To REVOKE, as we have seen, is to withdraw.
So, something REVOCABLE can be changed.
On the contrary, something IRREVOCABLE is impossible to be changed.
Another common type of analogy we find in the Big Book is about this kind of impossibility. Let’s take a look at some of such analogies we get in the Big Book.
IRREVOCABLE: REPEAL
Irrevocable cannot be repealed (withdrawn).
INVINCIBLE: SUBDUE
Invincible (unconquerable) cannot be subdued (overcome).
INCORRIGIBLE: REFORM
Incorrigible (beyond correction) cannot be reformed.
IMPERVIOUS: DAMAGE
Impervious (undamageable) cannot be damaged.
IMPENETRABLE: PASS
Impenetrable cannot be passed through.
INDELIBLE: ERASE
Indelible (inerasable) cannot be erased.
FEARLESS: DAUNT
Fearless cannot be daunted (discouraged).
IMPASSIVE: PERTURB
Impassive (undisturbable) cannot be perturbed (agitated).
PROHIBITIVE: PURCHASE
Prohibitive (too high in price) cannot be purchased.
INSOLUBLE: DISSOLVE
Insoluble cannot be dissolved.
UNTENABLE: DEFEND
Untenable (indefensible) cannot be defended.
INELECUTABLE: AVOID
Inelecutable (inevitable) cannot be avoided.
BUOYANT: SINK
Buoyant cannot be sunk.
WARY: GULL
Wary ( careful&suspicious) cannot be gulled (easily cheated).
VIGILANT: AMBUSH
Vigilant (watchful) cannot be ambushed(taken by surprise).
ERRATIC: PREDICT
Erratic (unpredictable) cannot be predicted.
EXEMPLARY: CRITICIZE
Exemplary (perfect) cannot be criticized.
COMMENDABLE: REPROACH
Commendable (praiseworthy) cannot be reproached (blamed).
IRREFUTABLE: DISCONFIRM
Irrefutable (that which can't be disproved) cannot be disconfirmed (disproved).
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