Vocabulaire

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

hysterical

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonymes: calm, composed

file

Verbe

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

Synonymes: document, submit

Antonymes: withdraw

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

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