1. Ostensible – stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
Synonyms: superficial, professed, avowed, presumed, purported, feigned, specious
Antonyms: improbable, genuine, obscure
Usage: Ostensibly, the undercover cop looked like a regular college student.
2. Cumbersome – large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.
Synonyms: : unmanageable, awkward, clumsy, incommodious. hefty
Antonyms: convenient, helpful, airy, manageable
Usage: The assignment was so cumbersome that he had to hire six temporary workers to assist her.
3. Leapfrog – to jump over (a person or thing)
Synonyms: bounce, dive, hurdle, plunge, canter, upsurge
Antonyms: ascent, increase, decrease, decline
Usage: He leapfrogged the fence to reach the crying child.
4. Alacrity – brisk and cheerful readiness.
Synonyms: eagerness, willingness, readiness; enthusiasm, ardour, fervour
Antonyms: apathy, coolness, lethargy, discouragement
Usage: My alacrity for playing basketball with friends is much higher than writing a boring research paper.
5. Collate – collect and combine (texts, information, or data).
Synonyms: accumulate, assemble; combine, aggregate, systematize
Antonyms: separate, disperse, scatter, distribute
Usage: All the information obtained is being collated
6. Intractable – hard to control or deal with.
Synonyms: incurable, intransigent, stubborn, unmanageable, cantankerous
Antonyms: willing, manageable
Usage: Additional police officers were called to the scene when the crowd became intractable.
7. Joust – to contend, compete, or struggle
Synonyms: bout, contest, duel, tilt, tourney
Antonyms: agreement
Usage: The candidates will joust in a television debate.
8. Glitzy – attractive in a showy and often superficial way.
Synonyms: conspicuous, flagrant, glaring, outright, overt, shameless, arrant
Antonyms: concealed, subtle, inconspicuous, hidden
Usage: glitzy hotel restaurants
9. Mettle – a person’s ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience.
Synonyms: tenacity, fortitude, valour, determination, audacity
Antonyms: cowarice, timidity, indecision, apathy
Usage: To prove his mettle, he had to spend an hour alone in the haunted house on the hill.
10. Picturesque – (of a place or building) visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.
Synonyms: beautiful, delightful, quaint, scenic, vivid, pleasant
Antonyms: dreary, offensive, hideous, drab
Usage: The picturesque hotel has been on the cover of numerous travel magazines.