English Vocabulary Cards

allegory

Nom

C1Nom

Exemple: “The novel is an allegory of power.”

Synonymes: symbolic story

Antonymes: literal story

rhetorical

Adjectif

C2Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a rhetorical question, not a real one.”

Synonymes: oratorical, persuasive

Antonymes: literal, plain

figurative

Adjectif

C2Adjectif

Exemple: “The phrase is figurative, not literal.”

Synonymes: symbolic, metaphorical

Antonymes: literal, direct

denotation

Nom

C2Nom

Exemple: “The denotation of the word is simple, but its connotation is complex.”

Synonymes: literal meaning, direct reference

Antonymes: connotation, implication

connotation

Nom

C2Nom

Exemple: “The word carries a negative connotation in that context.”

Synonymes: implication, association

Antonymes: denotation, literal meaning

allegorical

Adjectif

C2Adjectif

Exemple: “The poem is widely read as an allegorical account of political oppression.”

Synonymes: symbolic, figurative

Antonymes: literal, direct

idiomatically

Adverbe

C2Adverbe

Exemple: “The phrase is grammatically correct but not idiomatically natural.”

Synonymes: naturally

Antonymes: literally

rhetorically

Adverbe

C2Adverbe

Exemple: “He asked rhetorically, knowing no one would answer.”

Synonymes: for effect

Antonymes: literally

figuratively

Adverbe

C2Adverbe

Exemple: “He was figuratively carrying the whole team on his back.”

Synonymes: metaphorically

Antonymes: literally

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