Perbendaharaan kata

see

/siː/

Contoh: “I see you.”

Sinonim: ascertain, regard, control

seem

Kata kerja

Contoh: “He seems tired.”

Sinonim: appear, look

Antonim: be

bye

Kata seru

Contoh: “Bye! Have a good day.”

Sinonim: goodbye, see you

Antonim: hello, hi

envisage

Kata kerja

Contoh: “I envisage a better future.”

Sinonim: imagine, foresee

Antonim: ignore

malice

Kata nama

Contoh: “He acted with malice.”

Sinonim: spite, ill will

Antonim: kindness

landscape

Kata nama

Contoh: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Sinonim: scenery, view

Antonim: city interior

oversee

Kata kerja

Contoh: “The director will oversee the project.”

Sinonim: supervise, manage

Antonim: ignore

applicant

Kata nama

Contoh: “The applicant sent a document.”

Sinonim: candidate, person applying

Antonim: reviewer

emergency

Kata nama

Contoh: “Call the doctor in an emergency.”

Sinonim: crisis, urgent situation

Antonim: normal situation

zoo

Kata nama

Contoh: “We go to the zoo.”

Sinonim: animal park

Antonim: farm

sky

Kata nama

Contoh: “The sky is clear.”

Sinonim: heavens

Antonim: ground

eye

Kata nama

Contoh: “She has blue eyes.”

Sinonim: sight organ

Antonim: ear

ostensibly

Kata adverba

Contoh: “The funds were ostensibly for research.”

Sinonim: apparently, seemingly

Antonim: actually, genuinely

inexorable

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The rise in costs seemed inexorable.”

Sinonim: unstoppable, relentless

Antonim: avoidable, merciful

divination

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: fortune-telling, prophecy

Antonim: reason, science

silhouette

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: outline, shadow shape

Antonim: detail, full image

impervious

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “She seemed impervious to criticism.”

Sinonim: unaffected, immune

Antonim: vulnerable, sensitive

exotically

Kata adverba

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

Sinonim: unusually, distinctively

Antonim: plainly, ordinarily

believably

Kata adverba

Contoh: “She played the role believably.”

Sinonim: convincingly, plausibly

Antonim: unconvincingly, badly

antiquated

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Sinonim: outdated, obsolete

Antonim: modern, up-to-date

prophetic

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “His warning now seems almost prophetic.”

Sinonim: predictive, visionary

Antonim: unpredictive, ordinary

plausibly

Kata adverba

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

Sinonim: believably, credibly

Antonim: unconvincingly, implausibly

blur

Kata kerja

Contoh: “Tears can blur your vision.”

Sinonim: smudge, soften

Antonim: sharpen, clarify

beak

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: bird mouth

Antonim:

saw

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: cutting tool

Antonim:

fade

Kata kerja

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

Sinonim: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonim: brighten

shore

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: coast, bank

Antonim: sea

spot

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: place, see

Antonim: miss

show

Kata nama

Contoh: “Please show me your drawing.”

Sinonim: display

Antonim: hide

meet

Kata kerja

Contoh: “Let’s meet after school.”

Sinonim: see, greet

Antonim: miss

look

Kata kerja

Contoh: “Look at the sky.”

Sinonim: see, watch

Antonim: ignore

vindication

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: justification, exoneration

Antonim: condemnation, disproof

taciturnity

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: reserve, reticence

Antonim: talkativeness, loquacity

provocation

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: incitement, taunt

Antonim: appeasement, calm

equilibrium

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: balance, stability

Antonim: imbalance, instability

insensitive

Kata adjektif

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

Sinonim: thoughtless, unfeeling

Antonim: sensitive, considerate

rare

Kata adjektif

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

Sinonim: uncommon, unusual

Antonim: common, frequent

appear

Kata kerja

Contoh: “A rainbow appeared after the storm.”

Sinonim: show up, seem

Antonim: disappear

sight

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: view

Antonim: blindness

front

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: ahead

Antonim: back

foggy

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “It was a foggy morning.”

Sinonim: misty

Antonim: clear

paradoxically

Kata adverba

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

Sinonim: ironically

Antonim: predictably

deprecatingly

Kata adverba

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

Sinonim: self-effacingly

Antonim: proudly

blandishment

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: flattery

Antonim: criticism

exhibitionist

Kata adjektif

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

Sinonim: show-off

Antonim: reserved

consultation

Kata nama

Contoh: “Book a consultation before starting treatment.”

Sinonim: advice session

glare

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: glare/brightness

blind

Kata adjektif

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

clearly

Kata adverba

Contoh: “Please speak clearly.”

Sinonim: plainly

Antonim: unclearly

flower

Kata nama

Contoh: “This flower is yellow.”

Sinonim: bloom

demystification

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: clarification

Antonim: mystification

verisimilitude

Kata nama

Contoh: “The novel achieved remarkable verisimilitude.”

Sinonim: authenticity

Antonim: implausibility

spite

Kata nama

Contoh: “He did it out of spite.”

Sinonim: malice

Antonim: kindness

paradoxical

Kata adjektif

Contoh: “Success had a paradoxical effect.”

Sinonim: contradictory, ironic

Antonim: logical

perspective

Kata nama

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

Sinonim: viewpoint, angle

Antonim: ignorance

understand

Kata kerja

Contoh: “I understand the situation.”

Sinonim: realize, see

Antonim: misunderstand

realize

Kata kerja

Contoh: “I realized my mistake.”

Sinonim: understand, see

Antonim: ignore

paradox

Kata nama

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

plausible

Kata adjektif

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

inchoate

/ɪnˈkoʊət/

Contoh: “The idea was still inchoate.”

Sinonim: incipient, early

pellucid

/pəˈluːsɪd/

Contoh: “Her explanation was pellucid.”

Sinonim: clear, limpid, luculent

prevaricate

/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

Contoh: “He began to prevaricate when questioned.”

Sinonim: palter, equivocate, tergiversate

recondite

/ˈrekənˌdaɪt/

Contoh: “The lecture was recondite but fascinating.”

Sinonim: esoteric, deep, abstruse

vicissitude

/vɪˈsɪsɪtuːd/

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

trenchant

/ˈtren tʃənt/

Contoh: “She offered trenchant criticism.”

Sinonim: distinct, clear, intelligent

taciturn

/ˈtæsɪtɝːn/

Contoh: “He is taciturn in public.”

Sinonim: reticent, buttoned-up, untalkative

Antonim: voluble

supercilious

/ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəs/

Contoh: “His supercilious tone annoyed people.”

Sinonim: snide, haughty, proud

stultify

/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/

Contoh: “Too many rules can stultify innovation.”

soliloquy

/səˈlɪləkwɪ/

Contoh: “The actor delivered a powerful soliloquy.”

Sinonim: monologue

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Contoh: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

Sinonim: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

recalcitrant

/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/

Contoh: “A recalcitrant client refused to cooperate.”

Sinonim: defiant, intractable, refractory

quixotic

/kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/

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

Sinonim: impractical, wild-eyed, romantic

proclivity

/prəˈklɪvəti/

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

Sinonim: propensity, leaning

perspicacious

/ˌpɝːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Contoh: “A perspicacious investor asked tough questions.”

Sinonim: sagacious, discerning, sapient

perfunctory

/pərˈfʌŋktəri/

Contoh: “He gave a perfunctory apology.”

Sinonim: cursory, casual, careless

obfuscate

/ˈɑːbfəskeɪt/

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

Antonim: elucidate, clarify, clear up

mellifluous

/məˈlɪfluəs/

Contoh: “She has a mellifluous voice.”

Sinonim: dulcet, sweet, mellisonant

laconic

/ləˈkɑːnɪk/

Contoh: “His response was laconic.”

Sinonim: terse, crisp, concise

intransigent

/ɪnˈtrænzɪdʒənt/

Contoh: “They remained intransigent during talks.”

Sinonim: inexorable, adamant, adamantine

interlocutor

/ˌɪntərˈlɑːkjətər/

Contoh: “She listened carefully to her interlocutor.”

Sinonim: middleman, conversational partner