1. DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): optional
- Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary
- Antonyms: obligatory, involuntary
- Example Sentence: A wide range of optional excursions is offered.
2. MUZZLE (VERB): censor
- Synonyms: suppress, stifle
- Antonyms: permit, liberate
- Example Sentence: Opposition leaders accused him of muzzling the news media.
3. RECANT (VERB): take back something said
- Synonyms: annul, renounce
- Antonyms: accept, agree
- Example Sentence: The judge ordered the magazine to recant the false statements it made about the actress.
4. PUERILE (ADJECTIVE): childish
- Synonyms: callow, infantile
- Antonyms: mature, adult
- Example Sentence: The fireman was scolded for playing puerile pranks on his coworkers.
5. RHAPSODIZE (VERB): rave
- Synonyms: babble, declaim
- Antonyms: be quiet, be happy
- Example Sentence: You’d rhapsodize with him to his heart’s content.
6. NEFARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): bad
- Synonyms: horrible, odious
- Antonyms: delightful, gentle
- Example Sentence: One man employed his nefarious scheme to hack into people’s computers and steal bank account’s information.
7. JITTERY (ADJECTIVE): nervous
- Synonyms: restless, anxious
- Antonyms: calm, composed
- Example Sentence: She felt jittery before her stage performance.
8. OBFUSCATE (VERB): confuse
- Synonyms: baffle, becloud
- Antonyms: clarify, enlighten
- Example Sentence: Because I am a sympathetic teacher, I avoid using language which will obfuscate my students.
9. REPREHENSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): very bad
- Synonyms: culpable, disgraceful
- Antonyms: good, kind
- Example Sentence: Instead of making reprehensible comments about women, go spread some cheer.
10. ORDAIN (VERB): establish
- Synonyms: anoint, enact
- Antonyms: ignore, refuse
- Example Sentence: John knows the ministry will never ordain him as a priest because of his checkered past.
