Vocabulaire

hi

Interjection

Exemple: “Hi! How are you?”

Synonymes: hello, hey

Antonymes: bye, goodbye

grievance

Nom

Exemple: “Employees filed a grievance.”

Synonymes: complaint, objection

Antonymes: satisfaction

wholly

Adverbe

Exemple: “I wholly agree with you.”

Synonymes: completely, entirely

Antonymes: partly

utter

Adjectif

Exemple: “The project was an utter failure.”

Synonymes: complete, total

Antonymes: partial

convention

Nom

Exemple: “The convention was held in the city.”

Synonymes: conference, assembly

Antonymes: informal meeting

conference

Nom

Exemple: “The conference starts tomorrow.”

Synonymes: meeting, event

Antonymes: private talk

application

Nom

Exemple: “I sent my job application.”

Synonymes: request, form

Antonymes: rejection

suit

Nom

Exemple: “He wears a black suit.”

Synonymes: formal clothes

Antonymes: casual clothes

association

Nom

Exemple: “The association helps students.”

Synonymes: organization, group

Antonymes: separation

mom

Nom

Exemple: “My mom is kind.”

Synonymes: mother

Antonymes: dad

dad

Nom

Exemple: “My dad is at work.”

Synonymes: father

Antonymes: mom

procedural

Adjectif

Exemple: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

Synonymes: formal, process-related

Antonymes: substantive, informal

hysterical

Adjectif

Exemple: “She became hysterical when she heard the news.”

Synonymes: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonymes: calm, composed

stuffiness

Nom

Exemple: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”

Synonymes: staleness, formality

Antonymes: freshness, openness

impersonal

Adjectif

Exemple: “The email sounded cold and impersonal.”

Synonymes: formal, detached

Antonymes: personal, warm

allegation

Nom

Exemple: “The allegation was denied by the company.”

Synonymes: claim, accusation

Antonymes: proof, vindication

daft

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a daft thing to say.”

Synonymes: silly, foolish

Antonymes: clever, wise

pee

Verbe

Exemple: “The child said he needed to pee.”

Synonymes: urinate

Antonymes:

dude

Nom

Exemple: “Hey dude, how are you?”

Synonymes: guy, friend

Antonymes:

gee

Interjection

Exemple: “Gee, that was a close call.”

Synonymes: wow, gosh

Antonymes:

announcement

Nom

Exemple: “The school made an important announcement this morning.”

Synonymes: statement, notice

Antonymes: silence

shall

Verbe

Exemple: “Shall we go now?”

Synonymes: should, will

Antonymes: won't

apply

Verbe

Exemple: “She plans to apply for the job next week.”

Synonymes: request, use

Antonymes: withdraw, ignore

yeah

Interjection

Exemple: “Yeah, I understand what you mean.”

Synonymes: yes

Antonymes: no

contractual

Adjectif

Exemple: “Both parties must meet their contractual obligations.”

Synonymes: binding, agreement-based

Antonymes: informal, nonbinding

file

Verbe

Exemple: “You need to file the complaint by Friday.”

Synonymes: document, submit

Antonymes: withdraw

dumb

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a dumb mistake to make twice.”

Synonymes: stupid, speechless

Antonymes: smart

easily

Adverbe

Exemple: “You can easily find the station on the map.”

Synonymes: without difficulty

Antonymes: with difficulty

unadulterated

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was unadulterated joy, with no trace of doubt.”

Synonymes: pure

Antonymes: tainted

interrogation

Nom

Exemple: “The interrogation revealed contradictions in his story.”

Synonymes: questioning

contractually

Adverbe

Exemple: “We are contractually obliged to deliver by June.”

Synonymes: by agreement

Antonymes: informally

colloquially

Adverbe

Exemple: “Colloquially, people call it a “bug,” even when it’s a design flaw.”

Synonymes: informally

Antonymes: formally

commendation

Nom

Exemple: “He received commendation for exceptional service.”

Synonymes: praise

Antonymes: criticism

bureaucratic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The process is slowed by bureaucratic requirements.”

Synonymes: administrative

Antonymes: streamlined

petty

Adjectif

Exemple: “Don’t start a petty argument over nothing.”

Synonymes: trivial

Antonymes: important

alright

Adjectif

Exemple: “Are you alright?”

Synonymes: okay

state

Verbe

Exemple: “The report states the facts clearly.”

Synonymes: declare

Antonymes: deny

abrogate

/ˈæbrəɡeɪt/

Exemple: “The court can abrogate an unlawful regulation.”

assert

/əˈsɝːt/

Exemple: “She asserted that the report was accurate.”

Synonymes: affirm, aver, maintain

slowly

/ˈsloʊli/

Exemple: “Please speak slowly.”

Synonymes: tardily, easy, slow

Antonymes: apace, rapidly, speedily