View source for Words that have contradictory meanings

Several words in the English language have contradictory multiple meanings.  Here is a growing list:

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! Word !! Meaning !! Contradictory Meaning
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| sanction || official approval, approbation || punishment<ref>http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/48837/how-did-sanction-come-to-have-two-opposite-meanings</ref>
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| pabulum || intellectual sustenance || insipid or simplistic writing or speech
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| cleave || to bind oneself to (Ruth 1:14) || to split or divide (Genesis 22:3)
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== See also ==

*[[Essay:Best New Conservative Words]]
*[[Essay:Surprising Dates of Origin for Terms]]

== References ==

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[[Category:English Language]]