Vocabulaire

plain

Adjectif

Exemple: “The explanation was plain and clear.”

Synonymes: simple

Antonymes: complex

grievance

Nom

Exemple: “Employees filed a grievance.”

Synonymes: complaint, objection

Antonymes: satisfaction

mystique

Nom

Exemple: “The brand has a strong mystique.”

Synonymes: aura, charm

Antonymes: plainness

austere

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room had an austere design.”

Synonymes: plain, severe

Antonymes: luxurious

ornate

Adjectif

Exemple: “The building has ornate doors.”

Synonymes: decorative, elaborate

Antonymes: plain

jargon

Nom

Exemple: “The report uses too much jargon.”

Synonymes: technical language, terminology

Antonymes: plain language

lurid

Adjectif

Exemple: “The newspaper published lurid details.”

Synonymes: shocking, sensational

Antonymes: plain

economist

Nom

Exemple: “The economist explained inflation.”

Synonymes: finance expert

Antonymes: artist

trainer

Nom

Exemple: “The trainer explained the exercise.”

Synonymes: coach, instructor

Antonymes: trainee

rhetorical

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a rhetorical question, not a real one.”

Synonymes: oratorical, persuasive

Antonymes: literal, plain

inartistic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The design was practical but inartistic.”

Synonymes: plain, uncreative

Antonymes: artistic, aesthetic

floodgates

Nom

Exemple: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”

Synonymes: sluice gates, barriers

Antonymes: closure, blockage

simplicity

Nom

Exemple: “The design is admired for its simplicity.”

Synonymes: plainness, clarity

Antonymes: complexity, ornateness

ornamental

Adjectif

Exemple: “The garden includes ornamental trees.”

Synonymes: decorative, fancy

Antonymes: functional, plain

exotically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The room was exotically decorated with rare fabrics.”

Synonymes: unusually, distinctively

Antonymes: plainly, ordinarily

demography

Nom

Exemple: “Demography helps explain population change.”

Synonymes: population study

Antonymes:

stylistic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The two authors differ in stylistic choices.”

Synonymes: artistic, expressive

Antonymes: content-based, plain

testimonial

Nom

Exemple: “The website features customer testimonials on its homepage.”

Synonymes: endorsement, recommendation

Antonymes: criticism, complaint

nondescript

Adjectif

Exemple: “He lived in a nondescript apartment block on the edge of town.”

Synonymes: unremarkable, plain

Antonymes: distinctive, memorable

explanatory

Adjectif

Exemple: “The textbook includes explanatory notes for each chapter.”

Synonymes: clarifying, interpretive

Antonymes: confusing, obscure

atmospheric

Adjectif

Exemple: “The lighting gave the restaurant an atmospheric feel.”

Synonymes: evocative, moody

Antonymes: bland, plain

file

Verbe

Exemple: “You need to file the complaint by Friday.”

Synonymes: document, submit

Antonymes: withdraw

detail

Nom

Exemple: “Please explain every detail clearly.”

Synonymes: particular, information

Antonymes: summary

teach

Verbe

Exemple: “She teaches math at school.”

Synonymes: instruct

Antonymes: learn

patronizingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He explained it patronizingly, as if we were children.”

Synonymes: condescendingly

Antonymes: respectfully

substantially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The new policy substantially reduced complaints.”

Synonymes: significantly

Antonymes: slightly

inexplicably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The app inexplicably crashed right before the demo.”

Synonymes: mysteriously

Antonymes: predictably

inexplicable

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: mysterious

Antonymes: explainable

impersonally

Adverbe

Exemple: “The complaint was handled impersonally, with no empathy.”

Synonymes: coldly

Antonymes: personally

artistically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The film is artistically ambitious, even if imperfect.”

Synonymes: creatively

Antonymes: plainly

funky

Adjectif

Exemple: “She wore a funky jacket to the party.”

Synonymes: quirky

Antonymes: plain

fancy

Adjectif

Exemple: “They had dinner at a fancy restaurant.”

Synonymes: luxurious

Antonymes: simple

clearly

Adverbe

Exemple: “Please speak clearly.”

Synonymes: plainly

Antonymes: unclearly

excuse

Nom

Exemple: “Excuse me, where is the bank?”

Synonymes: sorry

Antonymes: blame

demystification

Nom

Exemple: “The book contributed to the demystification of science.”

Synonymes: clarification

Antonymes: mystification

shrug

Verbe

Exemple: “He shrugged his shoulders.”

Synonymes: gesture

Antonymes: explain

describe

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you describe your house?”

Synonymes: explain

Antonymes: hide

theory

Nom

Exemple: “The theory explains the results.”

Synonymes: concept, model

Antonymes: fact

rationalize

Verbe

Exemple: “He rationalized the delay by blaming external factors.”

justify

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

Exemple: “Can you justify the decision?”

Synonymes: free, absolve, vindicate

Antonymes: fault, blame

interpret

/ɪnˈtɝːprɪt/

Exemple: “Data can be interpreted differently.”

Synonymes: render, understand, construe

solution

/səˈluːʃən/

Exemple: “We found a simple solution.”

Synonymes: resolution, root, answer

complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/

Exemple: “Customers often complain about delays.”

Synonymes: plain, kvetch, quetch

Antonymes: cheer, chirk up, cheer up

explain

/ɪkˈspleɪn/

Exemple: “Can you explain the problem clearly?”

Synonymes: explicate, excuse

Antonymes: retail