- STIFLE (VERB): Restrain
Synonyms: suppress, repress
Antonyms: release, free
Example Sentence: She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.
- ARCHAIC (ADJECTIVE): Old-fashioned
Synonyms: obsolete, antiquated
Antonyms: latest, modern
Example Sentence: These archaic practices are advocated by people of limited outlook.
- PRUNE (VERB): Pare down
Synonyms: trim, reduce
Antonyms: include, increase
Example Sentence: Economic hard times are forcing the companies to prune their budget.
- ASCENSION (NOUN): Taking over
Synonyms: succession, assumption
Antonyms: declension, decline
Example Sentence: He was killed after his ascension to the throne.
- STIFFEN (VERB): Make or become harder
Synonyms: tighten, solidify
Antonyms: weaken, dilute
Example Sentence: The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.
- FRET (VERB): To worry
Synonyms: agonize, bother
Antonyms: please, delight
Example Sentence: She was always fretting about something or the other.
- ETHEREAL (ADJECTIVE): Extremely delicate
Synonyms: light, sublime
Antonyms: earthly, indelicate
Example Sentence: In this ethereal realm are the currents that make possible wireless telegraphy.
- CONTRITE (ADJECTIVE): Chastened
Synonyms: repentant, sorrowful
Antonyms: indifferent, unapologetic
Example Sentence: He was so contrite that he wrote me a letter of apology.
- CORNUCOPIA (NOUN): Abundance
Synonyms: bounty, fullness
Antonyms: need, lack
Example Sentence: I shall come from London Town with a cornucopia of presents.
- FLOP (VERB): Slump
Synonyms: fall, drop
Antonyms: succeed, achieve
Example Sentence: She flopped, exhausted, on to the sofa.
