Словарь

inchoate

/ɪnˈkoʊət/

Пример: “The idea was still inchoate.”

Синонимы: incipient, early

pellucid

/pəˈluːsɪd/

Пример: “Her explanation was pellucid.”

Синонимы: clear, limpid, luculent

prevaricate

/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

Пример: “He began to prevaricate when questioned.”

Синонимы: palter, equivocate, tergiversate

recondite

/ˈrekənˌdaɪt/

Пример: “The lecture was recondite but fascinating.”

Синонимы: esoteric, deep, abstruse

vicissitude

/vɪˈsɪsɪtuːd/

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

trenchant

/ˈtren tʃənt/

Пример: “She offered trenchant criticism.”

Синонимы: distinct, clear, intelligent

taciturn

/ˈtæsɪtɝːn/

Пример: “He is taciturn in public.”

Синонимы: reticent, buttoned-up, untalkative

Антонимы: voluble

supercilious

/ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəs/

Пример: “His supercilious tone annoyed people.”

Синонимы: snide, haughty, proud

stultify

/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/

Пример: “Too many rules can stultify innovation.”

soliloquy

/səˈlɪləkwɪ/

Пример: “The actor delivered a powerful soliloquy.”

Синонимы: monologue

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Пример: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

Синонимы: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

recalcitrant

/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/

Пример: “A recalcitrant client refused to cooperate.”

Синонимы: defiant, intractable, refractory

quixotic

/kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/

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

Синонимы: impractical, wild-eyed, romantic

proclivity

/prəˈklɪvəti/

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

Синонимы: propensity, leaning

perspicacious

/ˌpɝːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Пример: “A perspicacious investor asked tough questions.”

Синонимы: sagacious, discerning, sapient

perfunctory

/pərˈfʌŋktəri/

Пример: “He gave a perfunctory apology.”

Синонимы: cursory, casual, careless

obfuscate

/ˈɑːbfəskeɪt/

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

Антонимы: elucidate, clarify, clear up

mellifluous

/məˈlɪfluəs/

Пример: “She has a mellifluous voice.”

Синонимы: dulcet, sweet, mellisonant

laconic

/ləˈkɑːnɪk/

Пример: “His response was laconic.”

Синонимы: terse, crisp, concise

intransigent

/ɪnˈtrænzɪdʒənt/

Пример: “They remained intransigent during talks.”

Синонимы: inexorable, adamant, adamantine

interlocutor

/ˌɪntərˈlɑːkjətər/

Пример: “She listened carefully to her interlocutor.”

Синонимы: middleman, conversational partner

inscrutable

/ɪnˈskruːtəbəl/

Пример: “His expression was inscrutable.”

Синонимы: cryptic, incomprehensible, inexplicable

incorrigible

/ɪnˈkɔːrɪdʒəbəl/

Пример: “He is an incorrigible optimist.”

Синонимы: depraved, delinquent, uncontrollable

Антонимы: corrigible

iconoclast

/aɪˈkɑːnəklæst/

Пример: “She is an iconoclast in her field.”

Синонимы: image breaker

harangue

/həˈræŋ/

Пример: “He launched into a harangue about discipline.”

Синонимы: rant, ranting

garrulous

/ˈɡærələs/

Пример: “A garrulous speaker filled the room.”

Синонимы: loquacious, voluble, chatty

fastidious

/fæˈstɪdiəs/

Пример: “He is fastidious about details.”

Синонимы: meticulous, dainty, exacting

Антонимы: unfastidious

excoriate

/ɪkˈskɔːrieɪt/

Пример: “The press excoriated the policy.”

Синонимы: condemn, decry, objurgate

esoteric

/ˌesəˈterɪk/

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

Синонимы: cryptic, recondite, mystical

Антонимы: exoteric

equivocate

/ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt/

Пример: “Don’t equivocate—answer directly.”

Синонимы: prevaricate, palter, tergiversate

ephemeral

/ɪˈfemərəl/

Пример: “Fame can be ephemeral.”

Синонимы: transient, transitory, fugacious

enervate

/ˈenərveɪt/

Пример: “Long meetings can enervate the team.”

Синонимы: unnerve, unsettle, faze

egregious

/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/

Пример: “That was an egregious mistake.”

Синонимы: conspicuous, flagrant, obvious

effulgent

/ɪˈfʌldʒənt/

Пример: “The sunrise was effulgent.”

Синонимы: bright, radiant, beaming

dissemble

/dɪˈsem bəl/

Пример: “He tried to dissemble his disappointment.”

Синонимы: affect, sham, act

diaphanous

/daɪˈæfənəs/

Пример: “A diaphanous curtain covered the window.”

Синонимы: gossamer, vaporous, thin

deleterious

/ˌdelɪˈtɪriəs/

Пример: “Noise can have deleterious effects on health.”

Синонимы: harmful, noxious, injurious

contumacious

/ˌkɑːntuˈmeɪʃəs/

Пример: “He was punished for contumacious behavior.”

Синонимы: insubordinate

conundrum

/kəˈnʌndrəm/

Пример: “Funding is a conundrum for many startups.”

Синонимы: brain-teaser, enigma, riddle

conflagration

/ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃən/

Пример: “A conflagration destroyed the old building.”

Синонимы: inferno

circumspect

/ˈsɝːkəmspekt/

Пример: “Be circumspect when sharing personal data.”

Синонимы: prudent, discreet

capricious

/kəˈprɪʃəs/

Пример: “The weather here is capricious.”

Синонимы: arbitrary, whimsical, impulsive

assiduous

/əˈsɪdʒuəs/

Пример: “Her assiduous work impressed everyone.”

Синонимы: diligent, sedulous

apotheosis

/əˌpɑːθiˈoʊsɪs/

Пример: “The finale was the apotheosis of the show.”

Синонимы: paragon, exaltation, nonpareil

antediluvian

/ˌænti dɪˈluːviən/

Пример: “Their process is antediluvian.”

Синонимы: archaic, antiquated, old

ameliorate

/əˈmiːljəreɪt/

Пример: “New policies may ameliorate the situation.”

Синонимы: improve, meliorate, better

Антонимы: decline, exacerbate, aggravate

alacrity

/əˈlæk rɪ ti/

Пример: “She accepted the challenge with alacrity.”

Синонимы: briskness

acrimonious

/ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs/

Пример: “Their negotiations became acrimonious.”

Синонимы: resentful, bitter

abrogate

/ˈæbrəɡeɪt/

Пример: “The court can abrogate an unlawful regulation.”