Vocabulaire

rim

Nom

Exemple: “There was tea on the rim of the cup.”

Synonymes: edge, border

Antonymes: center

proscribe

Verbe

Exemple: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Synonymes: ban, forbid

Antonymes: permit

notorious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The area is notorious for crime.”

Synonymes: infamous, well-known

Antonymes: respected

detective

Nom

Exemple: “The detective found the thief.”

Synonymes: investigator

Antonymes: criminal

thief

Nom

Exemple: “The thief stole a bag.”

Synonymes: robber, criminal

Antonymes: guard

crime

Nom

Exemple: “The police solved the crime.”

Synonymes: offense, illegal act

Antonymes: lawful act

methodical

Adjectif

Exemple: “She took a methodical approach to the experiment.”

Synonymes: systematic, organized

Antonymes: chaotic, careless

innovation

Nom

Exemple: “Innovation drives economic growth.”

Synonymes: invention, new idea

Antonymes: tradition, stagnation

investigator

Nom

Exemple: “The investigator examined all the evidence carefully.”

Synonymes: detective, examiner

Antonymes: suspect

discrimination

Nom

Exemple: “The company has strict rules against discrimination.”

Synonymes: unfair treatment, bias

Antonymes: equality, fairness

selectivity

Nom

Exemple: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

Synonymes: discrimination, careful choice

Antonymes: openness, inclusiveness

misdemeanor

Nom

Exemple: “The offense was classified as a misdemeanor rather than a felony.”

Synonymes: minor offense, infraction

Antonymes: felony, major crime

breadwinner

Nom

Exemple: “After his father retired, he became the family’s main breadwinner.”

Synonymes: provider, earner

Antonymes: dependent

principally

Adverbe

Exemple: “The funds will be used principally for education.”

Synonymes: mainly, primarily

Antonymes: secondarily, marginally

primitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The shelter was primitively built but still usable.”

Synonymes: crudely, basically

Antonymes: sophisticatedly, refinedly

trim

Verbe

Exemple: “I need to trim the edges of this photo.”

Synonymes: cut neatly, reduce

Antonymes: extend

main

Adjectif

Exemple: “What is the main reason for the change?”

Synonymes: primary, chief

Antonymes: minor, secondary

detrimentally

Adverbe

Exemple: “Cutting corners can detrimentally affect quality.”

Synonymes: harmfully

Antonymes: beneficially

prime

Adjectif

Exemple: “Safety is our prime concern.”

Synonymes: main

Antonymes: secondary

prove

Verbe

Exemple: “He proved his point.”

Synonymes: demonstrate

Antonymes: disprove

demonstrate

Verbe

Exemple: “The data demonstrates clear trends.”

Synonymes: show, prove

Antonymes: hide

detrimental

Adjectif

Exemple: “Constant context switching is detrimental to deep work.”

acrimonious

/ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs/

Exemple: “Their negotiations became acrimonious.”

Synonymes: resentful, bitter

empirical

/ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/

Exemple: “We need empirical evidence.”

Synonymes: experiential, experimental, existential

Antonymes: theoretical, theoretic