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This document provides examples of antonyms, or words with opposite meanings. It gives the key words goad, grit, grab, and grumpy and lists multiple choice answers for their antonyms. The answers provided are ignore, uncertain, leave, and pleasant respectively. The examples are short contexts that demonstrate the opposite meanings of the key words and answer choices.
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