- DIRE (ADJECTIVE): horrible
Synonyms: daunting, dreadful
Antonyms: friendly, harmless
Example sentence: She witnessed a dire incident.
- NETTLE (VERB): annoy
Synonyms: irritate, disturb
Antonyms: appease, please
Example sentence: Nothing can nettle me like irritating drivers who text while behind the wheel.
- CLUMSY (ADJECTIVE): cumbersome
Synonyms: burdensome, unwieldy
Antonyms: convenient, helpful
Example sentence: This animal has a very durable but clumsy fur.
- DECIPHER (VERB): understand
Synonyms: construe, figure out
Antonyms: misunderstand, confuse
Example sentence: He was deciphering me the schedule.
- BONA FIDE (ADJECTIVE): genuine
Synonyms: actual, authentic
Antonyms: deceiving, deceptive
Example sentence: I was asked for all the bona fide documents.
- VIGILANT (ADJECTIVE): careful
Synonyms: discreet, judicious
Antonyms: careless, negligent
Example sentence: Rakesh is a vigilant guard.
- FAVOUR (NOUN): approval
Synonyms: backing, benefit
Antonyms: disfavour, opposition
Example sentence: I do not need any favour from anybody.
- FACULTATIVE (NOUN): open to choice
Synonyms: unrestricted, discretionary
Antonyms: nondiscretionary, restricted
Example sentence: The provisions of neither convention are obligatory, but merely facultative, amounting only to recommendations.
- GENUFLECTION (NOUN): expression
Synonyms: indication, nod
Antonyms: speech, talk
Example sentence: This is a very kind genuflection of yours.
- MELIORATE (VERB): correct
Synonyms: revise, reform
Antonyms: repress, retreat
Example sentence: They meliorated their living standards.
