ante vs anti
Definitions
noun
- (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
verb
- place one's stake
Examples
People at MSFC have told me over drinks that this study concluded that EELV are human ratable but they were going to do what Griffin wanted.
The recession blindsided a lot of lawyers who had previously taken for granted their comfortable income.
He did his final piece of serious work on Tuesday morning, which was grand, and we have just kept him ticking over with a couple of canters.
Definitions
noun
- a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
adjective
- not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)
Examples
Twenty microliters of each antibody was added to 100 L of blood, and the mixture was incubated at room temperature for 15 minutes.
It was a bit too clean and antiseptic to be really considered an evil lair.
But they have an undeniable gentleness and elephantine beauty about them, with their hanging folds of skin and ponderous outlook on life.