Vocabulaire

were

Verbe

Exemple: “They were at home yesterday.”

Synonymes: past of are

Antonymes: are

poise

Nom

Exemple: “She answered with poise.”

Synonymes: composure, balance

Antonymes: panic

immigrant

Nom

Exemple: “The immigrant found a new job.”

Synonymes: newcomer, migrant

Antonymes: native

operator

Nom

Exemple: “The operator answered the phone.”

Synonymes: telephone operator, switchboard operator

official

Nom

Exemple: “The official answered the question.”

Synonymes: officer, authority

Antonymes: private citizen

elevator

Nom

Exemple: “Take the elevator to the third floor.”

Synonymes: lift

Antonymes: stairs

conflate

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not conflate price with value.”

Synonymes: mix

Antonymes: distinguish

spuriously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The figures were spuriously linked to the policy.”

Synonymes: falsely, deceptively

Antonymes: genuinely, accurately

revelatory

Adjectif

Exemple: “The letters were revelatory and deeply personal.”

Synonymes: revealing, illuminating

Antonymes: concealing, secretive

punitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The rules were applied punitively rather than fairly.”

Synonymes: harshly, penally

Antonymes: leniently, mercifully

ostensibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The funds were ostensibly for research.”

Synonymes: apparently, seemingly

Antonymes: actually, genuinely

impeccable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her manners were impeccable.”

Synonymes: faultless, perfect

Antonymes: flawed, imperfect

fabulation

Nom

Exemple: “The memoir contains clear signs of fabulation.”

Synonymes: invention, fabrication

Antonymes: fact, accuracy

insightful

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her questions were insightful and precise.”

Synonymes: perceptive, thoughtful

Antonymes: superficial, shallow

gruesomely

Adverbe

Exemple: “The details were gruesomely vivid.”

Synonymes: horribly, ghastly

Antonymes: pleasantly, gently

convoluted

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: complicated, twisted

Antonymes: simple, straightforward

animatedly

Adverbe

Exemple: “They were talking animatedly about the election.”

Synonymes: lively, energetically

Antonymes: quietly, lifelessly

untangled

Adjectif

Exemple: “At last, the wires were untangled.”

Synonymes: unknotted, straightened

Antonymes: tangled, knotted

jam

Nom

Exemple: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”

Synonymes: preserve, blockage

Antonymes: clear road

hay

Nom

Exemple: “The horses were eating hay.”

Synonymes: dried grass

Antonymes: fresh grass

microcomputer

Nom

Exemple: “Early microcomputers were much slower than modern laptops.”

Synonymes: small computer

Antonymes: mainframe

spokeswoman

Nom

Exemple: “The spokeswoman answered questions from the media.”

Synonymes: female spokesperson, representative

Antonymes:

bare

Adjectif

Exemple: “The trees were bare in winter.”

Synonymes: naked, uncovered

Antonymes: covered, full

mud

Nom

Exemple: “The children were covered in mud.”

Synonymes: wet dirt

Antonymes: clean ground

kid

Nom

Exemple: “The kids were playing outside.”

Synonymes: child

Antonymes: adult

few

Déterminant

Exemple: “Only a few students were absent.”

Synonymes: not many, a small number

Antonymes: many

refreshments

Nom

Exemple: “Refreshments were served after the meeting.”

Synonymes: snacks, drinks

Antonymes:

track

Nom

Exemple: “The runners were on the track.”

Synonymes: path, trail

Antonymes:

requisition

Nom

Exemple: “The supplies were seized under military requisition.”

Synonymes: claim, official request

Antonymes: release, return

genomically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The species were analyzed genomically to trace their evolution.”

Synonymes: genetically, molecularly

Antonymes: phenotypically

disseminate

Verbe

Exemple: “The findings were disseminated through academic journals.”

Synonymes: circulate, spread

Antonymes: suppress, withhold

abhorrently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The prisoners were treated abhorrently by the regime.”

Synonymes: repulsively, detestably

Antonymes: admirably, decently

vain

Adjectif

Exemple: “All their efforts were in vain.”

Synonymes: useless, fruitless

Antonymes: successful, useful

amused

Adjectif

Exemple: “The children were amused by the clown.”

Synonymes: entertained

Antonymes: bored

merry

Adjectif

Exemple: “The children were merry during the holiday.”

Synonymes: cheerful

Antonymes: sad

retrospection

Nom

Exemple: “In retrospection, the warning signs were obvious.”

Synonymes: hindsight

Antonymes: foresight

patronizingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He explained it patronizingly, as if we were children.”

Synonymes: condescendingly

Antonymes: respectfully

sarcastically

Adverbe

Exemple: “She answered sarcastically, which made things worse.”

Synonymes: ironically

Antonymes: sincerely

magnetically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The particles were magnetically attracted to the surface.”

Synonymes: by magnetic force

startlingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The results were startlingly different from our forecast.”

Synonymes: shockingly

lower

Verbe

Exemple: “They lowered the price to attract customers.”

Synonymes: reduce

Antonymes: raise

ivory

Nom

Exemple: “The old piano keys were made of ivory.”

chronologically

Adverbe

Exemple: “Events were arranged chronologically.”

Synonymes: sequentially

Antonymes: randomly

telescopically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The stars were observed telescopically.”

Synonymes: optically

Antonymes:

presentational

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her presentational skills were exceptional.”

Synonymes: demonstrative

Antonymes: private

solar

Adjectif

Exemple: “Solar energy is clean.”

Synonymes: sun-powered

Antonymes:

redundant

Adjectif

Exemple: “Several steps in the process were redundant and removed.”