Sentence:  Writing a “Treehouse of Horror” segment has to be both exhilarating and daunting. It's exhilarating because it <WSD>affords</WSD> writers all the freedom in the world. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.