Contronyms Quiz!

"English includes an interesting category of words and phrases called contronyms — terms that, depending on context, can have opposite or contradictory meanings." -Source: https://www.dailywritingtips.com/75-contronyms-words-with-contradictory-meanings/ Guess which terms can mean both definitions! Answers may be one word or two!

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Definition 1	Definition 2	Contronym
Connect	Break/ collapse	Buckle
Adhere	Separate	Cleave
A common practice	Special Treatment	Custom
Quick	Stuck/ made stable	Fast
Most severe murder charge	Least severe burn	First degree
To furnish, as in food	To take away, as in wages	Garnish
To Support	Impede	Hold up

Definition 1	Definition 2	Contronym
Remained	Departed	Left
Actually	Virtually	Literally
To supervise	To neglect	Overlook
Extinguish	Generate	Put out
To present	To conceal	Screen
Join	Separate	Splice
To Endure	To deteriorate	Weather

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