Vocabulaire

able

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is able to speak three languages.”

Synonymes: capable

Antonymes: unable

veritable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room was a veritable museum.”

Synonymes: true, real

Antonymes: fake

parameter

Nom

Exemple: “Change this parameter in the model.”

Synonymes: setting, variable

malleable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Young minds are malleable.”

Synonymes: flexible, adaptable

Antonymes: rigid

deprecate

Verbe

Exemple: “Developers deprecate old software features.”

Synonymes: criticize, discourage

Antonymes: approve

abhorrent

Adjectif

Exemple: “Racism is abhorrent.”

Synonymes: disgusting, hateful

Antonymes: admirable

seismic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The region has seismic activity.”

Synonymes: earthquake-related

Antonymes: stable

adverse

Adjectif

Exemple: “The drug had adverse effects.”

Synonymes: negative, harmful

Antonymes: favorable

merit

Nom

Exemple: “The proposal has merit.”

Synonymes: value, worth

Antonymes: fault

portable

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a portable device.”

Synonymes: movable, easy to carry

Antonymes: fixed

credible

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need a credible source.”

Synonymes: reliable, believable

Antonymes: unreliable

vicious

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a vicious attack.”

Synonymes: cruel, violent

Antonymes: kind

contract

Nom

Exemple: “We signed a contract.”

Synonymes: agreement, deal

Antonymes: cancellation

counter

Nom

Exemple: “Pay at the counter.”

Synonymes: desk, service table

Antonymes: floor

laptop

Nom

Exemple: “My laptop is new.”

Synonymes: computer, notebook

Antonymes: desktop

onion

Nom

Exemple: “Cut the onion.”

Synonymes: vegetable

Antonymes: fruit

crime

Nom

Exemple: “The police solved the crime.”

Synonymes: offense, illegal act

Antonymes: lawful act

wood

Nom

Exemple: “This table is made of wood.”

Synonymes: timber

Antonymes: metal

menu

Nom

Exemple: “Please give me the menu.”

Synonymes: food list

Antonymes: bill

lamp

Nom

Exemple: “The lamp is on the table.”

Synonymes: light

Antonymes: darkness

furniture

Nom

Exemple: “The room has new furniture.”

Synonymes: chairs and tables, household items

Antonymes: empty room

advantage

Nom

Exemple: “Good English is an advantage.”

Synonymes: benefit, plus

Antonymes: disadvantage

schedule

Nom

Exemple: “My schedule is full today.”

Synonymes: timetable, plan

Antonymes: chaos

table

Nom

Exemple: “The book is on the table.”

Synonymes: desk

Antonymes: chair

door

Nom

Exemple: “Close the door, please.”

Synonymes: entrance

Antonymes: window

ball

Nom

Exemple: “The ball is under the table.”

Synonymes: sphere

Antonymes: cube

phone

Nom

Exemple: “My phone is on the table.”

responsible

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is responsible for the project.”

Synonymes: accountable

Antonymes: irresponsible

resource

Nom

Exemple: “This website is a useful resource.”

Synonymes: material

disadvantage

Nom

Exemple: “The main disadvantage is the price.”

Synonymes: drawback

Antonymes: advantage

sofa

Nom

Exemple: “The cat is on the sofa.”

Synonymes: couch

tomato

Nom

Exemple: “I put tomato in the salad.”

Synonymes: vegetable

desk

Nom

Exemple: “The book is on the desk.”

Synonymes: table

virtuosity

Nom

Exemple: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Synonymes: mastery, brilliance

Antonymes: clumsiness, mediocrity

unfeasibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The target was unfeasibly high.”

Synonymes: impractically, impossibly

Antonymes: feasibly, realistically

unfeasible

Adjectif

Exemple: “The schedule proved unfeasible.”

Synonymes: impractical, impossible

Antonymes: feasible, practical

telescopic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The camera has a telescopic lens.”

Synonymes: extendable, magnifying

Antonymes: fixed, ordinary

promotable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is clearly promotable after this success.”

Synonymes: advanceable, eligible for promotion

Antonymes: unpromotable, unsuitable

perversity

Nom

Exemple: “Out of sheer perversity, he chose the worst option.”

Synonymes: contrariness, depravity

Antonymes: reasonableness, decency

pedestrian

Adjectif

Exemple: “The writing felt pedestrian and predictable.”

Synonymes: ordinary, walker

Antonymes: imaginative, remarkable

infallible

Adjectif

Exemple: “No leader is infallible.”

Synonymes: faultless, unerring

Antonymes: fallible, mistaken

inexorable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The rise in costs seemed inexorable.”

Synonymes: unstoppable, relentless

Antonymes: avoidable, merciful

indulgence

Nom

Exemple: “Chocolate is my one small indulgence.”

Synonymes: luxury, leniency

Antonymes: restraint, discipline

imposition

Nom

Exemple: “He apologized for the imposition.”

Synonymes: burden, intrusion

Antonymes: favor, relief

impeccable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her manners were impeccable.”

Synonymes: faultless, perfect

Antonymes: flawed, imperfect

hysterical

Adjectif

Exemple: “She became hysterical when she heard the news.”

Synonymes: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonymes: calm, composed

formidably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The team performed formidably under pressure.”

Synonymes: powerfully, impressively

Antonymes: weakly, poorly

formidable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a formidable opponent in debate.”

Synonymes: powerful, intimidating

Antonymes: weak, harmless

enduringly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The poem remains enduringly popular.”

Synonymes: lastingly, persistently

Antonymes: briefly, temporarily

ecotourism

Nom

Exemple: “Ecotourism can support conservation when managed responsibly.”

Synonymes: sustainable tourism

Antonymes: mass tourism

deliberate

Adjectif

Exemple: “His deliberate silence made everyone uncomfortable.”

Synonymes: intentional, calculated

Antonymes: accidental, impulsive

unenviable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She was in the unenviable position of choosing who to dismiss.”

Synonymes: unpleasant, awkward

Antonymes: enviable, desirable

phenomenal

Adjectif

Exemple: “The response to the product was phenomenal.”

Synonymes: extraordinary, remarkable

Antonymes: ordinary, poor

negligible

Adjectif

Exemple: “The difference was negligible.”

Synonymes: tiny, minimal

Antonymes: significant, considerable

impervious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She seemed impervious to criticism.”

Synonymes: unaffected, immune

Antonymes: vulnerable, sensitive

engrossing

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was such an engrossing novel that I forgot the time.”

Synonymes: absorbing, captivating

Antonymes: boring, dull

detestable

Adjectif

Exemple: “His detestable behavior shocked the staff.”

Synonymes: hateful, abhorrent

Antonymes: admirable, pleasant

conviction

Nom

Exemple: “She spoke with deep conviction.”

Synonymes: belief, certainty

Antonymes: doubt, uncertainty

adjustable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The chair has an adjustable backrest.”

Synonymes: flexible, modifiable

Antonymes: fixed, rigid

versatile

Adjectif

Exemple: “This tool is versatile enough for many tasks.”

Synonymes: adaptable, flexible

Antonymes: limited, specialized

shortlist

Nom

Exemple: “Her name was added to the final shortlist.”

Synonymes: selected list

Antonymes: long list, rejection

sacrifice

Nom

Exemple: “Success often requires sacrifice.”

Synonymes: give up, offering

Antonymes: gain, self-indulgence

plausibly

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: believably, credibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, implausibly

pertinent

Adjectif

Exemple: “Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic.”

Synonymes: relevant, applicable

Antonymes: irrelevant, unrelated

deem

Verbe

Exemple: “The judge deemed the evidence unreliable.”

Synonymes: consider, regard

Antonymes: ignore, dismiss

cozy

Adjectif

Exemple: “We stayed in a cozy little cabin.”

Synonymes: comfortable, warm

Antonymes: cold, uncomfortable

acid

Nom

Exemple: “Lemon juice is acidic.”

Synonymes: sour, chemical acid

Antonymes: alkaline, sweet

fair

Adjectif

Exemple: “The teacher tried to be fair to everyone.”

Synonymes: just, reasonable

Antonymes: unfair

fade

Verbe

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

Synonymes: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonymes: brighten

deaf

Adjectif

Exemple: “The old man is almost deaf.”

Synonymes: unable to hear

Antonymes: hearing

coal

Nom

Exemple: “The old house was heated with coal.”

Synonymes: fuel

Antonymes:

bust

Adjectif

Exemple: “The business went bust after one year.”

Synonymes: break, collapse

Antonymes: succeed, repair

pit

Nom

Exemple: “Watch out for the deep pit.”

Synonymes: hole

Antonymes: hill

lay

Verbe

Exemple: “She laid the book on the table.”

Synonymes: put, place

Antonymes: lift

aim

Nom

Exemple: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Synonymes: goal, target

Antonymes: failure, miss

space

Nom

Exemple: “We need more space in this room.”

Synonymes: room, area

Antonymes: crowding

shape

Nom

Exemple: “What shape is the table?”

Synonymes: form

Antonymes:

meter

Nom

Exemple: “The table is one meter long.”

Synonymes: measure unit

Antonymes:

local

Adjectif

Exemple: “We bought fruit from a local shop.”

Synonymes: nearby, regional

Antonymes: foreign

fault

Nom

Exemple: “It was not my fault.”

Synonymes: blame, mistake

Antonymes: success, virtue