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Приклад: “The idea was still inchoate.”

Синоніми: incipient, early

pellucid

/pəˈluːsɪd/

Приклад: “Her explanation was pellucid.”

Синоніми: clear, limpid, luculent

prevaricate

/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

Приклад: “He began to prevaricate when questioned.”

Синоніми: palter, equivocate, tergiversate

recondite

/ˈrekənˌdaɪt/

Приклад: “The lecture was recondite but fascinating.”

Синоніми: esoteric, deep, abstruse

vicissitude

/vɪˈsɪsɪtuːd/

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

trenchant

/ˈtren tʃənt/

Приклад: “She offered trenchant criticism.”

Синоніми: distinct, clear, intelligent

taciturn

/ˈtæsɪtɝːn/

Приклад: “He is taciturn in public.”

Синоніми: reticent, buttoned-up, untalkative

Антоніми: voluble

supercilious

/ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəs/

Приклад: “His supercilious tone annoyed people.”

Синоніми: snide, haughty, proud

stultify

/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/

Приклад: “Too many rules can stultify innovation.”

soliloquy

/səˈlɪləkwɪ/

Приклад: “The actor delivered a powerful soliloquy.”

Синоніми: monologue

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Приклад: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

Синоніми: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

recalcitrant

/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/

Приклад: “A recalcitrant client refused to cooperate.”

Синоніми: defiant, intractable, refractory

quixotic

/kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/

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

Синоніми: impractical, wild-eyed, romantic

proclivity

/prəˈklɪvəti/

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

Синоніми: propensity, leaning

perspicacious

/ˌpɝːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Приклад: “A perspicacious investor asked tough questions.”

Синоніми: sagacious, discerning, sapient

perfunctory

/pərˈfʌŋktəri/

Приклад: “He gave a perfunctory apology.”

Синоніми: cursory, casual, careless

obfuscate

/ˈɑːbfəskeɪt/

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

Антоніми: elucidate, clarify, clear up

mellifluous

/məˈlɪfluəs/

Приклад: “She has a mellifluous voice.”

Синоніми: dulcet, sweet, mellisonant

laconic

/ləˈkɑːnɪk/

Приклад: “His response was laconic.”

Синоніми: terse, crisp, concise

intransigent

/ɪnˈtrænzɪdʒənt/

Приклад: “They remained intransigent during talks.”

Синоніми: inexorable, adamant, adamantine

interlocutor

/ˌɪntərˈlɑːkjətər/

Приклад: “She listened carefully to her interlocutor.”

Синоніми: middleman, conversational partner

inscrutable

/ɪnˈskruːtəbəl/

Приклад: “His expression was inscrutable.”

Синоніми: cryptic, incomprehensible, inexplicable

incorrigible

/ɪnˈkɔːrɪdʒəbəl/

Приклад: “He is an incorrigible optimist.”

Синоніми: depraved, delinquent, uncontrollable

Антоніми: corrigible

iconoclast

/aɪˈkɑːnəklæst/

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

Синоніми: image breaker

harangue

/həˈræŋ/

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

Синоніми: rant, ranting

garrulous

/ˈɡærələs/

Приклад: “A garrulous speaker filled the room.”

Синоніми: loquacious, voluble, chatty

fastidious

/fæˈstɪdiəs/

Приклад: “He is fastidious about details.”

Синоніми: meticulous, dainty, exacting

Антоніми: unfastidious

excoriate

/ɪkˈskɔːrieɪt/

Приклад: “The press excoriated the policy.”

Синоніми: condemn, decry, objurgate

esoteric

/ˌesəˈterɪk/

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

Синоніми: cryptic, recondite, mystical

Антоніми: exoteric

equivocate

/ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt/

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

Синоніми: prevaricate, palter, tergiversate

ephemeral

/ɪˈfemərəl/

Приклад: “Fame can be ephemeral.”

Синоніми: transient, transitory, fugacious

enervate

/ˈenərveɪt/

Приклад: “Long meetings can enervate the team.”

Синоніми: unnerve, unsettle, faze

egregious

/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/

Приклад: “That was an egregious mistake.”

Синоніми: conspicuous, flagrant, obvious

effulgent

/ɪˈfʌldʒənt/

Приклад: “The sunrise was effulgent.”

Синоніми: bright, radiant, beaming

dissemble

/dɪˈsem bəl/

Приклад: “He tried to dissemble his disappointment.”

Синоніми: affect, sham, act

diaphanous

/daɪˈæfənəs/

Приклад: “A diaphanous curtain covered the window.”

Синоніми: gossamer, vaporous, thin

deleterious

/ˌdelɪˈtɪriəs/

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

Синоніми: harmful, noxious, injurious

contumacious

/ˌkɑːntuˈmeɪʃəs/

Приклад: “He was punished for contumacious behavior.”

Синоніми: insubordinate

conundrum

/kəˈnʌndrəm/

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

Синоніми: brain-teaser, enigma, riddle

conflagration

/ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃən/

Приклад: “A conflagration destroyed the old building.”

Синоніми: inferno

circumspect

/ˈsɝːkəmspekt/

Приклад: “Be circumspect when sharing personal data.”

Синоніми: prudent, discreet

capricious

/kəˈprɪʃəs/

Приклад: “The weather here is capricious.”

Синоніми: arbitrary, whimsical, impulsive

assiduous

/əˈsɪdʒuəs/

Приклад: “Her assiduous work impressed everyone.”

Синоніми: diligent, sedulous

apotheosis

/əˌpɑːθiˈoʊsɪs/

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

Синоніми: paragon, exaltation, nonpareil

antediluvian

/ˌænti dɪˈluːviən/

Приклад: “Their process is antediluvian.”

Синоніми: archaic, antiquated, old

ameliorate

/əˈmiːljəreɪt/

Приклад: “New policies may ameliorate the situation.”

Синоніми: improve, meliorate, better

Антоніми: decline, exacerbate, aggravate

alacrity

/əˈlæk rɪ ti/

Приклад: “She accepted the challenge with alacrity.”

Синоніми: briskness

acrimonious

/ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs/

Приклад: “Their negotiations became acrimonious.”

Синоніми: resentful, bitter

abrogate

/ˈæbrəɡeɪt/