Vocabulaire

see

/siː/

Exemple: “I see you.”

Synonymes: ascertain, regard, control

seem

Verbe

Exemple: “He seems tired.”

Synonymes: appear, look

Antonymes: be

bye

Interjection

Exemple: “Bye! Have a good day.”

Synonymes: goodbye, see you

Antonymes: hello, hi

envisage

Verbe

Exemple: “I envisage a better future.”

Synonymes: imagine, foresee

Antonymes: ignore

malice

Nom

Exemple: “He acted with malice.”

Synonymes: spite, ill will

Antonymes: kindness

landscape

Nom

Exemple: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Synonymes: scenery, view

Antonymes: city interior

oversee

Verbe

Exemple: “The director will oversee the project.”

Synonymes: supervise, manage

Antonymes: ignore

applicant

Nom

Exemple: “The applicant sent a document.”

Synonymes: candidate, person applying

Antonymes: reviewer

emergency

Nom

Exemple: “Call the doctor in an emergency.”

Synonymes: crisis, urgent situation

Antonymes: normal situation

zoo

Nom

Exemple: “We go to the zoo.”

Synonymes: animal park

Antonymes: farm

sky

Nom

Exemple: “The sky is clear.”

Synonymes: heavens

Antonymes: ground

eye

Nom

Exemple: “She has blue eyes.”

Synonymes: sight organ

Antonymes: ear

ostensibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The funds were ostensibly for research.”

Synonymes: apparently, seemingly

Antonymes: actually, genuinely

inexorable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The rise in costs seemed inexorable.”

Synonymes: unstoppable, relentless

Antonymes: avoidable, merciful

divination

Nom

Exemple: “In ancient cultures, divination was often linked to religion.”

Synonymes: fortune-telling, prophecy

Antonymes: reason, science

silhouette

Nom

Exemple: “We could see her silhouette in the doorway.”

Synonymes: outline, shadow shape

Antonymes: detail, full image

impervious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She seemed impervious to criticism.”

Synonymes: unaffected, immune

Antonymes: vulnerable, sensitive

exotically

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: unusually, distinctively

Antonymes: plainly, ordinarily

believably

Adverbe

Exemple: “She played the role believably.”

Synonymes: convincingly, plausibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, badly

antiquated

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Synonymes: outdated, obsolete

Antonymes: modern, up-to-date

prophetic

Adjectif

Exemple: “His warning now seems almost prophetic.”

Synonymes: predictive, visionary

Antonymes: unpredictive, ordinary

plausibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She argued plausibly that the delay was unavoidable.”

Synonymes: believably, credibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, implausibly

blur

Verbe

Exemple: “Tears can blur your vision.”

Synonymes: smudge, soften

Antonymes: sharpen, clarify

beak

Nom

Exemple: “The bird held a seed in its beak.”

Synonymes: bird mouth

Antonymes:

saw

Nom

Exemple: “He used a saw to cut the wood.”

Synonymes: cutting tool

Antonymes:

fade

Verbe

Exemple: “The colors began to fade in the sun.”

Synonymes: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonymes: brighten

shore

Nom

Exemple: “We could see the shore from the boat.”

Synonymes: coast, bank

Antonymes: sea

spot

Nom

Exemple: “This is a good spot for a picnic.”

Synonymes: place, see

Antonymes: miss

show

Nom

Exemple: “Please show me your drawing.”

Synonymes: display

Antonymes: hide

meet

Verbe

Exemple: “Let’s meet after school.”

Synonymes: see, greet

Antonymes: miss

look

Verbe

Exemple: “Look at the sky.”

Synonymes: see, watch

Antonymes: ignore

vindication

Nom

Exemple: “The ruling was seen as a vindication of her long campaign.”

Synonymes: justification, exoneration

Antonymes: condemnation, disproof

taciturnity

Nom

Exemple: “His taciturnity made him seem cold at first.”

Synonymes: reserve, reticence

Antonymes: talkativeness, loquacity

provocation

Nom

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

Synonymes: incitement, taunt

Antonymes: appeasement, calm

equilibrium

Nom

Exemple: “The policy seeks to restore economic equilibrium.”

Synonymes: balance, stability

Antonymes: imbalance, instability

insensitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “His comment was seen as insensitive and offensive.”

Synonymes: thoughtless, unfeeling

Antonymes: sensitive, considerate

rare

Adjectif

Exemple: “This bird is rare in our area.”

Synonymes: uncommon, unusual

Antonymes: common, frequent

appear

Verbe

Exemple: “A rainbow appeared after the storm.”

Synonymes: show up, seem

Antonymes: disappear

sight

Nom

Exemple: “The mountain view was a beautiful sight.”

Synonymes: view

Antonymes: blindness

front

Nom

Exemple: “Meet me in front of the building.”

Synonymes: ahead

Antonymes: back

foggy

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a foggy morning.”

Synonymes: misty

Antonymes: clear

paradoxically

Adverbe

Exemple: “Paradoxically, strict rules can increase creativity.”

Synonymes: ironically

Antonymes: predictably

deprecatingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke deprecatingly about his own work to lower expectations.”

Synonymes: self-effacingly

Antonymes: proudly

blandishment

Nom

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

Synonymes: flattery

Antonymes: criticism

exhibitionist

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was criticized for exhibitionist behavior online.”

Synonymes: show-off

Antonymes: reserved

consultation

Nom

Exemple: “Book a consultation before starting treatment.”

Synonymes: advice session

glare

Nom

Exemple: “I couldn’t see because of the glare on the screen.”

Synonymes: glare/brightness

blind

Adjectif

Exemple: “The bright light made me almost blind for a second.”

clearly

Adverbe

Exemple: “Please speak clearly.”

Synonymes: plainly

Antonymes: unclearly

flower

Nom

Exemple: “This flower is yellow.”

Synonymes: bloom

demystification

Nom

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

Synonymes: clarification

Antonymes: mystification

verisimilitude

Nom

Exemple: “The novel achieved remarkable verisimilitude.”

Synonymes: authenticity

Antonymes: implausibility

spite

Nom

Exemple: “He did it out of spite.”

Synonymes: malice

Antonymes: kindness

paradoxical

Adjectif

Exemple: “Success had a paradoxical effect.”

Synonymes: contradictory, ironic

Antonymes: logical

perspective

Nom

Exemple: “Try to see it from my perspective.”

Synonymes: viewpoint, angle

Antonymes: ignorance

understand

Verbe

Exemple: “I understand the situation.”

Synonymes: realize, see

Antonymes: misunderstand

realize

Verbe

Exemple: “I realized my mistake.”

Synonymes: understand, see

Antonymes: ignore

paradox

Nom

Exemple: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”

plausible

Adjectif

Exemple: “She offered a plausible explanation for the delay.”

inchoate

/ɪnˈkoʊət/

Exemple: “The idea was still inchoate.”

Synonymes: incipient, early

pellucid

/pəˈluːsɪd/

Exemple: “Her explanation was pellucid.”

Synonymes: clear, limpid, luculent

prevaricate

/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

Exemple: “He began to prevaricate when questioned.”

Synonymes: palter, equivocate, tergiversate

recondite

/ˈrekənˌdaɪt/

Exemple: “The lecture was recondite but fascinating.”

Synonymes: esoteric, deep, abstruse

vicissitude

/vɪˈsɪsɪtuːd/

Exemple: “He accepted life’s vicissitudes calmly.”

trenchant

/ˈtren tʃənt/

Exemple: “She offered trenchant criticism.”

Synonymes: distinct, clear, intelligent

taciturn

/ˈtæsɪtɝːn/

Exemple: “He is taciturn in public.”

Synonymes: reticent, buttoned-up, untalkative

Antonymes: voluble

supercilious

/ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəs/

Exemple: “His supercilious tone annoyed people.”

Synonymes: snide, haughty, proud

stultify

/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/

Exemple: “Too many rules can stultify innovation.”

soliloquy

/səˈlɪləkwɪ/

Exemple: “The actor delivered a powerful soliloquy.”

Synonymes: monologue

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Exemple: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

Synonymes: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

recalcitrant

/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/

Exemple: “A recalcitrant client refused to cooperate.”

Synonymes: defiant, intractable, refractory

quixotic

/kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/

Exemple: “It was a quixotic attempt to change everything overnight.”

Synonymes: impractical, wild-eyed, romantic

proclivity

/prəˈklɪvəti/

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

Synonymes: propensity, leaning

perspicacious

/ˌpɝːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Exemple: “A perspicacious investor asked tough questions.”

Synonymes: sagacious, discerning, sapient

perfunctory

/pərˈfʌŋktəri/

Exemple: “He gave a perfunctory apology.”

Synonymes: cursory, casual, careless

obfuscate

/ˈɑːbfəskeɪt/

Exemple: “Don’t obfuscate—state the facts.”

Antonymes: elucidate, clarify, clear up

mellifluous

/məˈlɪfluəs/

Exemple: “She has a mellifluous voice.”

Synonymes: dulcet, sweet, mellisonant

laconic

/ləˈkɑːnɪk/

Exemple: “His response was laconic.”

Synonymes: terse, crisp, concise

intransigent

/ɪnˈtrænzɪdʒənt/

Exemple: “They remained intransigent during talks.”

Synonymes: inexorable, adamant, adamantine

interlocutor

/ˌɪntərˈlɑːkjətər/

Exemple: “She listened carefully to her interlocutor.”

Synonymes: middleman, conversational partner