
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032
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intelligent - stupid
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033
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lead - follow
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034
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length - width
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035
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loose - tight
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036
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lower - raise
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037
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outer - inner
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038
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part - whole
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039
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patient - impatient
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040
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polite - rude
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041
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question - answer
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042
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quick - slow
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043
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reward - punishment
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044
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rough - smooth
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045
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selfish - unselfish
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046
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send - receive
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047
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sharp - dull
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048
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sink - float
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049
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south - north
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050
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stay - go
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051
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stranger - friend
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052
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strong - weak
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053
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sweet - sour
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054
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tame - wild
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055
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thick - thin
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056
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true - false
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057
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uncertain - certain
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058
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wake - sleep
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059
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war - peace
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060
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warm - cool
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061
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whisper - yell
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062
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wide - narrow
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063
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winter - summer
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Antonym
List-3
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001
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abundant - scarce
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002
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accept - refuse
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003
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accidental - intentional
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004
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accurate - incorrect
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005
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admit - deny
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006
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advance - retreat
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007
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antique - modern
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008
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attack - defend
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009
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Authentic - Imitation
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010
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beg - offer
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011
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cease - begin
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012
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combine - separate
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013
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comedy - tragedy
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014
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condemn - praise
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015
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conquer - fail
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016
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contract - expand
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017
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dangerous - safe
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018
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depart - arrive
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019
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destroy - create
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020
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discourage - encourage
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021
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disgrace - honor
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022
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Drunk
- sober
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023
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dwarf - giant
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024
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evil - good
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025
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exhibit - conceal
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026
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exterior - interior
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027
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extinguish - ignite
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028
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fail - succeed
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029
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famous - unknown
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030
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fertile - barren
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031
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fiction - fact
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032
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former - latter
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033
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frequent - infrequent
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034
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gather - scatter
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035
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generous - stingy
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036
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genuine - fake
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037
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grin - frown
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038
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harmony - discord
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039
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harsh - mild
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040
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idle - busy
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041
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illegal - lawful
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042
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imaginary - real
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043
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import - export
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044
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imprison - free
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045
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include - exclude
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046
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inferior - superior
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047
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joy - grief
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048
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knowledge - ignorance
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049
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lazy - industrious
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050
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literal - figurative
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051
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majority - minority
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052
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maximum - minimum
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053
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merciful - cruel
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054
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miserable - happy
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055
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mix - sort
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056
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moist - dry
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057
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naked - clothed
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058
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necessary - useless
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059
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nourish - starve
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060
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obey - disobey
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061
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perfect - faulty
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062
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permit - forbid
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063
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positive - negative
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064
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private - public
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065
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prohibit - allow
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066
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reluctant - enthusiastic
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067
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sane - insane
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068
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shrink - expand
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069
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slavery - freedom
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070
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solid - gas
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071
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solid - liquid
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072
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spend - save
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073
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stationary - movable
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074
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stiff - limp
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075
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strengthen - weaken
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076
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swift - slow
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077
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tardy - early
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078
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temporary - permanent
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079
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thaw - freeze
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080
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tough - tender
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081
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triumph - fail
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082
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unbreakable - fragile
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083
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unique - common
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084
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useful - useless
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085
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usually - rarely
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086
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vacant - occupied
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087
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vanish - appear
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088
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victory - defeat
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089
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villain - hero
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090
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violent - gentle
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091
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wealth - poverty
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092
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worthless - valuable
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Antonym
List-4
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001
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absurd - sensible
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002
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accuse - defend
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003
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afoot - mounted
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004
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agile - awkward
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005
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agony - ecstasy
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006
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alien - native
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007
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Alone, apart - together
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008
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amuse - bore
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009
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angel - devil
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010
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anger - kindness
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011
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apart - together
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012
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applaud - boo
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013
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approve - reject
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014
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approximate - exact
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015
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arrogant - polite
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016
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ascend - descend
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017
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ashamed - proud
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018
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assent - refuse
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019
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avoid - seek
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020
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awful - wonderful
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021
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aye - nay
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022
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backhand - forehand
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023
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baffle - clarify
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024
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bedlam - order
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025
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belief - doubt
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026
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blunt - sharp
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027
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born - die
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028
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broad - narrow
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029
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bulge - shrink
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030
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calm - agitated
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031
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capture - liberate
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032
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cash - credit
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033
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changed - same
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034
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chaos - order
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035
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chill - warm
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036
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civilian - military
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037
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cluster - scatter
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038
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clutter - tidy
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039
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coax - coerce
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040
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comic - tragic
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041
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complain - approve
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042
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comply - resist
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043
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concede - deny
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044
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concur - protest
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045
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condone - censure
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046
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confident - insecure
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047
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confuse - clarify
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048
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consider - ignore
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049
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convex - concave
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050
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cordial - distant
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051
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corner - middle
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052
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dainty - coarse
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053
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decent - rude
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054
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defect - join
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055
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defense - offense
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056
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defer - hurry
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057
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desire - spurn
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058
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despair - hope
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059
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died - lived
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060
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dusk - dawn
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Antonym
List -- American English -- Page 5
Level Four
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061
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either - neither
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062
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elder - younger
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053
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elude - seek
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064
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emerge - submerge
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065
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enjoy - dislike
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066
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escape - capture
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067
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eternal - mortal
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068
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exempt - accountable
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069
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exhale - inhale
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070
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exotic - ordinary
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071
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expert - amateur
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072
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forgive - blame
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073
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funny - serious
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074
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hero - coward
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075
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hollow - solid
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076
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humble - arrogant
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077
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improve - worsen
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078
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indoor - outdoor
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079
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inflate - deflate
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080
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input - output
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081
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insist - request
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082
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invest - divest
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083
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invite - discourage
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084
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inward - outward
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085
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isolate - include
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086
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jerky - smooth
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087
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luxury - squalor
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088
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miniature - gigantic
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079
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nervous - calm
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090
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optimist - pessimist
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091
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or - nor
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092
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order - ask
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093
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original - copy
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094
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pass - fail
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095
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perish - survive
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096
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petty - significant
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097
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plain - ornate
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098
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portion - entirely
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099
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portly - thin
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100
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precious - worthless
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101
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prepaid - postpaid
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102
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pride - humility
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103
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prior - subsequent
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104
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prompt - late
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105
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puny - stout
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106
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random - planned
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107
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rare - ordinary
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108
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rebuke - praise
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109
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reckless - cautious
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110
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reduce - gain
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111
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regain - lose
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112
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rival - friend
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113
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servant - master
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114
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soften - harden
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115
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suave - clumsy
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116
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sudden - gradual
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117
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suffix - prefix
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