Vocabulaire

manner

Nom

Exemple: “He speaks in a polite manner.”

Synonymes: way

pronunciation

Nom

Exemple: “Your pronunciation is clear.”

Synonymes: speech sound, way of saying

Antonymes: misspelling

impeccable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her manners were impeccable.”

Synonymes: faultless, perfect

Antonymes: flawed, imperfect

derisively

Adverbe

Exemple: “He laughed derisively at the proposal.”

Synonymes: mockingly, scornfully

Antonymes: respectfully, seriously

stuffiness

Nom

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

Synonymes: staleness, formality

Antonymes: freshness, openness

scornfully

Adverbe

Exemple: “He laughed scornfully at the suggestion.”

Synonymes: contemptuously, mockingly

Antonymes: respectfully, admiringly

act

Verbe

Exemple: “You need to act quickly in an emergency.”

Synonymes: do, perform

Antonymes: delay

frank

Adjectif

Exemple: “Thank you for your frank opinion.”

Synonymes: honest, direct

Antonymes: secretive, dishonest

badly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He played badly in the first half.”

Synonymes: poorly

Antonymes: well

haphazardly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The papers had been stacked haphazardly across the desk.”

Synonymes: randomly, carelessly

Antonymes: systematically, orderly

ferociously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The animals fought ferociously over food.”

Synonymes: fiercely, violently

Antonymes: gently, mildly

chaotically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The crowd moved chaotically after the announcement.”

Synonymes: disorderly, erratically

Antonymes: orderly, systematically

slip

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.”

Synonymes: slide, lose balance

Antonymes: grip firmly

unequivocally

Adverbe

Exemple: “He unequivocally denied any involvement.”

Synonymes: unambiguously

Antonymes: ambiguously

patronizingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He explained it patronizingly, as if we were children.”

Synonymes: condescendingly

Antonymes: respectfully

ignominiously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The plan failed ignominiously, despite all the hype.”

Synonymes: shamefully

Antonymes: gloriously

nonchalantly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He nonchalantly dismissed the criticism as “noise.””

Synonymes: casually

Antonymes: anxiously

ingratiating

Adjectif

Exemple: “His ingratiating manner felt calculated rather than sincere.”

Synonymes: sycophantic

Antonymes: genuine

remorselessly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He remorselessly exploited people’s fears for profit.”

Synonymes: pitilessly

Antonymes: mercifully

refreshingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The talk was refreshingly honest.”

Synonymes: pleasantly

mimic

Verbe

Exemple: “He mimicked her accent as a joke.”

Synonymes: imitate

Antonymes: original

haste

Nom

Exemple: “In his haste, he forgot his passport.”

Synonymes: hurry

Antonymes: patience

contemptuously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke contemptuously about the proposal.”

Synonymes: scornfully

Antonymes: respectfully

happily

Adverbe

Exemple: “She smiled happily.”

Synonymes: joyfully

Antonymes: sadly

polite

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is very polite.”

Synonymes: courteous

Antonymes: rude