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СЛО ВАРЬ А Ф Ф И К С А Л Ь Н Ы Х АН ТОН И М ОВ

ABASHED — UNABASHED

She started as if struck, but unabashed now he went on...

Tragedy, 406

... the second engineer ...unabashed, continued the tale of his complaints.

Jim , 47

A B L E — UNABLE

ABILITY — INABILITY

 

“ Suppose I am unable to do the job?’ 1 — “ Then

you

would not be able to cash the note.11

 

Crusaders,

186

... even the cops had been unable to find him.

 

Tomorrow,

240

And yet because of the sensual warmth and magnetism of Rita, he was irritated by his resolution and his inability to proceed as he otherwise might.

Tragedy, 221

... one more proof of the defects of the human intellect, its inability to see below the surface.

Hullo, 80

A C C E P T A B L E

82

A C C O U N T A B L E

ACCEPTABLE — a)

UNACCEPTABLE

 

b) INACCEPTABLE

... the halls of

the nearby

cities and which, because

of a mood of hers in regard to them, were unacceptable...

Tragedy, 304

... their proposal was turned down as unacceptable...

D. W., March 23, 1963

She... saw her late friend and pleasant and trusted com­

panion,

who had seen fit suddenly to change

into

a lover,

babbling

interesting inacceptable things.

 

 

Ann,

194

 

ACCESSIBLE — INACCESSIBLE

 

You tower too high;

you are inaccessible.

 

 

 

Egoist,

581

It’s west of the Sudan; much of it is desert and pretty inaccessible, I believe.

End, 349

ACCOMPANIED — UNACCOMPANIED

In the hopefulness of the idea, Willoughby suffered De Craye to go on his chance unaccompanied.

Egoist, 307

The following narrative was found among his papers...un­ accompanied by any definite request for publication.

Moreau, VII

ACCOUNTABLE — UNACCOUNTABLE

ACCOUNTED — UNACCOUNTED

There is something very strange and unaccountable about a tow-line.

Three, 95

ACCOU N T A B L E

- 83 —

A C Q U A IN TE D

An accident, bitter and unaccountable, mysterious and tragic...

Tolstoy, 199

I shall take the place of Major Denn, who is unaccounted for.

Crusaders, 624

ACCURATE — INACCURATE

ACCURACY — INACCURACY

The press is pretty fair, and damned inaccurate.

 

 

 

End,

415

The

man must have known that particular house to be

so

accurately

inaccurate.

Brown,

351

 

 

 

Ые had known

of endless inaccuracies

in newspaper

stories...

 

Diplomat,

527

 

 

 

Now,

the В. В. C. ought to be accurate

and

unbiased

in

its statements, especially when inaccuracy

and

bias may help fascism...

 

 

 

 

 

D. W.,

Febr.

6,

1963

ACCUSTOMED — UNACCUSTOMED

... She felt a tranquil air of comfort and content to which she had long been unaccustomed.

Curiosity, 143

What chance had I and Kickums, both unaccustomed to marshland?

Lorna, 257

ACQUAINTED — UNACQUAINTED

I am unacquainted with the professor.

Egoist, 362

A C Q U A I N T E D

—84

A D E Q U A T E

You seem to make yourself at home here,” said Dick who was unacquainted with Mr. Quilp’s authority.

Curiosity, 121

ACTIVE — INACTIVE

ACTIVITY — INACTIVITY

ACTION — INACTION

The cumulative effect of merely remaining inactive when one ought to be active, was terrible.

Wives,

507

But worse than being single during this time of

trial

was being inactive.

281

End,

Their minds were in a state of tedious inactivity...

Marriage, 419

At last I roused myself from my inaction and turning seaward walked straight into the water.

 

 

 

 

Moreau,

102

After a

few

minutes

of inaction,

the frost began

to

bite

in...

 

 

Northwest,

114

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADEQUATE — INADEQUATE

 

 

ADEQUATELY — INADEQUATELY

 

 

 

ADEQUACY — INADEQUACY

 

Aware that

this was

inadequate,

he went down to

the

hall.

 

 

 

End,

381

 

 

 

 

T. U. machinery as exists for negotiation with the management is so inadequate it can be safely ignored.

Hullo, 169

A D E Q U A T E

 

 

 

— 85

 

A D U L T E R A T E D

To pull is

to exert

a drawing

force

whether

adequate

or inadequate;

as,

the

fish pulls on

the line,

a dentist

pulls a

tooth.

 

 

 

 

Synonyms,

202

 

 

 

 

 

 

“ He may

still

be

too

much

for you,’ ’ Asquith

said

morosely and

inadequately.

 

Diplomat,

578

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ann Veronica lunched with an uneasy sense of bag and hold-all packed upstairs and inadequately hidden from chance intruders by the valance of the bed.

Ann,

97

“ It’s marvellous,’ ’ I said, feeling the inadequacy

of

the words. . .

22

Room,

And Clyde... was fairly tremulous with the sense of his own inadequacy as he watched to be introduced.

Tragedy, 234

ADMISSIBLE — INADMISSIBLE

... he totally disregarded the assurances and arguments of his son, tending to show that the alibi was inadmis­ sible...

Posthumous, 513

... she is absolutely inadmissible into society.

Lady, 31

ADULTERATED — UNADULTERATED

My products are all fresh, pure, unadulterated, stamped, and correctly weighed... We have never adulterated our opium since that day.

Diplomat, 390

It is pure, unadulterated country life.

Picture, 212

A D V A N T A G E

88

A D V IS A B IL IT Y

ADVANTAGE — DISADVANTAGE

ADVANTAGEOUS — DISADVANTAGEOUS ADVANTAGEOUSLY — DISADVANTAGEOUSLY

She reviewed the chief contemporary movements much as she might have turned over dress fabrics in a drap­ er’s shop, weighing the advantages and disadvan­ tages of each...

Marriage, 294

Only much later did Tony attempt to sum up the ad­ vantages and disadvantages of his upbringing.

All Men, 26

They oppose the treaty because they say it is disadvan­ tageous to the U. S.

 

 

 

 

D. W., Sept. 18, 1963

Further,

and

not at all

disadvantageously as

he

saw

it,

this

store required

his presence at night

as

late

as

twelve

o ’clock...

Tragedy,

31

 

 

 

 

ADVISABLE — INADVISABLE

ADVISABILITY — INADVISABILITY

We think it very inadvisable.

Woman, 96

I think it inadvisable.— I don’t want an intimacy to spring up between you and a man of that type.

 

Ann,

313

... they

were also to the fore with precautionary hints

as to

the inadvisability of too numerous contacts

with

him.

 

 

Tragedy,

381

Inchcape Jones vomited feeble proclamations on the inadvisability of too large public gatherings.

Arrowsmith, 346

A F F E C T E D

- 87 —

A G R E E A B L E

AFFECTED — UNAFFECTED

AFFECTEDLY — UNAFFECTEDLY

Scott remembered... the softer unaffected girl...

I Wish, 44

... that I wasn’t heartbroken about leaving Charles, but that I wasn’t totally unaffected by it either.

Room, 29

... his

yellow hair, while not affectedly long,

was

un­

affectedly tidy.

 

Who

Knew,

74

 

 

 

 

 

AFRAID — UNAFRAID

 

 

Being

unafraid,

he was

drifting deeper

into

the

shadow.

 

Eden,

430

 

 

 

And yet — uncle

Lawrence

was uncanny, and Wilfred

in just the mood to do anything to show himself unafraid.

End, 489

AGREE — DISAGREE

AGREEABLE — DISAGREEABLE

AGREEMENT — DISAGREEMENT

... no one is going to get the chance of agreeing or dis­ agreeing.

 

D.

W., Jan. 9, 1959

As I know, by

experience, that it’s

not disagreeable

to Miss Flite,

and since it ’s equally

agreeable to your­

self...

 

Bleak, 657

 

 

It has become disagreeable to think of women in terms of money.

End, 244

AGREEMENT

- 88

A LTE R A B LE

But all I ask is agreement or disagreement.

Heroes, 330

Emery gave no sign of agreement or disagreement.

Spring, 189

AIDED — UNAIDED

... her grandfather’s preservation must depend solely upon her firmness, unaided by one word of advice or any helping hand...

Curiosity, 371

... trying to count the money in his pockets by his un­ aided sense of touch...

Invisible, 81

AIRED — UNAIRED

... his rooms were ever exactly as he left them, neither

more or less dusty and unaired...

 

 

 

End,

340

...

in her

unaired

parlour... she entertained seedy,

belching,

oldish

married men...

259

 

 

 

Arrowsmith,

 

ALTERABLE — a) UNALTERABLE

 

 

 

 

b) INALTERABLE

 

My

own decision,

however, is unalterable.

 

 

 

 

I mportance,

343

...

the unalterable fact remains that she had given

him

the book.

Hatter’s, 51

 

 

 

You are inalterable, of course, but circumstances are not...

Egoist, 320

He could not tell how far this antagonism was due to

inalterable discords of character...

Marriage, 284

A N IM A T E

- 89 —

A P P E A R

ANIMATE — INANIMATE

All things of earth, animate and inanimate...

Bleak, 317

It strikes to the heart of all life, animate and inani­ mate.

 

 

 

 

Sister,

104

But if

you

dislike

being called a soul, let

us say

that

you

are

animate

matter as distinguished

from inani­

mate.

 

 

Apple,

22

 

 

 

 

ANTICIPATED — UNANTICIPATED

On the other hand, this was a condition of blessedness unanticipated when he went to bed.

Egoist, 384

Supposing something utterly unanticipated and revo­ lutionary had happened in the Five Towns!

Wives, 509

APPEAR — DISAPPEAR

APPEARANCE — DISAPPEARANCE

The captain continues to appear and disappear at the door...

Dombey, II, 435

Colours of the most harmonious blends appeared and disappeared at intervals in the slowly moving press...

Octopus, 293

... even the wildest charge — like my disappearance — will be pressed by every medium at Farnoy’s dis­ posal.

Tomorrow, 158

He had a talent for appearing when he was not wanted, and a talent for disappearing when he was wanted;

A P P E A R A N C E

- 90 -

a p p r e c i a t i o n

especially

when he was wanted by the police. It may

be added

that

his disappearances were more dangerous

than his

appearances.

 

Who Knew, 21

APPEASED — UNAPPEASED

“ Well,” said he, unappeased...

Egoist, 366

Constance had returned to the window, her expectancy apparently unappeased.

Wives, 211

APPETISING — UNAPPETISING

Six eggs had gone into the frying pan, and all that came out was a teaspoonful of burned and unappetisinglooking mess.

Three, 124

She lingered at the door, pretending to consider some unappetising buns...

Hullo, 187

APPRECIATED — UNAPPRECIATED

APPRECIATION — INAPPRECIATION

He sighed with a dreamy sadness befitting his unappre­ ciated art, but soon looked up...

Hatter’s, 44

The unappreciated ease of mind that had been hers until ten minutes ago...

Hullo, 12

She had often reproved Martin for his inappreciation of

Howells...

Arrowsmith, 24

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