Vocabulaire

pee

Verbe

Exemple: “The child said he needed to pee.”

Synonymes: urinate

Antonymes:

rhetoric

Nom

Exemple: “The speech used powerful rhetoric.”

Synonymes: persuasive speech, oratory

Antonymes: silence

president

Nom

Exemple: “The president gave a speech.”

Synonymes: leader, head of state

Antonymes: citizen

pronunciation

Nom

Exemple: “Your pronunciation is clear.”

Synonymes: speech sound, way of saying

Antonymes: misspelling

mom

Nom

Exemple: “My mom is kind.”

Synonymes: mother

Antonymes: dad

dad

Nom

Exemple: “My dad is at work.”

Synonymes: father

Antonymes: mom

language

Nom

Exemple: “English is an international language.”

Synonymes: speech, tongue

Antonymes: silence

indiscrete

Adjectif

Exemple: “The model treats the material as an indiscrete whole.”

Synonymes: imprudent, careless

Antonymes: discreet, careful

figurative

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: symbolic, metaphorical

Antonymes: literal, direct

profoundly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The speech profoundly affected the audience.”

Synonymes: deeply, greatly

Antonymes: slightly, superficially

decomposition

Nom

Exemple: “Heat speeds up the decomposition of food.”

Synonymes: decay, breakdown

Antonymes: growth

bore

Verbe

Exemple: “Long speeches bore me.”

Synonymes: tire, make uninterested

Antonymes: interest, excite

per

Préposition

Exemple: “The speed limit is sixty miles per hour.”

Synonymes: for each

Antonymes:

speed

Nom

Exemple: “The car was moving at high speed.”

Synonymes: pace, rate

Antonymes: slowness

frank

Adjectif

Exemple: “Thank you for your frank opinion.”

Synonymes: honest, direct

Antonymes: secretive, dishonest

unsurpassed

Adjectif

Exemple: “The region is known for its unsurpassed natural beauty.”

Synonymes: unmatched, peerless

Antonymes: inferior, surpassed

ponderously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The speech moved ponderously from one topic to another.”

Synonymes: heavily, cumbersomely

Antonymes: lightly, gracefully

dumb

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a dumb mistake to make twice.”

Synonymes: stupid, speechless

Antonymes: smart

rush

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not rush the decision.”

Synonymes: hurry, move quickly

Antonymes: delay, slow down

pace

Nom

Exemple: “You should work at your own pace.”

Synonymes: speed, rate

Antonymes: delay

voice

Nom

Exemple: “I recognized her voice immediately.”

Synonymes: sound, tone

Antonymes: silence

decentralize

Verbe

Exemple: “The company decided to decentralize decision-making to speed up execution.”

Synonymes: distribute

Antonymes: centralize

articulation

Nom

Exemple: “Her articulation of the problem made the solution obvious.”

Synonymes: expression

Antonymes: confusion

polite

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is very polite.”

Synonymes: courteous

Antonymes: rude

soliloquy

/səˈlɪləkwɪ/

Exemple: “The actor delivered a powerful soliloquy.”

Synonymes: monologue

controversy

/ˈkɑːntrəvɝːsi/

Exemple: “The decision caused controversy.”

Synonymes: contention, tilt, argument

discuss

/dɪˈskʌs/

Exemple: “Let’s discuss this after lunch.”

Synonymes: discourse, talk about, talk over

argument

/ˈɑːɡjumənt/

Exemple: “They had an argument about money.”

Synonymes: contention, tilt, contestation

slowly

/ˈsloʊli/

Exemple: “Please speak slowly.”

Synonymes: tardily, easy, slow

Antonymes: apace, rapidly, speedily