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resign
When someone resigns a contract (transitive) he commits to continuing his
involvement in some activity. to resign from work is to end the work
When he resigns (intransitive) he relieves himself of that commitment. while to
resign oneself to work is to give up all hope of ending the work
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sanction
It can mean to approve or to permit
It can mean to restrict or boycott (as in "economic sanction")
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sanctimony
It can mean "holiness, sanctity or religiousness"
It can mean "pretended holiness, affected, hypocritical"
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scan
Originally, this word meant to examine closely
But has come to mean to look over hastily
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screen
Hide or Conceal with or as if with a screen
Show or to display prominently as in screening a film
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seed
To add seeds, as in seeding a field
To remove seeds, as in seeding a fruit
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shelled
Shelled can describe either the result of removing a shell (e.g., we shelled
the hazelnuts
Shelled can describe something that has a shell (e.g., turtles are like shelled
snakes with legs)
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skin
To add skin - "Skin that kayak"
To remove skin - "Skin that deer"
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stakeholder
Stakeholder legally means to hold (but not have an interest in) a stake
It is now sometimes used, especially to reference one who does have an interest
in an issue
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