Vocabulaire

proscribe

Verbe

Exemple: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Synonymes: ban, forbid

Antonymes: permit

prolong

Verbe

Exemple: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Synonymes: extend, lengthen

Antonymes: shorten

prone

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is prone to mistakes.”

Synonymes: likely, inclined

Antonymes: unlikely

provoke

Verbe

Exemple: “His words may provoke anger.”

Synonymes: trigger, cause

Antonymes: calm

programming

Nom

Exemple: “Programming requires practice.”

Synonymes: coding, software development

Antonymes: manual work

programmer

Nom

Exemple: “The programmer fixed the website.”

Synonymes: developer, coder

Antonymes: nontechnical user

project

Nom

Exemple: “We finished the project.”

Synonymes: plan, task

Antonymes: routine

profit

Nom

Exemple: “The business made a profit.”

Synonymes: gain, earnings

Antonymes: loss

profession

Nom

Exemple: “Teaching is a useful profession.”

Synonymes: job, occupation

Antonymes: hobby

promotion

Nom

Exemple: “He got a promotion at work.”

Synonymes: advancement, raise

Antonymes: demotion

professor

Nom

Exemple: “The professor teaches chemistry.”

Synonymes: teacher, academic

Antonymes: student

proposal

Nom

Exemple: “I sent a business proposal.”

Synonymes: offer, plan

Antonymes: rejection

property

Nom

Exemple: “This house is my property.”

Synonymes: ownership, asset

Antonymes: debt

protest

Nom

Exemple: “There was a protest in the city.”

Synonymes: demonstration, objection

Antonymes: support

pronunciation

Nom

Exemple: “Your pronunciation is clear.”

Synonymes: speech sound, way of saying

Antonymes: misspelling

production

Nom

Exemple: “Production starts next week.”

Synonymes: manufacturing, creation

Antonymes: consumption

provincial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel contrasts provincial life with life in the capital.”

Synonymes: regional, small-town

Antonymes: cosmopolitan, urban

proverbial

Adjectif

Exemple: “He displayed the proverbial patience of a teacher.”

Synonymes: well-known, famous

Antonymes: unfamiliar, unusual

protrusion

Nom

Exemple: “The scan showed a small protrusion in the bone.”

Synonymes: bulge, projection

Antonymes: indentation, recession

promotable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is clearly promotable after this success.”

Synonymes: advanceable, eligible for promotion

Antonymes: unpromotable, unsuitable

procedural

Adjectif

Exemple: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

Synonymes: formal, process-related

Antonymes: substantive, informal

provisions

Nom

Exemple: “The contract includes several important provisions.”

Synonymes: terms, supplies

Antonymes: omissions, shortages

profoundly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The speech profoundly affected the audience.”

Synonymes: deeply, greatly

Antonymes: slightly, superficially

prophetic

Adjectif

Exemple: “His warning now seems almost prophetic.”

Synonymes: predictive, visionary

Antonymes: unpredictive, ordinary

provocation

Nom

Exemple: “The statement was seen as a deliberate provocation.”

Synonymes: incitement, taunt

Antonymes: appeasement, calm

proprietary

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company uses proprietary software for data analysis.”

Synonymes: private, exclusive

Antonymes: open-source, public

proposition

Nom

Exemple: “We rejected the proposition as financially unsound.”

Synonymes: proposal, assertion

Antonymes: refusal, denial

proliferate

Verbe

Exemple: “False stories tend to proliferate rapidly online.”

Synonymes: spread, multiply

Antonymes: decline, diminish

prohibitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The cost of treatment was prohibitive for many families.”

Synonymes: excessive, restrictive

Antonymes: affordable, permissive

proprietorial

Adjectif

Exemple: “His proprietorial attitude alienated the rest of the team.”

Synonymes: possessive

Antonymes: collaborative

proliferation

Nom

Exemple: “The proliferation of tools created fragmentation and confusion.”

Synonymes: rapid increase

Antonymes: decline

profitability

Nom

Exemple: “Growth without profitability is a fragile strategy.”

Synonymes: profit

Antonymes: loss

proscription

Nom

Exemple: “The proscription of certain chemicals reduced contamination.”

Synonymes: ban

Antonymes: permission

proportional

Adjectif

Exemple: “The response must be proportional to the risk.”

Synonymes: commensurate

Antonymes: disproportionate

prohibitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The fees are prohibitively expensive for students.”

Synonymes: excessively

Antonymes: affordably

prolifically

Adverbe

Exemple: “She writes prolifically and publishes every year.”

Synonymes: productively

Antonymes: rarely

provocative

Adjectif

Exemple: “His provocative remarks sparked an intense debate.”

Synonymes: inflammatory

Antonymes: soothing

protagonist

Nom

Exemple: “The protagonist changes dramatically by the end of the novel.”

Synonymes: main character

Antonymes: antagonist

prospective

Adjectif

Exemple: “We spoke with several prospective partners before choosing one.”

Synonymes: potential

Antonymes: past

probe

Verbe

Exemple: “The journalist probed the reasons behind the decision.”

Synonymes: investigate

proper

Adjectif

Exemple: “Wear proper shoes for hiking.”

Synonymes: appropriate

Antonymes: improper

proportionally

Adverbe

Exemple: “Costs rose proportionally to demand.”

Synonymes: accordingly

Antonymes: disproportionately

prove

Verbe

Exemple: “He proved his point.”

Synonymes: demonstrate

Antonymes: disprove

proud

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is proud of her work.”

Synonymes: pleased

Antonymes: ashamed

proof

Nom

Exemple: “Do you have proof?”

Synonymes: evidence

Antonymes: disproof

proclivity

/prəˈklɪvəti/

Exemple: “He has a proclivity for risk-taking.”

Synonymes: propensity, leaning

prominent

/ˈprɑːmɪnənt/

Exemple: “She is a prominent researcher.”

Synonymes: conspicuous, salient, obvious

profound

/prəˈfaʊnd/

Exemple: “The change had a profound effect.”

Synonymes: significant, intense, fundamental

Antonymes: superficial

provide

/prəˈvaɪd/

Exemple: “The course provides useful materials.”

Synonymes: render, supply, ply

stipulate

Verbe

Exemple: “The contract stipulates a deadline.”

Synonymes: specify, require

Antonymes: omit

parameter

Nom

Exemple: “Change this parameter in the model.”

Synonymes: setting, variable

facsimile

Nom

Exemple: “The museum showed a facsimile of the letter.”

Synonymes: copy, replica

Antonymes: original

deprecate

Verbe

Exemple: “Developers deprecate old software features.”

Synonymes: criticize, discourage

Antonymes: approve

commodity

Nom

Exemple: “Oil is an important commodity.”

Synonymes: product, good

archetype

Nom

Exemple: “The hero is an archetype in literature.”

Synonymes: model, prototype

Antonymes: variation

anonymity

Nom

Exemple: “The platform protects user anonymity.”

Synonymes: namelessness, privacy

Antonymes: identification

abundance

Nom

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

Synonymes: plenty, wealth

Antonymes: scarcity

verbatim

Adverbe

Exemple: “He repeated the sentence verbatim.”

Synonymes: word for word, exactly

Antonymes: approximately

reproach

Nom

Exemple: “Her voice was full of reproach.”

Synonymes: criticism, blame

Antonymes: praise

relegate

Verbe

Exemple: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

Synonymes: demote, downgrade

Antonymes: promote

neophyte

Nom

Exemple: “He is a neophyte in programming.”

Synonymes: beginner, novice

Antonymes: expert

engender

Verbe

Exemple: “Trust can engender cooperation.”

Synonymes: cause, produce

Antonymes: prevent

automate

Verbe

Exemple: “We should automate this process.”

Synonymes: mechanize, computerize

Antonymes: do manually

adhesion

Nom

Exemple: “The material has strong adhesion.”

Synonymes: sticking, attachment

Antonymes: separation

venture

Nom

Exemple: “The new venture attracted investors.”

Synonymes: enterprise, project

Antonymes: safe routine

utilize

Verbe

Exemple: “We utilize data to improve service.”

Synonymes: use, apply

Antonymes: waste

subsist

Verbe

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

Synonymes: survive, live

Antonymes: prosper

mediate

Verbe

Exemple: “She helped mediate the conflict.”

Synonymes: intervene, negotiate

Antonymes: provoke

deficit

Nom

Exemple: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Synonymes: shortage, lack

Antonymes: surplus

counsel

Verbe

Exemple: “The lawyer will counsel the client.”

Synonymes: advise, guide

Antonymes: mislead

secure

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system is secure.”

Synonymes: safe, protected

Antonymes: unsafe

opaque

Adjectif

Exemple: “The process is opaque to users.”

Synonymes: unclear, not transparent

Antonymes: transparent

jargon

Nom

Exemple: “The report uses too much jargon.”

Synonymes: technical language, terminology

Antonymes: plain language

hamper

Verbe

Exemple: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”

Synonymes: hinder, obstruct

Antonymes: help

allude

Verbe

Exemple: “He did not allude to the problem.”

Synonymes: hint, refer indirectly

Antonymes: state clearly

agency

Nom

Exemple: “The agency manages advertising.”

Synonymes: organization, office

Antonymes: individual

utter

Adjectif

Exemple: “The project was an utter failure.”

Synonymes: complete, total

Antonymes: partial

merit

Nom

Exemple: “The proposal has merit.”

Synonymes: value, worth

Antonymes: fault

hitch

Nom

Exemple: “The plan worked without a hitch.”

Synonymes: problem, obstacle

Antonymes: smoothness

adept

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is adept at solving problems.”

Synonymes: skilled, proficient

Antonymes: inept