Vocabulaire

stand

/stænd/

Exemple: “Please stand up.”

Synonymes: base, support, abide

Antonymes: yield, lie, relent

hindsight

Nom

Exemple: “In hindsight, the decision was wrong.”

Synonymes: retrospection

Antonymes: foresight

cognitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “Sleep affects cognitive performance.”

Synonymes: mental, intellectual

Antonymes: physical

eminent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is an eminent scientist.”

Synonymes: distinguished, famous

Antonymes: unknown

repute

Nom

Exemple: “The university is of high repute.”

Synonymes: reputation, standing

Antonymes: disgrace

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

edify

Verbe

Exemple: “The lecture will edify the audience.”

Synonymes: teach, instruct

Antonymes: mislead

mechanism

Nom

Exemple: “We need to understand the mechanism.”

Synonymes: system, process

Antonymes: randomness

conceive

Verbe

Exemple: “It is hard to conceive a better plan.”

Synonymes: imagine, think of

Antonymes: misunderstand

rapport

Nom

Exemple: “The teacher built rapport with the students.”

Synonymes: connection, trust

Antonymes: distance

obscure

Adjectif

Exemple: “The meaning of the sentence is obscure.”

Synonymes: unclear, unknown

Antonymes: clear

statistics

Nom

Exemple: “Statistics helps us understand data.”

Synonymes: data analysis, numbers

Antonymes: guesswork

intelligence

Nom

Exemple: “Artificial intelligence is changing education.”

Synonymes: smartness, mental ability

Antonymes: stupidity

tradition

Nom

Exemple: “This is an old tradition.”

Synonymes: custom, practice

Antonymes: innovation

knowledge

Nom

Exemple: “Knowledge helps people grow.”

Synonymes: understanding, information

Antonymes: ignorance

leg

Nom

Exemple: “My leg is strong.”

Synonymes: limb

Antonymes: arm

template

Nom

Exemple: “Use this template for new lessons.”

Synonymes: pattern

review

Verbe

Exemple: “Review your notes before the test.”

Synonymes: check

philistine

Nom

Exemple: “He dismissed the critic as a philistine.”

Synonymes: boor, uncultured person

Antonymes: connoisseur, cultured person

mediocrity

Nom

Exemple: “He refused to settle for mediocrity.”

Synonymes: ordinariness, average quality

Antonymes: excellence, brilliance

perceptive

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made a perceptive comment about the novel.”

Synonymes: insightful, observant

Antonymes: unaware, dull

divergence

Nom

Exemple: “There is a clear divergence between the two views.”

Synonymes: difference, separation

Antonymes: convergence, agreement

convoluted

Adjectif

Exemple: “The instructions were so convoluted that nobody understood them.”

Synonymes: complicated, twisted

Antonymes: simple, straightforward

conformity

Nom

Exemple: “The school values discipline over conformity.”

Synonymes: uniformity, obedience

Antonymes: individuality, nonconformity

compliance

Nom

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

Synonymes: obedience, conformity

Antonymes: violation, resistance

bow

Nom

Exemple: “The actor took a bow after the performance.”

Synonymes: bend, curve

Antonymes: stand straight

ph

Nom

Exemple: “The pH of the water was tested in the lab.”

Synonymes: acidity level

Antonymes:

comprehension

Nom

Exemple: “Reading comprehension improves with practice.”

Synonymes: understanding, grasp

Antonymes: confusion

certification

Nom

Exemple: “This job requires professional certification.”

Synonymes: qualification proof, approval

Antonymes: disqualification

translation

Nom

Exemple: “This translation is easier to understand than the older one.”

Synonymes: rendering, interpretation

Antonymes: original

fair

Adjectif

Exemple: “The teacher tried to be fair to everyone.”

Synonymes: just, reasonable

Antonymes: unfair

lie

Verbe

Exemple: “Please lie down and rest.”

Synonymes: rest, falsehood

Antonymes: stand, truth

hop

Verbe

Exemple: “The rabbit began to hop across the field.”

Synonymes: jump lightly

Antonymes: stand still

misunderstanding

Nom

Exemple: “Their argument started because of a misunderstanding.”

Synonymes: confusion, mistake

Antonymes: understanding, clarity

biochemistry

Nom

Exemple: “She studies biochemistry at university.”

Synonymes: life chemistry

Antonymes:

fully

Adverbe

Exemple: “I fully understand your idea.”

Synonymes: completely

Antonymes: partly

dizzy

Adjectif

Exemple: “I felt dizzy after standing up too quickly.”

Synonymes: light-headed

Antonymes: steady

yeah

Interjection

Exemple: “Yeah, I understand what you mean.”

Synonymes: yes

Antonymes: no

side

Nom

Exemple: “Stand on this side of the road.”

Synonymes: part, edge

Antonymes: center

read

Verbe

Exemple: “I read a story before bed.”

Synonymes: study

Antonymes: write

unequivocal

Adjectif

Exemple: “The statement was an unequivocal rejection of the proposal.”

Synonymes: unambiguous, clear

Antonymes: ambiguous, vague

magnanimous

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was magnanimous of her to forgive them so quickly.”

Synonymes: generous, noble

Antonymes: petty, vindictive

personalize

Verbe

Exemple: “Users can personalize the dashboard to suit their workflow.”

Synonymes: customize, tailor

Antonymes: standardize, generalize

intuitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The interface is designed so users can navigate it intuitively.”

Synonymes: naturally, instinctively

Antonymes: deliberately, awkwardly

insensitive

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: thoughtless, unfeeling

Antonymes: sensitive, considerate

lean

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not lean out of the window.”

Synonymes: bend, slim

Antonymes: stand straight, heavy

headmistress

Nom

Exemple: “The headmistress announced new academic standards.”

Synonymes: principal

perceptively

Adverbe

Exemple: “She perceptively noticed the real conflict behind the words.”

Synonymes: insightfully

Antonymes: blindly

insightfully

Adverbe

Exemple: “She spoke insightfully about the risks and trade-offs.”

Synonymes: perceptively

Antonymes: naively

anthropology

Nom

Exemple: “She studied anthropology to understand cultures better.”

Synonymes: study of humans

rudimentary

Adjectif

Exemple: “He has only a rudimentary understanding of the topic.”

Synonymes: basic

Antonymes: advanced

sense

Nom

Exemple: “That explanation doesn’t make sense.”

Synonymes: meaning

Antonymes: nonsense

moral

Adjectif

Exemple: “It’s a moral responsibility to tell the truth.”

Synonymes: ethical

Antonymes: immoral

kneel

Verbe

Exemple: “He knelt to tie his shoe.”

Synonymes: go down on one knee

Antonymes: stand

gross

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a gross misunderstanding.”

Synonymes: serious

Antonymes: minor

grasp

Verbe

Exemple: “It took me a while to grasp the main idea.”

Synonymes: understand

Antonymes: miss

confuse

Verbe

Exemple: “These words confuse me.”

Synonymes: mix up

Antonymes: clarify

clearly

Adverbe

Exemple: “Please speak clearly.”

Synonymes: plainly

Antonymes: unclearly

clever

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is clever and kind.”

Synonymes: smart

Antonymes: stupid

unconventional

Adjectif

Exemple: “He has unconventional ideas.”

Synonymes: innovative

Antonymes: conventional

popularization

Nom

Exemple: “The popularization of science is important.”

Synonymes: promotion

Antonymes: suppression

hypocritically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He acted hypocritically.”

Synonymes: insincerely

Antonymes: honestly

superficially

Adverbe

Exemple: “He only understood the issue superficially.”

Synonymes: shallowly

Antonymes: thoroughly

criteria

Nom

Exemple: “We must define clear criteria.”

Synonymes: standards, rules

Antonymes: guess

convince

Verbe

Exemple: “She convinced them to change plans.”

Synonymes: persuade, influence

Antonymes: doubt

understand

Verbe

Exemple: “I understand the situation.”

Synonymes: realize, see

Antonymes: misunderstand

realize

Verbe

Exemple: “I realized my mistake.”

Synonymes: understand, see

Antonymes: ignore

normal

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is normal behavior.”

Synonymes: usual

Antonymes: strange

hard

Adjectif

Exemple: “The work is hard.”

Synonymes: difficult

Antonymes: easy

robust

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need a robust system that handles failures gracefully.”

nuance

Nom

Exemple: “He understands the nuance between similar terms.”

pellucid

/pəˈluːsɪd/

Exemple: “Her explanation was pellucid.”

Synonymes: clear, limpid, luculent

recondite

/ˈrekənˌdaɪt/

Exemple: “The lecture was recondite but fascinating.”

Synonymes: esoteric, deep, abstruse

esoteric

/ˌesəˈterɪk/

Exemple: “The book is full of esoteric terms.”

Synonymes: cryptic, recondite, mystical

Antonymes: exoteric

paradigm

/ˈpærədaɪm/

Exemple: “AI is changing the paradigm of work.”

Synonymes: epitome, image, prototype

notwithstanding

/ˌnɑːtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/

Exemple: “Notwithstanding the cost, we proceeded.”

Synonymes: nonetheless, nevertheless, withal

coherent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She delivered a coherent argument backed by evidence.”

Synonymes: tenacious, rational, orderly

Antonymes: incoherent

interpret

/ɪnˈtɝːprɪt/

Exemple: “Data can be interpreted differently.”

Synonymes: render, understand, construe

ensure

/ɪnˈʃʊr/

Exemple: “Ensure everyone understands.”

Synonymes: ascertain, control, assure