Vocabulaire

applicant

Nom

Exemple: “The applicant sent a document.”

Synonymes: candidate, person applying

Antonymes: reviewer

application

Nom

Exemple: “I sent my job application.”

Synonymes: request, form

Antonymes: rejection

pronunciation

Nom

Exemple: “Your pronunciation is clear.”

Synonymes: speech sound, way of saying

Antonymes: misspelling

philistine

Nom

Exemple: “He dismissed the critic as a philistine.”

Synonymes: boor, uncultured person

Antonymes: connoisseur, cultured person

unenviable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”

Synonymes: unpleasant, awkward

Antonymes: enviable, desirable

provisions

Nom

Exemple: “The contract includes several important provisions.”

Synonymes: terms, supplies

Antonymes: omissions, shortages

expedition

Nom

Exemple: “The expedition crossed the desert in six days.”

Synonymes: journey, mission

Antonymes: return, stay

domination

Nom

Exemple: “The team’s domination lasted for years.”

Synonymes: control, supremacy

Antonymes: submission, equality

commission

Nom

Exemple: “The artist received a commission for a mural.”

Synonymes: fee, assignment

Antonymes: refusal, dismissal

rendering

Nom

Exemple: “Her rendering of the song moved the audience.”

Synonymes: interpretation, depiction

Antonymes: silence, omission

deem

Verbe

Exemple: “The judge deemed the evidence unreliable.”

Synonymes: consider, regard

Antonymes: ignore, dismiss

hit

Verbe

Exemple: “The ball hit the window.”

Synonymes: strike

Antonymes: miss

fax

Nom

Exemple: “Please send the form by fax.”

Synonymes: document transmission

Antonymes:

aim

Nom

Exemple: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Synonymes: goal, target

Antonymes: failure, miss

telecommunications

Nom

Exemple: “Telecommunications have changed the way people work.”

Synonymes: communication technology

Antonymes:

shoot

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to shoot a short film next month.”

Synonymes: fire, film

Antonymes: miss

apply

Verbe

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

Synonymes: request, use

Antonymes: withdraw, ignore

spot

Nom

Exemple: “This is a good spot for a picnic.”

Synonymes: place, see

Antonymes: miss

meet

Verbe

Exemple: “Let’s meet after school.”

Synonymes: see, greet

Antonymes: miss

stipulation

Nom

Exemple: “The contract included a stipulation about late payment.”

Synonymes: condition, provision

Antonymes: omission, freedom

selectivity

Nom

Exemple: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

Synonymes: discrimination, careful choice

Antonymes: openness, inclusiveness

puritanical

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel satirizes puritanical attitudes toward pleasure.”

Synonymes: strict, moralistic

Antonymes: permissive, liberal

prohibitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The cost of treatment was prohibitive for many families.”

Synonymes: excessive, restrictive

Antonymes: affordable, permissive

compliantly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The child sat compliantly and listened.”

Synonymes: obediently, submissively

Antonymes: defiantly, resistantly

fire

Verbe

Exemple: “The company may fire workers if sales keep falling.”

Synonymes: dismiss, flame

Antonymes: hire

catch

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you catch the ball?”

Synonymes: grab

Antonymes: miss

proscription

Nom

Exemple: “The proscription of certain chemicals reduced contamination.”

Synonymes: ban

Antonymes: permission

nonchalantly

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: casually

Antonymes: anxiously

insubordinate

Adjectif

Exemple: “The manager accused him of being insubordinate.”

Synonymes: defiant

Antonymes: obedient

superficial

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their analysis was superficial and missed the core issue.”

Synonymes: shallow

Antonymes: thorough

punch

Nom

Exemple: “He threw a punch and missed.”

Synonymes: hit

laser

Nom

Exemple: “The surgeon used a laser during the operation.”

grasp

Verbe

Exemple: “It took me a while to grasp the main idea.”

Synonymes: understand

Antonymes: miss

identify

Verbe

Exemple: “We identified key problems.”

Synonymes: recognize, detect

Antonymes: miss

intricate

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system relies on an intricate set of permissions.”