Vocabulaire

though

Conjonction

Exemple: “I went out, though it was cold.”

Synonymes: although

maverick

Nom

Exemple: “He is a maverick in the industry.”

Synonymes: nonconformist, rebel

Antonymes: conformist

sentence

Nom

Exemple: “Write one sentence.”

Synonymes: phrase, statement

Antonymes: word

surrealism

Nom

Exemple: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Synonymes: art movement

Antonymes: realism

ruminative

Adjectif

Exemple: “The essay has a slow, ruminative style.”

Synonymes: reflective, contemplative

Antonymes: rash, unthinking

deliberate

Adjectif

Exemple: “His deliberate silence made everyone uncomfortable.”

Synonymes: intentional, calculated

Antonymes: accidental, impulsive

insightful

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her questions were insightful and precise.”

Synonymes: perceptive, thoughtful

Antonymes: superficial, shallow

mind

Nom

Exemple: “She has a creative mind.”

Synonymes: brain, thought

Antonymes: body

insensitive

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: thoughtless, unfeeling

Antonymes: sensitive, considerate

dumb

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a dumb mistake to make twice.”

Synonymes: stupid, speechless

Antonymes: smart

talk

Verbe

Exemple: “We need to talk about the budget.”

Synonymes: speak, discuss

Antonymes: stay silent

dream

Verbe

Exemple: “It is my dream to travel the world.”

Synonymes: wish, vision

Antonymes: reality

stultifyingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The process was stultifyingly rigid and killed initiative.”

Synonymes: oppressively

Antonymes: liberatingly

paralyzingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The fear was paralyzingly intense.”

Synonymes: immobilizingly

Antonymes: empoweringly

happenstance

Nom

Exemple: “Their meeting was pure happenstance, but it changed everything.”

Synonymes: chance

Antonymes: design

express

Verbe

Exemple: “She expressed her feelings.”

Synonymes: show

Antonymes: hide

careless

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was careless with money.”

Synonymes: reckless

Antonymes: careful

implicit

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was an implicit assumption that prices would rise.”

trenchant

/ˈtren tʃənt/

Exemple: “She offered trenchant criticism.”

Synonymes: distinct, clear, intelligent