1. ELUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): ambiguous
Synonyms: incomprehensible, puzzling
Antonyms: definite, understandable
Example Sentence:
The sound was too elusive.
2. BLEND (NOUN): amalgam
Synonyms: composite, mix
Antonyms: division, separation
Example Sentence:
Gentleness should blend their benign influences with justice.
3. DETERRENT (NOUN): disincentive
Synonyms: hindrance, restraint
Antonyms: incentive, assistance
Example Sentence:
It is a deterrent for others, not a healing process for the man himself.
4. CONSTRAINT (NOUN): pressure
Synonyms: restraint, coercion
Antonyms: freedom, liberty
Example Sentence:
There was constraint in the correspondence—it was submitted to the faculty.
5. AFTERMATH (NOUN): outcome
Synonyms: results, consequences
Antonyms: origin, source
Example Sentence:
Food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought.
6. DISPEL (VERB): dismiss
Synonyms: eliminate, oust
Antonyms: allow, welcome
Example Sentence:
The brightness of the day did nothing to dispel her dejection.
7. HARROWING (ADJECTIVE): dangerous
Synonyms: nerve-racking, terrifying
Antonyms: calming, unfrightening
Example Sentence:
They watched a harrowing film about misogyny and violence.
8. RIG (VERB): manipulate
Synonyms: influence, gerrymander
Antonyms: approve, purify
Example Sentence:
The results of the elections had been rigged.
9. SNARE (NOUN): bait
Synonyms: trap, gin
Antonyms: repulsion, frankness
Example Sentence:
He came upon a hare struggling in an illegal snare.
10. GROTESQUE (ADJECTIVE): absurd
Synonyms: bizarre, strange
Antonyms: familiar, ordinary
Example Sentence:
He was wearing a grotesque mask.
