Contronyms, also known as Janus Words
Cleave (Hew has the same two meanings): Â to break apart; to attach together
Anxious: Â excited for something; worried about something
Moot: Â a debatable thing; a thing not worth debating
Nervy: Â nervous; brash and confident
Dust (v): Â to sweet away dust; to add dust
Aught: Â nothing; anything
Restive: Â relaxed; edgy
Fast: Â moving quickly; held still
Seeded/Pitted: Â seeds/pits have been removed; seeds/pits have been added
Rent: Â rent TO; rent FROM
Sanguine: Â cool and cheerful; Â bloody or bloodthirsty
Aloha (heh): Â hello; goodbye
and, these days, “Literally”:  in actual fact;  figuratively
** I also get pissy about ennervate (weaken) and innervate (energize)














