Vocabulaire

capricious

/kəˈprɪʃəs/

Exemple: “The weather here is capricious.”

Synonymes: arbitrary, whimsical, impulsive

capacity

/kəˈpæsəti/

Exemple: “The hall has a capacity of 500 people.”

Synonymes: content, capability, capacitance

Antonymes: incapacity

apprehend

Verbe

Exemple: “The police apprehended the thief.”

Synonymes: arrest, capture

Antonymes: release

artifice

Nom

Exemple: “The plan depended on artifice.”

Synonymes: trick, deception

Antonymes: honesty

landscape

Nom

Exemple: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Synonymes: scenery, view

Antonymes: city interior

investment

Nom

Exemple: “This investment is risky.”

Synonymes: funding, capital

Antonymes: withdrawal

hat

Nom

Exemple: “He wears a hat.”

Synonymes: cap

Antonymes: shoes

provincial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel contrasts provincial life with life in the capital.”

Synonymes: regional, small-town

Antonymes: cosmopolitan, urban

engrossing

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was such an engrossing novel that I forgot the time.”

Synonymes: absorbing, captivating

Antonymes: boring, dull

headquarters

Nom

Exemple: “The company moved its headquarters to the capital.”

Synonymes: main office, central office

Antonymes: branch

able

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is able to speak three languages.”

Synonymes: capable

Antonymes: unable

portraiture

Nom

Exemple: “The gallery specializes in eighteenth-century portraiture.”

Synonymes: portrait art, portrait painting

Antonymes: landscape art

persecution

Nom

Exemple: “Many families fled the region to escape persecution.”

Synonymes: oppression, harassment

Antonymes: protection, tolerance

beguilingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She smiled beguilingly and changed the subject.”

Synonymes: charmingly, captivatingly

Antonymes: repulsively, harshly

escape

Verbe

Exemple: “The bird managed to escape from the cage.”

Synonymes: get away, flee

Antonymes: remain trapped

cinematographer

Nom

Exemple: “The cinematographer captured stunning visuals.”

Synonymes: camera operator

Antonymes:

viable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The proposal is viable only if costs are reduced.”