Vocabulary

cognitive

Adjective

Example: “Sleep affects cognitive performance.”

Synonyms: mental, intellectual

Antonyms: physical

employee

Noun

Example: “The employee works in the office.”

Synonyms: worker, staff member

Antonyms: employer

clerk

Noun

Example: “The clerk works at the desk.”

Synonyms: office worker, assistant

Antonyms: manager

intelligence

Noun

Example: “Artificial intelligence is changing education.”

Synonyms: smartness, mental ability

Antonyms: stupidity

audience

Noun

Example: “The audience listened carefully.”

Synonyms: listeners, viewers

Antonyms: speaker

virtuosity

Noun

Example: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Synonyms: mastery, brilliance

Antonyms: clumsiness, mediocrity

recitation

Noun

Example: “Her recitation of the poem was moving.”

Synonyms: reading aloud, performance

Antonyms: silence, improvisation

impresario

Noun

Example: “The impresario arranged the entire tour.”

Synonyms: manager, promoter

Antonyms: performer

histrionic

Adjective

Example: “His response was overly histrionic.”

Synonyms: dramatic, theatrical

Antonyms: restrained, calm

formidably

Adverb

Example: “The team performed formidably under pressure.”

Synonyms: powerfully, impressively

Antonyms: weakly, poorly

somersault

Noun

Example: “The gymnast performed a perfect somersault.”

Synonyms: flip, acrobat turn

Antonyms:

lackluster

Adjective

Example: “The team gave a lackluster performance.”

Synonyms: dull, uninspired

Antonyms: brilliant, impressive

repertory

Noun

Example: “The theater expanded its repertory this season.”

Synonyms: repertoire, catalog

Antonyms:

rendering

Noun

Example: “Her rendering of the song moved the audience.”

Synonyms: interpretation, depiction

Antonyms: silence, omission

precision

Noun

Example: “The machine works with great precision.”

Synonyms: accuracy, exactness

Antonyms: inaccuracy, roughness

clap

Verb

Example: “The audience began to clap loudly.”

Synonyms: applaud

Antonyms: boo

bow

Noun

Example: “The actor took a bow after the performance.”

Synonyms: bend, curve

Antonyms: stand straight

skateboarder

Noun

Example: “The skateboarder performed a difficult trick.”

Synonyms: skater

Antonyms:

act

Verb

Example: “You need to act quickly in an emergency.”

Synonyms: do, perform

Antonyms: delay

royal

Adjective

Example: “They visited the royal palace.”

Synonyms: kingly

Antonyms: ordinary

clown

Noun

Example: “The clown made the children laugh.”

Synonyms: funny performer

Antonyms:

sing

Verb

Example: “The children sing in the morning.”

Synonyms: perform music

Antonyms: be silent

spontaneity

Noun

Example: “The performance had a freshness born of spontaneity.”

Synonyms: impulsiveness, naturalness

Antonyms: planning, premeditation

naturalness

Noun

Example: “Her performance was praised for its naturalness.”

Synonyms: authenticity, simplicity

Antonyms: artificiality, pretence

inexcusably

Adverb

Example: “The team performed inexcusably poorly.”

Synonyms: unforgivably, intolerably

Antonyms: acceptably, forgivably

male

Adjective

Example: “The male lion stayed near the group.”

Synonyms: man, masculine

Antonyms: female

doing

Noun

Example: “What are you doing right now?”

Synonyms: performing

Antonyms: stopping

choreography

Noun

Example: “The choreography was so precise that it looked effortless.”

Synonyms: dance design

stylistically

Adverb

Example: “The text is stylistically inconsistent across chapters.”

Synonyms: in style

phenomenally

Adverb

Example: “The team performed phenomenally under pressure.”

Synonyms: exceptionally

Antonyms: poorly

inexplicable

Adjective

Example: “There was an inexplicable drop in performance overnight.”

Synonyms: mysterious

Antonyms: explainable

exhilarating

Adjective

Example: “It was an exhilarating experience to perform on stage.”

Synonyms: thrilling

Antonyms: boring

conservatory

Noun

Example: “She studied piano at the conservatory.”

Synonyms: music school

grade

Noun

Example: “She got a high grade on the exam.”

Synonyms: mark

ability

Noun

Example: “She has the ability to learn fast.”

Synonyms: skill

script

Noun

Example: “I read the script.”

Synonyms: text

retire

Verb

Example: “My father will retire next year.”

Synonyms: stop working

improvisational

Adjective

Example: “The performance was highly improvisational.”

Synonyms: spontaneous

Antonyms: scripted

choreographical

Adjective

Example: “The performance featured intricate choreographical design.”

Synonyms: dance-related

Antonyms:

commensurately

Adverb

Example: “Salaries increased commensurately with performance.”

Synonyms: proportionately

Antonyms: disproportionately

incentive

Noun

Example: “The bonus served as an incentive to improve performance.”

diminish

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

Example: “Poor sleep can diminish performance.”

Synonyms: belittle, fall, decrease

Antonyms: increase

measure

/ˈmeʒər/

Example: “We measure performance monthly.”

Synonyms: standard, assess, appraise