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message 1: by Gina (new)
Oct 27, 2008 03:33PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
You take the last word that someone has posted, for example,

day

and then enter its opposite. Under the word and its opposite, you post a new word. For example,

day--------> night

cold

The next persons repeats all the steps. For example,

cold---------> hot

high


message 2: by Gina (new)
Oct 27, 2008 03:34PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
ingenuity --------> unimaginativeness

reap


message 3: by Kathleen (new)
Oct 28, 2008 11:29AM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
reap----------> sow

deduce


message 4: by Gina (new)
Oct 28, 2008 01:46PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
deduce --------> undetermine

criminalize


message 5: by Kathleen (new)
Oct 28, 2008 02:23PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
criminalize---------> legalize

quantify


message 6: by Gina (new)
Oct 28, 2008 02:55PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
quantify --------> estimate

uncharitable


message 7: by Kathleen (new)
Oct 31, 2008 01:11PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
uncharitable---------> giving

gloaming


message 8: by Gina (new)
Nov 06, 2008 03:31PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
gloaming --------> daybreak

wordly


message 9: by Kathleen (new)
Nov 09, 2008 03:06PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
worldly-----------> ethereal

diaphanous


message 10: by Gina (new)
Nov 10, 2008 03:51PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
diaphanous --------> opaque

diagrammatic


message 11: by Kathleen (new)
Nov 13, 2008 10:54AM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
diagrammatic--------> chaotic

insular


message 12: by Gina (new)
Nov 13, 2008 03:08PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
insular --------> open-minded

estranged


message 13: by Kathleen (new)
Nov 13, 2008 03:51PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
open-minded--------> bigoted

intemperate


message 14: by Gina (new)
Nov 17, 2008 10:06PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
intemperate -------> moderate

judicious


message 15: by Kathleen (new)
Nov 20, 2008 11:42AM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
judicious---------> reckless

trenchant


message 16: by Gina (new)
Nov 20, 2008 04:41PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
trenchant --------> mild

strenuous


message 17: by Kathleen (new)
Nov 21, 2008 11:17AM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
strenuous---------> easy

dauntless


message 18: by Gina (new)
Nov 21, 2008 01:10PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
dauntless --------> timid

relish


message 19: by Kathleen (new)
Nov 21, 2008 03:15PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
relish--------> detest

exuberant


message 20: by Gina (new)
Nov 24, 2008 03:40PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
exuberant --------> lethargic

taxing


message 21: by Kathleen (new)
Nov 24, 2008 04:15PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
taxing---------> stimulating

foreboding


message 22: by Gina (new)
Nov 25, 2008 12:39PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
foreboding --------> encouraging

debate


message 23: by Kathleen (new)
Nov 25, 2008 02:07PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
debate----------> consensus

devastate


message 24: by Gina (new)
Nov 25, 2008 07:23PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
devastate --------> preserve

detrimental


message 25: by Kathleen (new)
Nov 26, 2008 11:39AM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
detrimental----------> beneficial

commercial




message 26: by Gina (new)
Nov 26, 2008 01:31PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
commercial --------> charitable

commensurate


message 27: by Kathleen (new)
Dec 01, 2008 10:59AM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
commensurate-----------> unequal

serpentine


message 28: by Gina (new)
Dec 01, 2008 01:40PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
serpentine --------> straight

flustered


message 29: by Kathleen (new)
Dec 01, 2008 01:57PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
flustered---------> peaceful

ameliorate


message 30: by Gina (new)
Dec 01, 2008 09:42PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
ameliorate --------> deteriorate

lyrically


message 31: by Kathleen (new)
Dec 14, 2008 06:50PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
lyrically-------> dissonant

customary


message 32: by Gina (new)
Dec 23, 2008 12:08PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
customary --------> exceptional

affectionate


message 33: by Kathleen (new)
Dec 23, 2008 09:09PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
affectionate---------> antagonistic

archetype


message 34: by Gina (new)
Dec 26, 2008 12:26PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
archetype --------> copy

protege


message 35: by Kathleen (new)
Dec 26, 2008 03:05PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
protege---------> master

authenticate



message 36: by Gina (new)
Dec 26, 2008 09:03PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
authenticate --------> disprove

protuberant


message 37: by Kathleen (new)
Dec 27, 2008 10:42AM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
protuberant---------> depression

evolve


message 38: by Gina (new)
Jan 02, 2009 03:03PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
evolve --------> regress

remember


message 39: by Kathleen (new)
Jan 03, 2009 07:35AM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
remember--------> forget

tolerance


message 40: by Gina (new)
Jan 07, 2009 03:55PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
tolerance --------> intolerance

uninhabited


message 41: by Kathleen (new)
Jan 08, 2009 08:41AM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
uninhabited----------> restrainted

sequestered


message 42: by Gina (last edited Jan 11, 2009 11:00AM) (new)
Jan 11, 2009 10:59AM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
sequestered --------> restore, release

serendipity


message 43: by Kathleen (new)
Jan 11, 2009 01:48PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
serendipity----------> calculated

diversion


message 44: by Gina (new)
Jan 12, 2009 11:37PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
diversion --------> continue

breadth


message 45: by Kathleen (new)
Jan 13, 2009 08:29AM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
breadth (in terms of diameter)---------> circumference

ectopic


message 46: by Gina (new)
Jan 13, 2009 01:56PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
ectopic --------> correctly (seems to be the only word I can think of that would be the opposite. Am I right? I'd never heard the word ectopic before.)

distorted


message 47: by Kathleen (new)
Jan 13, 2009 02:32PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
(Close enough. When I run across an unusual word I jot it down for the next time that I play opposites. Just FYI, I had to look it up also.)

distorted----------> straight

elucidate


message 48: by Gina (new)
Jan 13, 2009 03:05PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
elucidate (good one!) --------> confuse

quixotic


message 49: by Kathleen (new)
Jan 13, 2009 03:11PM

Kathleen Burket (kathleengigicompany) | 20125 comments Mod
quixotic-----------> practical

prosaic


message 50: by Gina (new)
Jan 13, 2009 03:13PM

Gina (ginrobi) | 3325 comments Mod
prosaic --------> extraordinary

a cut above


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