Statistics for Words that are their own Opposite

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First Definition	Alternate Antonymic Meaning	Answer	% Correct
To sprinkle with fine powder	To clean an item of fine particles	Dust	68%
To deliver a blow, especially a decisive one	To swing at but miss a baseball	Strike	68%
To examine methodically	To read in a casual manner	Peruse	64%
To be invisible or see-through	Having obvious, easy-to-see, motives	Transparent	64%
The quality of rapid movement	Holding in place firmly	Fast	50%
A problem or a tricky situation that one is “in”	To solve a problem or malfunction	Fix	45%
Careful supervision	An inadvertent and careless error	Oversight	36%
To hold together with a small device	To snip a piece off, especially with shears	Clip	32%
To be worn down by the elements	To withstand the elements	Weather	32%
Official and explicit approval	Punitive military or financial measure	Sanction	27%
Tied up, unable to move, or stuck in place	To jump up energetically	Bound	23%
To secure in place, especially with hardware	To rapidly dart off or flee	Bolt	18%
To thoroughly analyze, point-by-point	To casually inspect visually	Scan	18%
To join together firmly	To separate, especially by cutting	Cleave	14%
To show a crowd a visual presentation	To obscure an object from view, or a blinder	Screen	5%