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	absence - presence
	accept - refuse
	accurate - inaccurate
	advantage - disadvantage
	alive - dead
	always - never
	ancient - modern
	answer - question, query
	approval - disapproval
	approached - receded, departed
	abundant - scarce
	admit - deny
	advance - retreat, retire
	artificial - natural
	arrival - departure
	ascend - descend
	attack - defense
	attractive - repulsive
	attention - inattention
	asleep - awake
	ally - enemy
	agree - disagree
	bad - good
	backward - forward, onward
	bend - straighten
	beautiful - ugly
	beginning - ending
	below - above
	bent - straight
	big - small, little
	blunt - sharp
	better - worse
	best - worst
	black - white
	blame - praise
	bless - curse
	bitter - sweet
	borrow - lend
	bravery - cowardice
	build - destroy, demolish
	bold - timid, meek
	bright - dull
	broad - narrow
	clear - vague, cloudy
	careful - rush, careless
	calm - troubled
	capable - incapable
	captivity - freedom, liberty
	cellar - attic
	cheap - dear, expensive
	close - distant
	clever - stupid
	cold - hot
	combine - separate
	clockwise - anti-clockwise
	correct - incorrect
	conceal - reveal
	come - go
	common - rare
	comfort - discomfort
	courage - cowardice
	cruel - kind
	courteous - discourteous, rude
	cunning - simple
	dainty - clumsy
	danger - safety
	dark - light
	deep - shallow
	decrease - increase
	definite - indefinite
	demand - supply
	despair - hope
	disappear - appear
	disease - health
	discourage - encourage
	dismal - cheerful
	doctor - patient
	dry - wet
	dull - clear, bright
	dusk - dawn
	early - late
	easy - difficult
	ebb - flow
	East - West
	economise - waste
	encourage - discourage
	entrance - exit
	employer - employee
	empty - full
	excited - calm
	end - beginning
	expand - contract
	expensive - inexpensive, cheap
	export - import
	exterior - interior
	external - internal
	fail - succeed
	false - true
	feeble - sturdy, strong, powerful
	foolish - wise
	fast - slow
	few - many
	famous - unknown
	forelegs - hind legs
	fat - thin
	find - lose
	first - last
	freedom - captivity
	fold - unfold
	frequent - seldom
	forget - remember
	found - lost
	fresh - stale
	friend - enemy
	fortunate - unfortunate
	frank - secretive
	full - empty
	generous - mean
	gentle - rough
	gather - distribute
	glad - sorry
	gloomy - cheerful
	giant - dwarf, pygmy
	granted - refused
	great - minute, small, little
	guardian - ward
	guest - host
	guilty - innocent
	happy - sad, miserable
	hard - soft
	harmful - harmless
	hasten - dawdle
	hate - love
	healthy - unhealthy, ill, diseased
	here - there
	heavy - light
	height - depth
	hero - coward
	hill - valley
	horizontal - vertical
	hinder - aid, help
	honest - dishonest
	humble - proud
	hunger - thirst
	imitation - genuine
	immense - tiny, minute
	imprison - free
	include - exclude
	increase - decrease
	inhabited - uninhabited
	inferior - superior
	inside - outside
	intelligent - unintelligent, stupid
	inhale - exhale
	interior - exterior, outside
	interesting - uninteresting, dull
	internal - external
	intentional - accidental
	join - separate
	junior - senior
	justice - injustice
	king - subject
	knowledge - ignorance
	laugh - cry
	lawful - unlawful
	lazy - industrious, energetic
	land - sea
	landlord - tenant
	large - little, small
	last - first
	lawyer - client
	lecturer - student
	lender - borrower
	lengthen - shorten
	left - right
	less - more
	light - dark, heavy
	like - dislike, unlike
	likely - unlikely
	leader - follower
	little - large, much, big
	lofty - lowly
	long - short
	loud - soft
	loss - find, win
	low - high
	loyal - disloyal
	mad - sane
	magnetize - demagnetize
	master - servant
	mature - immature
	maximum - minimum
	me - you
	merry - mirthless, sad
	minority - majority
	miser - spendthrift
	misunderstand - understand
	narrow - wide
	near - far, distant
	neat - untidy
	new - old
	night - day
	noisy - quiet
	North - South
	obedient - disobedient
	odd - even
	offer - refuse
	open - shut
	optimist - pessimist
	out - in
	parent - child
	past - present
	patient - impatient
	peace - war
	peanut butter - jelly
	permanent - temporary
	please - displease
	plentiful - scarce
	poetry - prose
	possible - impossible
	poverty - wealth
	powerful - feeble, weak
	polite - impolite, rude
	private - public
	prudent - imprudent
	pretty - unsightly, ugly
	pure - impure
	qualified - unqualified
	rapid - slow
	regularly - irregularly
	rich - poor
	right - wrong, left
	rigid - pliable, soft
	rough - smooth
	satisfactory - unsatisfactory
	security - insecurity
	scatter - collect
	serious - trivial
	second-hand - new
	sense - nonsense
	shopkeeper - customer
	singular - plural
	simple - complicated
	slim - thick, stout
	solid - liquid
	sober - drunk
	speaker - listener
	sour - sweet
	sorrow - joy
	sow - reap
	stand - lie
	straight - crooked
	strong - weak
	success - failure
	sunny - cloudy
	take - give
	tall - short
	tame - wild
	teacher - pupil
	thick - thin
	tight - slack, loose
	top - bottom
	transparent - opaque
	truth - untruth, lie
	up - down
	vacant - occupied
	valuable - valueless
	victory - defeat
	virtue - vice
	visible - invisible
	voluntary - compulsory
	vowel - consonant
	wax - wane
	wisdom - folly
	within - without

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