Vocabulaire

cognitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “Sleep affects cognitive performance.”

Synonymes: mental, intellectual

Antonymes: physical

employee

Nom

Exemple: “The employee works in the office.”

Synonymes: worker, staff member

Antonymes: employer

clerk

Nom

Exemple: “The clerk works at the desk.”

Synonymes: office worker, assistant

Antonymes: manager

intelligence

Nom

Exemple: “Artificial intelligence is changing education.”

Synonymes: smartness, mental ability

Antonymes: stupidity

audience

Nom

Exemple: “The audience listened carefully.”

Synonymes: listeners, viewers

Antonymes: speaker

virtuosity

Nom

Exemple: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Synonymes: mastery, brilliance

Antonymes: clumsiness, mediocrity

recitation

Nom

Exemple: “Her recitation of the poem was moving.”

Synonymes: reading aloud, performance

Antonymes: silence, improvisation

impresario

Nom

Exemple: “The impresario arranged the entire tour.”

Synonymes: manager, promoter

Antonymes: performer

histrionic

Adjectif

Exemple: “His response was overly histrionic.”

Synonymes: dramatic, theatrical

Antonymes: restrained, calm

formidably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The team performed formidably under pressure.”

Synonymes: powerfully, impressively

Antonymes: weakly, poorly

somersault

Nom

Exemple: “The gymnast performed a perfect somersault.”

Synonymes: flip, acrobat turn

Antonymes:

lackluster

Adjectif

Exemple: “The team gave a lackluster performance.”

Synonymes: dull, uninspired

Antonymes: brilliant, impressive

repertory

Nom

Exemple: “The theater expanded its repertory this season.”

Synonymes: repertoire, catalog

Antonymes:

rendering

Nom

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

Synonymes: interpretation, depiction

Antonymes: silence, omission

precision

Nom

Exemple: “The machine works with great precision.”

Synonymes: accuracy, exactness

Antonymes: inaccuracy, roughness

clap

Verbe

Exemple: “The audience began to clap loudly.”

Synonymes: applaud

Antonymes: boo

bow

Nom

Exemple: “The actor took a bow after the performance.”

Synonymes: bend, curve

Antonymes: stand straight

skateboarder

Nom

Exemple: “The skateboarder performed a difficult trick.”

Synonymes: skater

Antonymes:

act

Verbe

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

Synonymes: do, perform

Antonymes: delay

royal

Adjectif

Exemple: “They visited the royal palace.”

Synonymes: kingly

Antonymes: ordinary

clown

Nom

Exemple: “The clown made the children laugh.”

Synonymes: funny performer

Antonymes:

sing

Verbe

Exemple: “The children sing in the morning.”

Synonymes: perform music

Antonymes: be silent

spontaneity

Nom

Exemple: “The performance had a freshness born of spontaneity.”

Synonymes: impulsiveness, naturalness

Antonymes: planning, premeditation

naturalness

Nom

Exemple: “Her performance was praised for its naturalness.”

Synonymes: authenticity, simplicity

Antonymes: artificiality, pretence

inexcusably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The team performed inexcusably poorly.”

Synonymes: unforgivably, intolerably

Antonymes: acceptably, forgivably

male

Adjectif

Exemple: “The male lion stayed near the group.”

Synonymes: man, masculine

Antonymes: female

doing

Nom

Exemple: “What are you doing right now?”

Synonymes: performing

Antonymes: stopping

choreography

Nom

Exemple: “The choreography was so precise that it looked effortless.”

Synonymes: dance design

stylistically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The text is stylistically inconsistent across chapters.”

Synonymes: in style

phenomenally

Adverbe

Exemple: “The team performed phenomenally under pressure.”

Synonymes: exceptionally

Antonymes: poorly

inexplicable

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was an inexplicable drop in performance overnight.”

Synonymes: mysterious

Antonymes: explainable

exhilarating

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was an exhilarating experience to perform on stage.”

Synonymes: thrilling

Antonymes: boring

conservatory

Nom

Exemple: “She studied piano at the conservatory.”

Synonymes: music school

grade

Nom

Exemple: “She got a high grade on the exam.”

Synonymes: mark

ability

Nom

Exemple: “She has the ability to learn fast.”

Synonymes: skill

script

Nom

Exemple: “I read the script.”

Synonymes: text

retire

Verbe

Exemple: “My father will retire next year.”

Synonymes: stop working

improvisational

Adjectif

Exemple: “The performance was highly improvisational.”

Synonymes: spontaneous

Antonymes: scripted

choreographical

Adjectif

Exemple: “The performance featured intricate choreographical design.”

Synonymes: dance-related

Antonymes:

commensurately

Adverbe

Exemple: “Salaries increased commensurately with performance.”

Synonymes: proportionately

Antonymes: disproportionately

incentive

Nom

Exemple: “The bonus served as an incentive to improve performance.”

diminish

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

Exemple: “Poor sleep can diminish performance.”

Synonymes: belittle, fall, decrease

Antonymes: increase

measure

/ˈmeʒər/

Exemple: “We measure performance monthly.”

Synonymes: standard, assess, appraise