Vocabulaire

cognitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “Sleep affects cognitive performance.”

Synonymes: mental, intellectual

Antonymes: physical

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

histrionic

Adjectif

Exemple: “His response was overly histrionic.”

Synonymes: dramatic, theatrical

Antonymes: restrained, calm

lackluster

Adjectif

Exemple: “The team gave a lackluster performance.”

Synonymes: dull, uninspired

Antonymes: brilliant, impressive

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

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

choreography

Nom

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

Synonymes: dance design

inexplicable

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: mysterious

Antonymes: explainable

grade

Nom

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

Synonymes: mark

script

Nom

Exemple: “I read the script.”

Synonymes: text

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