Vocabulaire

lackluster

Adjectif

Exemple: “The team gave a lackluster performance.”

Synonymes: dull, uninspired

Antonymes: brilliant, impressive

deficient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The report is deficient in evidence.”

Synonymes: lacking, inadequate

Antonymes: sufficient

deficit

Nom

Exemple: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Synonymes: shortage, lack

Antonymes: surplus

opaque

Adjectif

Exemple: “The process is opaque to users.”

Synonymes: unclear, not transparent

Antonymes: transparent

gauche

Adjectif

Exemple: “His comment was gauche.”

Synonymes: awkward, tactless

Antonymes: polished

keyboard

Nom

Exemple: “My keyboard is black.”

Synonymes: typing board

Antonymes: mouse

poverty

Nom

Exemple: “Poverty is a serious problem.”

Synonymes: lack of money

Antonymes: wealth

suit

Nom

Exemple: “He wears a black suit.”

Synonymes: formal clothes

Antonymes: casual clothes

pedestrian

Adjectif

Exemple: “The writing felt pedestrian and predictable.”

Synonymes: ordinary, walker

Antonymes: imaginative, remarkable

inartistic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The design was practical but inartistic.”

Synonymes: plain, uncreative

Antonymes: artistic, aesthetic

stuffiness

Nom

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

Synonymes: staleness, formality

Antonymes: freshness, openness

monotonous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The work became monotonous after a few weeks.”

Synonymes: repetitive, dull

Antonymes: varied, interesting

insecurely

Adverbe

Exemple: “The box was insecurely tied.”

Synonymes: uncertainly, unsafely

Antonymes: securely, confidently

impediment

Nom

Exemple: “Lack of funding was a major impediment.”

Synonymes: obstacle, hindrance

Antonymes: aid, advantage

unmusical

Adjectif

Exemple: “He admits he is completely unmusical.”

Synonymes: tone-deaf

Antonymes: musical, melodic

dye

Verbe

Exemple: “She dyed her hair black.”

Synonymes: color, stain

Antonymes: bleach

dim

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room was dim and quiet.”

Synonymes: faint, darkish

Antonymes: bright

fool

Nom

Exemple: “Do not make a fool of yourself.”

Synonymes: idiot, silly person

Antonymes: wise person

dull

Adjectif

Exemple: “The lecture was long and dull.”

Synonymes: boring, blunt

Antonymes: interesting, sharp

deaf

Adjectif

Exemple: “The old man is almost deaf.”

Synonymes: unable to hear

Antonymes: hearing

crow

Nom

Exemple: “A crow landed on the roof.”

Synonymes: black bird

Antonymes:

long

Adjectif

Exemple: “She has long black hair.”

Synonymes: lengthy

Antonymes: short

irrelevancy

Nom

Exemple: “The lawyer objected to the irrelevancy of the question.”

Synonymes: irrelevance, inapplicability

Antonymes: relevance, pertinence

deficiently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The report was deficiently researched and poorly argued.”

Synonymes: inadequately, insufficiently

Antonymes: thoroughly, competently

nondescript

Adjectif

Exemple: “He lived in a nondescript apartment block on the edge of town.”

Synonymes: unremarkable, plain

Antonymes: distinctive, memorable

deprivation

Nom

Exemple: “Sleep deprivation can reduce concentration.”

Synonymes: lack, hardship

Antonymes: abundance, comfort

choice

Nom

Exemple: “You have a choice between tea and coffee.”

Synonymes: option, selection

Antonymes: lack of choice

tiger

Nom

Exemple: “The tiger moved silently through the grass.”

Synonymes: big cat

Antonymes:

black

Adjectif

Exemple: “She wore a black dress.”

Synonymes: dark

Antonymes: white

mythological

Adjectif

Exemple: “The painting contains mythological references.”

Synonymes: legendary

Antonymes: historical

folly

Nom

Exemple: “It was folly to ignore the warning signs.”

Synonymes: foolishness

Antonymes: wisdom

white

Adjectif

Exemple: “I have a white shirt.”

Synonymes: pale

Antonymes: black

afford

Verbe

Exemple: “I can’t afford this car.”

Synonymes: manage

Antonymes: lack

tenuous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The connection is tenuous at best.”

Synonymes: fragile, weak

Antonymes: strong

nebulous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The plan remains nebulous.”

Synonymes: vague, unclear

Antonymes: clear

incongruous

Adjectif

Exemple: “His reaction was incongruous with the situation.”

Synonymes: inappropriate, odd

Antonymes: appropriate

allow

Verbe

Exemple: “They allow students to use phones.”

Synonymes: permit, let

Antonymes: forbid

careless

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was careless with money.”

Synonymes: reckless

Antonymes: careful

tentativeness

Nom

Exemple: “His tentativeness disappeared once he saw the results.”