| A | B |
| abrogate | S: annul, negate A: affirm, establish |
| adamant | S: obstinate, unbending A: comliant, obedient |
| barbarism | S: corruption, inhumanity A: kindness, praise |
| colloquial | S: everyday, slang A: formal |
| compatriot | S: comrade, neighbor A: foreigner |
| defuse | S: resolve, calm A: intensify, escalate |
| effrontery | S: audacity, impudence A: respectful |
| gambol | S: frolic, caper A: trudge |
| immunity | S: amnesty, freedom A: susceptibility, vulnerability |
| impale | S: spear, skewer A: sew up |
| knotty | S: awkward, tricky A: simple |
| mired | S: stalled, hindered A: unhampered |
| palatable | S: edible, appetizing A: foul, disgusting |
| palliate | S: relieve, mitigate A: worsen, intensify |
| Pallor | S: pastiness, whiteness A: ruddy color, darkness |
| skulk | S: lurk, loiter |
| Tarry | S: stall, procrastinate A: depart promptly |
| temerity | S: nerve, cheek A: reserve |
| Utopian | S: ideal, fanciful A: real |
| noxious | S: toxic, lethal A: harmless |