Vocabulaire Avancé pour le GRE - Opinion et Conseil

to give criticism or a warning to someone for doing something that is wrong

avertir, prévenir, sermonner

to pronounce or utter something in a clear and precise way

bien s'exprimer, exprimer

to be reluctant to do something or allow it to happen, particularly because it is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant

rechigner

to severely criticize, often with the intention of correcting someone's behavior or actions

réprimander

to do something that stops someone's anger or dissatisfaction, usually by being friendly or giving them what they want

apaiser

to exchange opinions and have discussions with others, often to come to an agreement or decision

consulter, s'entretenir avec

to openly express one's extreme disapproval or criticism

dénoncer, contester

to express one's disagreement, refusal, or reluctance

rechigner

to indicate something's meaning or what it is referring to

signifier

to understand and make sense of something after giving it a lot of thought

comprendre

to praise someone or something enthusiastically and loudly, particularly in a public manner

acclamer, saluer

to indirectly state something

laisser entendre, insinuer, sous-entendre

to say that something either does not exist or is not true

nier, réfuter

to come to a conclusion without enough evidence

présumer, conjecturer

to stress something's importance or value

souligner

criticizing or insulting in a hurtful and angry manner

vitupératif, vitupérative

to state that something is incorrect or false based on evidence

réfuter, démentir

not willing or able to broaden one's limited understanding or point of view

borné, étroit

sarcastic or critical in a hurtful way

caustique

extremely complex and difficult to follow

alambiqué

aiming to teach a moral lesson

didactique

becoming involved in a dispute, conflict, or complex situation

impliqué, impliquée

mistaken or inaccurate due to flaws in reasoning, evidence, or factual support

erroné, faux

having the ability of being understood without difficulty

intelligible

seeming believable or reasonable enough to be considered true

plausible

suggested or understood without being verbally expressed

tacite, implicite

used to indicate that despite a previous statement or situation, something else remains true

néanmoins

in exactly the order mentioned

respectivement

used to introduce a statement that is true for one thing and false for another

tandis que

a problem or question that is confusing and needs a lot of skill or effort to solve or answer

énigme

a lack of similarity between facts, reports, claims, or other things that are supposed to be alike

divergence, différence

the state in which people or things are in disagreement

désaccord, dissension, discorde

the type of behavior that is dishonest and contradictory and has deception as its motive

fausseté, duplicité

a person or thing that serves as an excellent model or example of a particular quality or type

exemple, modèle

something's main or overall meaning

essentiel

a possible consequence that something can bring about

insinuation, implication

a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

paradoxe

the characteristic of being truthful or right

véracité

criticism or comments that are severely cruel and hurtful

méchanceté