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Word             Antonym                     Word             Antonym
                      beginning      ending                      high               low
                      big            small                       honour             dishonour
                      blunt          sharp                       humble             proud
                      bold           timid                       oral               written
                      brave          coward                      particular         general

                      bright         dull                        peace              war
                      broad          narrow                      permanent          temporary
                      busy           idle                        pleasant           unpleasant
                      confess        deny                        profit             loss
                      cover          open                        proud              humble

                      deep           shallow                     punish             reward
                      decrease       increase                    pure               impure
                      difficult      easy                        remember           forget
                      early          late                        senior             junior
                      encourage      discourage                  superior           inferior
                      exterior       interior                    severe             mild
                      fail           pass                        sweet              bitter

                      false          true                        virtue             vice
                      fit            unfit                       wide               narrow
                      freedom        slavery                     wise               foolish
                      fresh          stale                       young              old
                      full           empty


          K. Comparisons

              1.  as black as coal                               15.  as gentle as a lamb
              2.  as dry as dust                                 16.  as cunning as a fox
              3.  as blind as a bat                              17.  as good as gold
              4.  as easy as ABC                                 18.  as deep as a well
              5.  as bold as a lion                              19.  as greedy as a wolf
              6.  as fast as a hare                              20.  as dumb as a statue

              7.  as brave as a tiger                            21.  as green as grass
              8.  as bright as silver or day                     22.  as hard as stone
              9.  as fierce as a lion                            23.  as round as a ball
            10.  as busy as a bee                                24.  as heavy as lead

            11.  as firm as a rock                               25.  as sharp as a razor
            12.  as cheerful as a lark                            26.  as hot as fire
            13.  as fresh as a rose                              27.  as pointed as a needle
            14.  as cold as ice                                  28.  as hungry as a wolf



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