Synonyms: daunting, dreadful
Antonyms: friendly, harmless
Example sentence:
She witnessed a dire incident.
2. NETTLE (VERB): annoy
Synonyms: irritate, disturb
Antonyms: appease, please
Example sentence:
Nothing can nettle me like irritating drivers who text while behind the wheel.
3. CLUMSY (ADJECTIVE): cumbersome
Synonyms: burdensome, unwieldy
Antonyms: convenient, helpful
Example sentence:
This animal has a very durable but clumsy fur.
4. DECIPHER (VERB): understand
Synonyms: construe, figure out
Antonyms: misunderstand, confuse
Example sentence:
He was deciphering me the schedule.
5. BONA FIDE (ADJECTIVE): genuine
Synonyms: actual, authentic
Antonyms: deceiving, deceptive
Example sentence:
I was asked for all the bona fide documents.
6. VIGILANT (ADJECTIVE): careful
Synonyms: discreet, judicious
Antonyms: careless, negligent
Example sentence:
Rakesh is a vigilant guard.
7. FAVOUR (NOUN): approval
Synonyms: backing, benefit
Antonyms: disfavour, opposition
Example sentence:
I do not need any favour from anybody.
8. 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.
9. GENUFLECTION (NOUN): expression
Synonyms: indication, nod
Antonyms: speech, talk
Example sentence:
This is a very kind genuflection of yours.
10. MELIORATE (VERB): correct
Synonyms: revise, reform
Antonyms: repress, retreat
Example sentence:
They meliorated their living standards.
