Vocabulaire

about

Préposition

Exemple: “We talked about the new project.”

Synonymes: regarding

Antonymes: ignoring

grievance

Nom

Exemple: “Employees filed a grievance.”

Synonymes: complaint, objection

Antonymes: satisfaction

phantom

Nom

Exemple: “The story is about a phantom.”

Synonymes: ghost, illusion

Antonymes: reality

frolic

Verbe

Exemple: “Children frolic in the park.”

Synonymes: play, jump around

Antonymes: mourn

qualm

Nom

Exemple: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Synonymes: doubt, hesitation

Antonymes: certainty

brood

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t brood over small mistakes.”

Synonymes: worry, dwell

Antonymes: forget

angst

Nom

Exemple: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Synonymes: anxiety, worry

Antonymes: calm

resent

Verbe

Exemple: “He began to resent the unfair decision.”

Synonymes: dislike, feel bitter about

Antonymes: appreciate

label

Nom

Exemple: “Read the label on the bottle.”

Synonymes: tag, sticker

Antonymes: unmarked item

lecture

Nom

Exemple: “The lecture starts at ten.”

Synonymes: talk, lesson

Antonymes: break

novel

Nom

Exemple: “I am reading a novel.”

Synonymes: fiction book

Antonymes: textbook

essay

Nom

Exemple: “Write an essay about your family.”

Synonymes: composition, short paper

Antonymes: list

interest

Nom

Exemple: “I have an interest in music.”

Synonymes: curiosity, attention

Antonymes: boredom

venomously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke venomously about his rivals.”

Synonymes: maliciously, bitterly

Antonymes: kindly, warmly

surrealism

Nom

Exemple: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Synonymes: art movement

Antonymes: realism

perceptive

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made a perceptive comment about the novel.”

Synonymes: insightful, observant

Antonymes: unaware, dull

animatedly

Adverbe

Exemple: “They were talking animatedly about the election.”

Synonymes: lively, energetically

Antonymes: quietly, lifelessly

reminisce

Verbe

Exemple: “We sat for hours and reminisced about university.”

Synonymes: recall, remember fondly

Antonymes: forget, overlook

brag

Verbe

Exemple: “He likes to brag about his success.”

Synonymes: boast

Antonymes: be modest

environmentalist

Nom

Exemple: “The environmentalist spoke about climate change.”

Synonymes: green activist

Antonymes: polluter

rumor

Nom

Exemple: “I heard a rumor about a new teacher.”

Synonymes: gossip

Antonymes: fact

death

Nom

Exemple: “The story is about life and death.”

Synonymes: end of life

Antonymes: life

argue

Verbe

Exemple: “They often argue about money.”

Synonymes: fight, debate

Antonymes: agree

will

Verbe

Exemple: “I will call you tomorrow.”

Synonymes: shall

Antonymes: won't

when

Conjonction

Exemple: “When do you go to school?”

Synonymes: at what time

Antonymes:

what

Pronom

Exemple: “What is your name?”

Synonymes: which thing

Antonymes:

sure

Adjectif

Exemple: “Are you sure about your answer?”

Synonymes: certain

Antonymes: unsure

unpromising

Adjectif

Exemple: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Synonymes: discouraging, bleak

Antonymes: promising, hopeful

stipulation

Nom

Exemple: “The contract included a stipulation about late payment.”

Synonymes: condition, provision

Antonymes: omission, freedom

puritanical

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel satirizes puritanical attitudes toward pleasure.”

Synonymes: strict, moralistic

Antonymes: permissive, liberal

disparaging

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made several disparaging remarks about his work.”

Synonymes: derogatory, belittling

Antonymes: complimentary, respectful

unsettling

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was something deeply unsettling about the silence in the house.”

Synonymes: disturbing, disquieting

Antonymes: comforting, reassuring

talk

Verbe

Exemple: “We need to talk about the budget.”

Synonymes: speak, discuss

Antonymes: stay silent

admire

Verbe

Exemple: “I really admire her patience.”

Synonymes: respect, appreciate

Antonymes: dislike

thing

Nom

Exemple: “That is the best thing about this job.”

Synonymes: object, matter

Antonymes: nothing

study

Nom

Exemple: “I study English every evening.”

Synonymes: learn

Antonymes: ignore

sorry

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am sorry for being late.”

Synonymes: apologetic

Antonymes: unapologetic

judge

Nom

Exemple: “Do not judge people too quickly.”

Synonymes: evaluate

Antonymes: ignore

every

Déterminant

Exemple: “She calls her mother every day.”

Synonymes: each

Antonymes: none

angry

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was angry about the delay.”

Synonymes: mad, upset

Antonymes: calm, happy

nostalgically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke nostalgically about the early days of the company.”

Synonymes: wistfully

Antonymes: matter-of-factly

deprecatingly

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: self-effacingly

Antonymes: proudly

sentimentally

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke sentimentally about his childhood home.”

Synonymes: emotionally

Antonymes: coldly

knowledgeable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She’s knowledgeable about data privacy and compliance.”

Synonymes: well-informed

Antonymes: ignorant

insensitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke insensitively about a painful event.”

Synonymes: tactlessly

Antonymes: sensitively

inexhaustible

Adjectif

Exemple: “She has an inexhaustible curiosity about people.”

Synonymes: boundless

Antonymes: limited

conscientious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is conscientious about privacy and security.”

Synonymes: diligent

Antonymes: careless

insightfully

Adverbe

Exemple: “She spoke insightfully about the risks and trade-offs.”

Synonymes: perceptively

Antonymes: naively

ecstatically

Adverbe

Exemple: “She spoke ecstatically about the opportunity.”

Synonymes: joyfully

Antonymes: miserably

apprehensive

Adjectif

Exemple: “I felt apprehensive about the outcome of the trial.”

Synonymes: uneasy

Antonymes: confident

queer

Adjectif

Exemple: “There’s something queer about this story.”

Synonymes: odd

Antonymes: normal

picky

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is picky about food quality.”

Synonymes: fussy

Antonymes: easygoing

ounce

Nom

Exemple: “The bottle contains eight ounces of water.”

nomad

Nom

Exemple: “Nomads move from place to place.”

Synonymes: wanderer

Antonymes: settler

fight

Verbe

Exemple: “They fought about money.”

Synonymes: argue

Antonymes: make peace

boast

Verbe

Exemple: “He always boasts about his success.”

Synonymes: brag

Antonymes: be modest

beast

Nom

Exemple: “The story is about a wild beast.”

Synonymes: wild animal

certain

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am certain about it.”

Synonymes: sure

Antonymes: uncertain

wander

Verbe

Exemple: “We wandered around the city.”

Synonymes: roam

Antonymes: stay

regret

Verbe

Exemple: “I regret my words.”

Synonymes: be sorry

excited

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am excited about the trip.”

Synonymes: happy

Antonymes: bored

future

Nom

Exemple: “I think about the future.”

Synonymes: time ahead

Antonymes: past

either

Déterminant

Exemple: “You can have either tea or coffee.”

Synonymes: one or the other

Antonymes: both

afraid

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am afraid of dogs.”

Synonymes: scared

Antonymes: brave

would

Verbe

Exemple: “Would you like some tea?”

Synonymes: would like

where

Conjonction

Exemple: “Where is my phone?”

Synonymes: in what place

topic

Nom

Exemple: “This topic is interesting.”

Synonymes: subject

contemptuously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke contemptuously about the proposal.”

Synonymes: scornfully

Antonymes: respectfully

self-conscious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She felt self-conscious about her accent.”

Synonymes: insecure

Antonymes: confident

explore

Verbe

Exemple: “We want to explore the city.”

Synonymes: discover

Antonymes: ignore

ambivalence

Nom

Exemple: “She felt ambivalence about the decision.”

Synonymes: uncertainty, conflict

Antonymes: certainty

wonder

Verbe

Exemple: “I wonder what will happen.”

Synonymes: think, question

Antonymes: know

warn

Verbe

Exemple: “They warned us about the storm.”

Synonymes: alert, inform

Antonymes: ignore

share

Verbe

Exemple: “She shared her experience.”

Synonymes: divide, exchange

Antonymes: keep

care

Verbe

Exemple: “She cares about her family.”

Synonymes: mind, look after

Antonymes: ignore

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Exemple: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

Synonymes: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

quixotic

/kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/

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

Synonymes: impractical, wild-eyed, romantic

harangue

/həˈræŋ/

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

Synonymes: rant, ranting

fastidious

/fæˈstɪdiəs/

Exemple: “He is fastidious about details.”

Synonymes: meticulous, dainty, exacting

Antonymes: unfastidious

debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

Exemple: “They had a debate about the issue.”

Synonymes: deliberate, contend, consider