Vocabulaire

avoid

/əˈvɔɪd/

Exemple: “Try to avoid making the same mistake.”

Synonymes: void, obviate, nullify

Antonymes: face, validate, confront

artifice

Nom

Exemple: “The plan depended on artifice.”

Synonymes: trick, deception

Antonymes: honesty

inexorable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The rise in costs seemed inexorable.”

Synonymes: unstoppable, relentless

Antonymes: avoidable, merciful

tactfully

Adverbe

Exemple: “She tactfully changed the subject.”

Synonymes: diplomatically, politely

Antonymes: rudely, bluntly

plausibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She argued plausibly that the delay was unavoidable.”

Synonymes: believably, credibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, implausibly

dare

Verbe

Exemple: “I would not dare to climb that wall.”

Synonymes: have courage

Antonymes: fear, avoid

bump

Verbe

Exemple: “I bumped my head on the door.”

Synonymes: hit lightly, knock

Antonymes: avoid

euphemistic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The statement used euphemistic language to avoid direct blame.”

Synonymes: indirect, softened

Antonymes: blunt, explicit

tend

Verbe

Exemple: “Children tend to learn languages quickly.”

Synonymes: be likely to, care for

Antonymes: avoid

surreptitious

Adjectif

Exemple: “He took a surreptitious look at the notes during the meeting.”

Synonymes: covert

Antonymes: open

inexorability

Nom

Exemple: “There was an inexorability to the decline once trust was lost.”

Synonymes: inevitability

Antonymes: avoidability

chronological

Adjectif

Exemple: “Present the evidence in chronological order to avoid confusion.”

Synonymes: time-ordered

Antonymes: random

touch

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t touch the hot pan.”

Synonymes: feel, contact

Antonymes: avoid

surreptitiously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He surreptitiously recorded the conversation.”

Synonymes: covertly

Antonymes: openly

inevitable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Some refactoring was inevitable as the product scaled.”

careful

/ˈkerfəl/

Exemple: “Be careful with the hot tea.”

Synonymes: deliberate, close, conscientious

Antonymes: careless