1. SUFFUSE (VERB): spread out
Synonyms: permeate, saturate
Antonyms: dehydrate, dry
Example Sentence:
What more could be needed to suffuse the world with the deepest meaning and beauty?
2. PHONATE (VERB): speak clearly
Synonyms: affirm, articulate Antonyms: conceal, muffle
Example Sentence:
Everyone knows that he is intelligent, visionary and phonate.
3. RILE (VERB): anger, upset
Synonyms: annoy, bother Antonyms: appease, comfort
Example Sentence:
This forces you to still your mind and avoid people and situations that rile.
4. TAMPER (VERB): interfere, alter
Synonyms: meddle, tinker Antonyms: improve, stay
Example Sentence:
Make sure that nobody can tamper with your pistol or cartridges.
5. APPRISE (VERB): tell
Synonyms: inform, notify Antonyms: hide, secret
Example Sentence:
Indeed, how could she apprise him of events which were now the talk of the court?
6. IMPLORE (VERB): beg
Synonyms: beseech, plead Antonyms: disgust, refuse
Example Sentence
A paper cup of water with a bent straw is placed before the frantic and miserable patient and all present implore him to Sip!
7. CORK (NOUN): type of plug
Synonyms: close, float Antonyms: opening, start
Example Sentence:
The floors were softened by cork tiles, the walls by Philippine mahogany paneling.
8. GUTTURAL (ADJECTIVE): deep in sound
Synonyms: growling, husky Antonyms: thin, dulcet
Example Sentence:
Not understanding the 30 seconds of guttural noises and flat vowels, a French-speaking journalist asked Federer to translate.
9. STELLIFORM (ADJECTIVE): pertaining to stars
Synonyms: glittering, luminous Antonyms: dull, simple
Example Sentence:
It almost seemed, for one brief and stelliform moment, that she had triumphed over her past.
10. BRISTLE (VERB): become upset, excited
Synonyms: bridle, fume Antonyms: be happy, rejoice
Example Sentence:
Americans tend to bristle even at self-censorship; we are reluctant to declare that we simply are not going to look at something.
