Appendix A.2.

Set of antonym stimuli used in Experiment 1. Target words (identical previews) are presented in boldface (not in boldface in the experiment). Columns to the right represent the synonym, plausible unrelated, and implausible unrelated previews.

Item	Sentence	Synonym	Plausible Unrelated	Implausible Unrelated
113	The dishes are stored below the sink in the kitchen.	under	aside	order
114	Bob carefully put the glassware under the counter to make more room for other things.	below	aside	order
115	The sons were quite lousy at doing their chores before dinner.	awful	happy	rated
116	The neighbor's kids were too awful to remember to clean up their mess.	lousy	happy	rated
117	Tim really wanted to become buddies with more people at his school.	friends	popular	towards
118	Anna didn't want to remain friends with the weird kids in her class.	buddies	popular	towards
119	At the zoo, Kim saw the giant adult panda eating bamboo leaves.	older	quiet	album
120	There were many older men on the bus this morning.	adult	quiet	album
121	Ian auctioned an antique clock to raise money for a charity.	watch	chair	peace
122	Harry bought a broken watch to repair for fun.	clock	chair	peace
123	Max had to have the teacher clarify when the homework assignment was due.	explain	restate	captain
124	The lawyer asked the witness to carefully explain what he saw on the day of the crime.	clarify	restate	captain
125	Everyone was pleased that the talented chef prepared such a wonderful meal.	cook	kids	acid
126	The couple went to try what the famous cook had made for the food festival.	chef	kids	acid
127	The new hairdresser has never placed curlers in another person's hair before.	rollers	flowers	suffice
128	Jane had forgotten to take out several rollers from her hair and everyone stared.	curlers	flowers	suffice
129	After working out, Shelley felt a sudden acute pain in her calves.	sharp	weird	strip
130	Johnny had noticed sharp pains in his tooth and called the dentist.	acute	weird	strip
131	The Johnson family loved the beautiful vast backyard at their new home.	huge	lush	dogs
132	Hanna pleasantly looked out across huge stretches of ocean and contemplated life.	vast	lush	dogs
133	The little girl complained about her upset tummy and asked to skip soccer practice.	belly	ankle	darts
134	The puppy exposed his soft belly and enjoyed when it was rubbed.	tummy	ankle	darts
135	Tammy noticed many items were still blank when checking over her exam.	empty	wrong	imply
136	Dina gave Manny a cold empty stare when he asked a stupid question.	blank	wrong	imply
137	Cops need to be aware of a possible ambush while on the job.	attack	murder	effort
138	The building was closed due to a recent attack that occurred inside.	ambush	murder	effort
139	Sara's friends watch the same movie every week because they can't agree on another one.	video	dance	water
140	Jennifer went to watch the exciting video at the new theater.	movie	dance	water
141	Betty enjoys going to the nearby town to have fun on the weekends.	city	lake	only
142	It was Kara's dream to live near the beautiful city after retiring from her job.	town	lake	only
143	Frank always sits in the exact middle of the classroom every day.	center	corner	member
144	Sal lost his notes somewhere in the messy center of his bedroom.	middle	corner	member
145	Greta's dog would always select the bowl with the treats inside.	choose	ignore	chance
146	Lisa always manages to easily choose the correct answer, even if she isn't sure.	select	ignore	chance
147	Lana's roommate would never scrub the dishes enough and they were always dirty.	clean	break	alone
148	The boy tried to quickly clean the car window before rushing to his meeting.	scrub	break	alone
149	Steven liked to make mean quips about his sister's boyfriends.	jokes	songs	gates
150	Teresa's grandmother doesn't like to hear any jokes about the war.	quips	songs	gates
151	The man was a notorious murderer and stories about him can be found in many papers.	assassin	lecturer	enormous
152	The people feared that a dangerous assassin would come into town in the night.	murderer	lecturer	enormous
153	The ring had beautiful jewels around the band.	stones	shapes	cleans
154	The crown was inlaid with nice stones all over and was known throughout the land.	jewels	shapes	cleans
155	We received a warning that a dangerous tornado might hit the town this week.	twister	tsunami	booster
156	Sandra's grandmother is scared that a freak twister would suddenly come.	tornado	tsunami	booster
157	After a while, Kelly noticed a weird scent coming from the trash can.	smell	sound	vault
158	We ran away from the overpowering smell of the stink bomb exploding.	scent	sound	vault
159	After dinner, Wendy always rinsed the dishes right away.	washed	forgot	socket
160	Howard's chemistry lab partner washed the beakers in the sink.	rinsed	forgot	socket
161	After witnessing the theft, many guards chased the thief.	police	people	palace
162	Jason was nervous walking past police who were standing outside the embassy.	guards	people	palace
163	Buying a car seems very essential for most college students.	necessary	expensive	remaining
164	The sign stated that it is absolutely necessary that no garbage is left behind.	essential	expensive	remaining
165	Although the apartment décor was too drab the owners felt it suited their needs.	dull	busy	hulk
166	Jean says that dull clothing is all the rage these days.	drab	busy	hulk
167	Andrew enjoyed the interesting tome he borrowed from the library.	book	tape	jump
168	Pam almost forgot to return the heavy book in time.	tome	tape	jump
169	Brad thought his project idea was incredibly ingenious and wanted to tell everyone.	brilliant	efficient	fortified
170	Everybody applauded his brilliant gadget at the meeting.	ingenious	efficient	fortified
171	Jim's children are often obdurate when it is time to clean up.	stubborn	restless	stitches
172	The puppy was so extremely stubborn that it took three people to get him into the car.	obdurate	restless	stitches
173	Chris is always told that he should relax after he gets back from work.	sleep	drink	cheap
174	All Calvin wanted to do was sleep after getting home at midnight.	relax	drink	cheap
175	Dan needed to have his molar replaced after the accident.	tooth	joint	tenth
176	Peggy thought she cracked her tooth when she fell off the wall.	molar	joint	tenth
177	Dave admired his well kept turf while driving home.	lawn	tree	lava
178	George planned to get a new lawn for his front yard.	turf	tree	lava
179	Every year the children wish for new toys.	hope	yell	days
180	As December approaches, the students hope for Christmas vacation.	wish	yell	days
181	Felix likes to wear clean boots to his line dancing party.	shoes	pants	chess
182	Heidi always packs too many shoes when she goes on vacation.	boots	pants	chess
183	Gary thought if he put on a costume he could excite the children in the class.	thrill	baffle	thrift
184	Hailey was trying to subtly thrill her students by taking them to Disneyland.	excite	baffle	thrift
185	George was afraid of stepping on a possibly lethal part of the abandoned building.	deadly	flimsy	kindle
186	Shane jumped when he thought about deadly snakes that had been seen nearby.	lethal	flimsy	kindle
187	Alice's perfume was very aromatic and caught the attention of many men.	fragrant	specific	linguist
188	Angie bent down to the pleasantly fragrant rose and took a deep breath.	aromatic	specific	linguist
189	Peg thought Jen would be somewhat envious about her engagement ring and kept it hidden.	jealous	excited	gardens
190	Howard was extremely jealous because of Sam's new game boy.	envious	excited	gardens
191	As the family approached their cabin they noticed some things were out of place.	house	place	known
192	Ann always stays at the same house in Tahoe for vacation.	cabin	place	known
193	Bo got a really cool gadget for his seventeenth birthday.	device	outfit	drives
194	Jamie begged his parents to get him a nifty device but they didn't have the money.	gadget	outfit	drives
195	She noticed that there was a small stone spire on top of the church.	tower	eagle	horns
196	Despite hearing many stories, Jan didn't notice a single tower on her trip to Prague.	spire	eagle	horns
197	Dale's company gave him a huge prize for his hard work.	award	party	weird
198	The kids were bored until the teacher offered a special award for doing well on a test.	prize	party	weird
199	Sheena wrote down the incorrect avenue and got lost on her way to the restaurant.	street	number	clears
200	The police searched every street for the suspect.	avenue	number	clears
201	Jack heard of more unusual sightings in the woods last week.	strange	raccoon	storage
202	Marsi pondered the recent strange events and wondered how to make them stop.	unusual	raccoon	storage
203	James agreed to meet at the large foyer in the hotel before dinner.	lobby	bench	fifty
204	There were renovations on the outdated lobby and hotel patrons need to use a back door.	foyer	bench	fifty
205	Joel made a rapid halt when the light turned red.	stop	turn	ship
206	When Betty couldn't stop the car fast enough she ran into the median.	halt	turn	ship
207	Last night my dreams were very lucid so I wrote about them in my journal.	clear	weird	class
208	Austin peered down toward clear ponds in the distance.	lucid	weird	class
209	The man took out his scary satan costume for Halloween.	devil	ghost	trend
210	The family put an evil looking devil decoration on their front lawn.	satan	ghost	trend
211	Anna's nanny made her a bracelet with string for her fifth birthday.	thread	silver	threat
212	She thought that the bright thread was perfect for her art project.	string	silver	threat
213	Nadine goes to the gym because she wants to look lean in a swimsuit at the beach.	thin	good	kiss
214	The tall man looked very thin wearing his new tuxedo.	lean	good	kiss
215	Peter was asked to point out on the large globe where Antarctica was.	world	print	tried
216	He looked over the used world to find the country he was looking for.	globe	print	tried
217	Samantha was very prudent about not making a mistake in her drawing.	careful	excited	invited
218	The young boy was always careful when he received any money.	prudent	excited	invited
219	Sheldon could not hear their answers over the loud music.	replies	screams	replace
220	Rachel's new parrot replies whenever you ask it a question.	answers	screams	replace
221	Some animals eat from very tall trees in the zoo.	high	rare	kept
222	His stature was quite high for a boy of his age.	tall	rare	kept
223	Some people think a heavy brick could break a window.	stone	punch	clean
224	He was injured by the solid stone that was thrown at him.	brick	punch	clean
225	Some people thought the parrot was mute but it just did not want to talk.	dumb	dead	pile
226	The doctor said the man would be nearly dumb when the operation was finished.	mute	dead	pile
227	The chemist did not realize the reaction could arise without a spark.	occur	erupt	seven
228	A riot was certain to quickly occur if the people were not helped.	arise	erupt	seven
229	The church received a beautiful piano from an anonymous donor.	organ	bible	argue
230	She received a well used organ from her great grandmother.	piano	bible	argue
231	The class complained about the boring exam to the professor.	test	book	kind
232	The students thought the long test was rather tedious.	exam	book	kind
233	The dog would always sniff the grass in front of the house.	smell	shred	vault
234	Hillary was asked to quickly smell the leftover scented paper.	sniff	shred	vault
235	The losing team's rebuttal was so legendary that it went viral on YouTube.	response	insanity	congress
236	The angry mob's growing response could not be controlled.	rebuttal	insanity	congress
237	The loving couple looked at the peaceful shore while on vacation.	beach	hills	trust
238	No one lived in the house by the secluded beach for many years.	shore	hills	trust
239	The notorious gang defaced the statue in front of city hall.	damaged	painted	foreign
240	An unknown person damaged the wall of the museum	defaced	painted	foreign
241	The police were alert after they got a call from dispatch.	ready	early	table
242	Roger made sure he was always ready for his exams so that he would do well.	alert	early	table
243	After the party the couch felt grimy from all the guests sitting on it.	dirty	comfy	lunge
244	The hotel room was dirty when the maids came to clean it.	grimy	comfy	lunge
245	The salesman said the sculpture would hold its original worth for many years.	value	shape	sites
246	It was unfortunate that the great value of the house had diminished.	worth	shape	sites
247	The sisters could not name all their favorite movies because there were too many.	list	take	best
248	They were able to quickly list everything they needed.	name	take	best
249	Everyone thought the student was very astute after meeting him.	clever	smelly	cheese
250	Martin was known for being quite clever when he was younger.	astute	smelly	cheese
251	The students always save all their homework when the quarter is over.	keep	burn	long
252	Mark thought it was best to carefully keep his old personal documents.	save	burn	long
253	The teacher always finds a relevant topic for the students to write about.	issue	movie	musty
254	Danny thought that the unclear issue was pointless to discuss.	topic	movie	musty
255	The teacher thought the reports were too brief and didn't give anyone a good grade.	short	awful	stand
256	There was a very short news story on tv last night.	brief	awful	stand
257	The team captains tried to establish concord between the two teams.	harmony	rivalry	forming
258	The two cities lived in complete harmony for many years.	concord	rivalry	forming
259	The most experienced scout led the group along the cliff.	guide	hiker	quote
260	George was a skilled guide and had explored the trail many times.	scout	hiker	quote
261	Tommy decided he would fling the stone in the pond later that day.	throw	leave	floor
262	Billy was asked to just throw the frisbee on the table.	fling	leave	floor
263	Will keeps a large knife in his backpack when he goes hiking.	blade	phone	forge
264	Liam made sure to have a backup blade in case of emergencies.	knife	phone	forge
265	The horse race will begin in a couple minutes.	start	close	check
266	Registration for the event will start at the end of the month.	begin	close	check
267	Kenny told his longtime rival to meet him outside after school.	enemy	tutor	array
268	Andrew gained a major enemy at his new school.	rival	tutor	array
269	Last week, Alexander totaled his newly bought car.	wrecked	painted	awaited
270	They had heard that he fully wrecked his garage last Saturday.	totaled	painted	awaited
271	Callie and her coworker must evade the office because their boss is mad at them.	avoid	block	round
272	The criminal tried to stealthily avoid the cops in the building.	evade	block	round
273	In kindergarten the kids would loudly notify the teacher when someone cut in line.	inform	bother	actors
274	The junk mail would always inform its recipients with new offers.	notify	bother	actors
275	In the morning Jessica tallied all the sales from last weekend to her boss.	counted	emailed	existed
276	Peter made sure that he promptly counted the numbers to his friend.	tallied	emailed	existed
277	The frogs in the pond can leap around the lily pads to get to the log.	jump	swim	goat
278	Katie watched the kids jump in the pool at the rec center.	leap	swim	goat
279	Sally forgot the specific tune she made up while walking home.	song	poem	warp
280	Lisa taught the children a familiar song to keep them entertained.	tune	poem	warp