I DON'T THINK SO

Certain words and expressions, though they may be technically correct, just don't cut it. For example, NOCENT is a valid word for  GUILTY, being the positive form of INNOCENT. See if you can match the clues below with their "I don't think so," but real definitions.

1. Dirty, defiled
2. Unpredictable, as an outcome
3. Deliberate, as a mistake
4. Pleasant, as weather
5. Your full attention to something
6. A fair amount of nerve
7. Do with limited enthusiasm

Answers:

1. Maculate
2. Evitable
3. Advertent
4. Clement
5. Long shrift
6. Mitigated gall
7. Go partial hog

Credit: Washington Post Crossword
Richard Silvestri
APPOSITE OPPOSITES (#5-7)

NOTE: See also POSITIVE THINKING - posted 10-12-11