Vocabulaire

per

Préposition

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

Synonymes: for each

Antonymes:

perverse

Adjectif

Exemple: “He took a perverse pleasure in failure.”

Synonymes: contrary, twisted

Antonymes: normal

personality

Nom

Exemple: “She has a strong personality.”

Synonymes: character, nature

Antonymes: facelessness

person

Nom

Exemple: “He is a good person.”

Synonymes: human, individual

Antonymes: animal

perversity

Nom

Exemple: “Out of sheer perversity, he chose the worst option.”

Synonymes: contrariness, depravity

Antonymes: reasonableness, decency

perpetuate

Verbe

Exemple: “Such myths only perpetuate fear.”

Synonymes: maintain, continue

Antonymes: end, eliminate

perceptive

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made a perceptive comment about the novel.”

Synonymes: insightful, observant

Antonymes: unaware, dull

pertinent

Adjectif

Exemple: “Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic.”

Synonymes: relevant, applicable

Antonymes: irrelevant, unrelated

personalize

Verbe

Exemple: “Users can personalize the dashboard to suit their workflow.”

Synonymes: customize, tailor

Antonymes: standardize, generalize

persecution

Nom

Exemple: “Many families fled the region to escape persecution.”

Synonymes: oppression, harassment

Antonymes: protection, tolerance

pervasiveness

Nom

Exemple: “The pervasiveness of tracking reshaped consumer trust.”

Synonymes: ubiquity

Antonymes: rarity

persuasively

Adverbe

Exemple: “He argued persuasively for a simpler solution.”

Synonymes: convincingly

Antonymes: unconvincingly

perceptively

Adverbe

Exemple: “She perceptively noticed the real conflict behind the words.”

Synonymes: insightfully

Antonymes: blindly

period

Nom

Exemple: “Put a period at the end.”

Synonymes: dot

pervasive

Adjectif

Exemple: “Corruption was pervasive.”

Synonymes: widespread, ubiquitous

Antonymes: limited

perspective

Nom

Exemple: “Try to see it from my perspective.”

Synonymes: viewpoint, angle

Antonymes: ignorance

perspicacious

/ˌpɝːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Exemple: “A perspicacious investor asked tough questions.”

Synonymes: sagacious, discerning, sapient

perfunctory

/pərˈfʌŋktəri/

Exemple: “He gave a perfunctory apology.”

Synonymes: cursory, casual, careless

tenacious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a tenacious leader.”

Synonymes: persistent, determined

Antonymes: weak

proscribe

Verbe

Exemple: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Synonymes: ban, forbid

Antonymes: permit

incipient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company showed signs of incipient growth.”

Synonymes: emerging, early

Antonymes: developed

deprecate

Verbe

Exemple: “Developers deprecate old software features.”

Synonymes: criticize, discourage

Antonymes: approve

cognitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “Sleep affects cognitive performance.”

Synonymes: mental, intellectual

Antonymes: physical

abundance

Nom

Exemple: “The garden has an abundance of flowers.”

Synonymes: plenty, wealth

Antonymes: scarcity

virtuoso

Nom

Exemple: “She is a piano virtuoso.”

Synonymes: master, expert

Antonymes: amateur

tenacity

Nom

Exemple: “Her tenacity helped her succeed.”

Synonymes: persistence, determination

Antonymes: weakness

rhetoric

Nom

Exemple: “The speech used powerful rhetoric.”

Synonymes: persuasive speech, oratory

Antonymes: silence

neophyte

Nom

Exemple: “He is a neophyte in programming.”

Synonymes: beginner, novice

Antonymes: expert

mystique

Nom

Exemple: “The brand has a strong mystique.”

Synonymes: aura, charm

Antonymes: plainness

engender

Verbe

Exemple: “Trust can engender cooperation.”

Synonymes: cause, produce

Antonymes: prevent

disperse

Verbe

Exemple: “The crowd began to disperse.”

Synonymes: scatter, spread out

Antonymes: gather

diligent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a diligent student.”

Synonymes: hardworking, careful

Antonymes: lazy

automate

Verbe

Exemple: “We should automate this process.”

Synonymes: mechanize, computerize

Antonymes: do manually

subsist

Verbe

Exemple: “Some families subsist on very little money.”

Synonymes: survive, live

Antonymes: prosper

spatial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The test measures spatial ability.”

Synonymes: space-related

Antonymes: temporal

solicit

Verbe

Exemple: “They tried to solicit feedback from users.”

Synonymes: request, ask for

Antonymes: offer

opulent

Adjectif

Exemple: “They stayed in an opulent hotel.”

Synonymes: luxurious, rich

Antonymes: poor

oblique

Adjectif

Exemple: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”

Synonymes: indirect, slanted

Antonymes: direct

diffuse

Verbe

Exemple: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”

Synonymes: spread, disperse

Antonymes: concentrate

deficit

Nom

Exemple: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Synonymes: shortage, lack

Antonymes: surplus

temper

Nom

Exemple: “He has a quick temper.”

Synonymes: mood, temperament

Antonymes: calmness

hamper

Verbe

Exemple: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”

Synonymes: hinder, obstruct

Antonymes: help

denote

Verbe

Exemple: “The symbol denotes temperature.”

Synonymes: mean, indicate

Antonymes: hide

corpse

Nom

Exemple: “The police found a corpse.”

Synonymes: dead body

Antonymes: living person

cogent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made a cogent argument.”

Synonymes: convincing, clear

Antonymes: weak

remit

Nom

Exemple: “This issue is outside my remit.”

Synonymes: responsibility, scope

Antonymes: irrelevance

lurid

Adjectif

Exemple: “The newspaper published lurid details.”

Synonymes: shocking, sensational

Antonymes: plain

angst

Nom

Exemple: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Synonymes: anxiety, worry

Antonymes: calm

dependent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The result is dependent on the data.”

Synonymes: reliant, controlled by

Antonymes: independent

automatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The door has an automatic lock.”

Synonymes: self-operating

Antonymes: manual

duration

Nom

Exemple: “What is the duration of the lecture?”

Synonymes: length, time period

Antonymes: moment

vicious

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a vicious attack.”

Synonymes: cruel, violent

Antonymes: kind

oversee

Verbe

Exemple: “The director will oversee the project.”

Synonymes: supervise, manage

Antonymes: ignore

liaison

Nom

Exemple: “She works as a liaison between two departments.”

Synonymes: contact person, link

Antonymes: barrier

trauma

Nom

Exemple: “The accident caused emotional trauma.”

Synonymes: shock, injury

Antonymes: healing

legacy

Nom

Exemple: “His legacy is still important today.”

Synonymes: heritage, inheritance

Antonymes: new beginning

supervisor

Nom

Exemple: “My supervisor checked the report.”

Synonymes: manager, boss

Antonymes: trainee

retirement

Nom

Exemple: “Retirement can change a person’s life.”

Synonymes: leaving work, pension age

Antonymes: employment

programmer

Nom

Exemple: “The programmer fixed the website.”

Synonymes: developer, coder

Antonymes: nontechnical user

consultant

Nom

Exemple: “The consultant gave useful advice.”

Synonymes: advisor, expert

Antonymes: client

volunteer

Nom

Exemple: “She works as a volunteer.”

Synonymes: helper

Antonymes: paid worker

therapist

Nom

Exemple: “The therapist helped the patient.”

Synonymes: doctor, counselor

Antonymes: patient

presenter

Nom

Exemple: “The presenter introduced the guest.”

Synonymes: host, speaker

Antonymes: audience

immigrant

Nom

Exemple: “The immigrant found a new job.”

Synonymes: newcomer, migrant

Antonymes: native

economist

Nom

Exemple: “The economist explained inflation.”

Synonymes: finance expert

Antonymes: artist

collector

Nom

Exemple: “The collector bought an old stamp.”

Synonymes: gatherer

Antonymes: seller

applicant

Nom

Exemple: “The applicant sent a document.”

Synonymes: candidate, person applying

Antonymes: reviewer

operator

Nom

Exemple: “The operator answered the phone.”

Synonymes: telephone operator, switchboard operator

official

Nom

Exemple: “The official answered the question.”

Synonymes: officer, authority

Antonymes: private citizen

learning

Nom

Exemple: “Learning English takes time.”

Synonymes: study, education

Antonymes: forgetting

employer

Nom

Exemple: “The employer offered a job.”

Synonymes: company, boss

Antonymes: employee

employee

Nom

Exemple: “The employee works in the office.”

Synonymes: worker, staff member

Antonymes: employer

contract

Nom

Exemple: “We signed a contract.”

Synonymes: agreement, deal

Antonymes: cancellation

welfare

Nom

Exemple: “The program supports child welfare.”

Synonymes: well-being, support

Antonymes: hardship

trainer

Nom

Exemple: “The trainer explained the exercise.”

Synonymes: coach, instructor

Antonymes: trainee

trainee

Nom

Exemple: “The trainee learns from the trainer.”

Synonymes: learner, intern

Antonymes: expert

pension

Nom

Exemple: “My grandfather receives a pension.”

Synonymes: retirement money

Antonymes: salary

ceiling

Nom

Exemple: “The lamp is on the ceiling.”

Synonymes: top of room

Antonymes: floor

thesis

Nom

Exemple: “She wrote a thesis at university.”

Synonymes: research paper, argument

Antonymes: summary

profit

Nom

Exemple: “The business made a profit.”

Synonymes: gain, earnings

Antonymes: loss