Vocabulaire

perverse

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: contrary, twisted

Antonymes: normal

succumb

Verbe

Exemple: “He did not succumb to pressure.”

Synonymes: yield, give in

Antonymes: resist

violence

Nom

Exemple: “Violence is never a good answer.”

Synonymes: force, aggression

Antonymes: peace

perversity

Nom

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

Synonymes: contrariness, depravity

Antonymes: reasonableness, decency

compliance

Nom

Exemple: “The company must prove compliance with safety rules.”

Synonymes: obedience, conformity

Antonymes: violation, resistance

compliantly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The child sat compliantly and listened.”

Synonymes: obediently, submissively

Antonymes: defiantly, resistantly

defy

Verbe

Exemple: “He chose to defy the unfair rule.”

Synonymes: resist, challenge

Antonymes: obey

blandishment

Nom

Exemple: “She resisted the blandishments of people seeking favors.”

Synonymes: flattery

Antonymes: criticism

inert

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system remained inert until we restarted it.”

Synonymes: inactive

Antonymes: active

stiff

Adjectif

Exemple: “His muscles felt stiff.”

Synonymes: rigid

Antonymes: flexible

recalcitrant

/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/

Exemple: “A recalcitrant client refused to cooperate.”

Synonymes: defiant, intractable, refractory