CONTRONYMS II

NY Times Crossword
February 28, 2008
Matt Ginsberg

Can you think of a single word that satisfies both definitions:

1. Confirmation or uncertainty
2. Approve or penalize
3. Unchanged or novel
4. Easy to see or impossible to see
5. Hold up with use or deteriorate with use
6. Remaining or gone
7. Add to or remove from
8. Move gracefully or move clumsily
9. Cling to and separate

Answers:

1. Reservation
2. Sanction
3. Original
4. Transparent
5. Wear 
6. Left
7. Trim
8. Trip
9. Cleave