Vocabulaire

bereft

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room was bereft of furniture.”

Synonymes: deprived, without

Antonymes: full

bench

Nom

Exemple: “We sit on the bench.”

Synonymes: seat

Antonymes: floor

belt

Nom

Exemple: “I need a belt.”

Synonymes: strap

Antonymes: button

beer

Nom

Exemple: “He drinks beer.”

Synonymes: alcoholic drink

Antonymes: water

beginner

Nom

Exemple: “I am a beginner in English.”

Synonymes: learner, new student

Antonymes: expert

bed

Nom

Exemple: “I sleep in my bed.”

Synonymes: sleeping place

Antonymes: chair

bedroom

Nom

Exemple: “My bedroom is small.”

Synonymes: sleeping room

Antonymes: bathroom

believably

Adverbe

Exemple: “She played the role believably.”

Synonymes: convincingly, plausibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, badly

beforehand

Adverbe

Exemple: “Please let us know beforehand if you cannot come.”

Synonymes: in advance, earlier

Antonymes: afterward, later

bend

Verbe

Exemple: “Bend your knees slightly.”

Synonymes: curve, lean

Antonymes: straighten

beam

Nom

Exemple: “A beam of sunlight entered the room.”

Synonymes: ray, support bar

Antonymes: shadow

beak

Nom

Exemple: “The bird held a seed in its beak.”

Synonymes: bird mouth

Antonymes:

bent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The metal rod is bent.”

Synonymes: curved, not straight

Antonymes: straight

beat

Verbe

Exemple: “Our team beat the champions last night.”

Synonymes: defeat, hit

Antonymes: lose

bet

Verbe

Exemple: “I bet it will rain tonight.”

Synonymes: wager, guess

Antonymes: know

belly

Nom

Exemple: “The baby laughed and touched his belly.”

Synonymes: stomach, tummy

Antonymes: back

beneficiary

Nom

Exemple: “She was named the sole beneficiary of the estate.”

Synonymes: recipient, heir

Antonymes: donor, giver

belligerent

Adjectif

Exemple: “His belligerent tone made negotiation impossible.”

Synonymes: hostile, combative

Antonymes: peaceful, conciliatory

beguilingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She smiled beguilingly and changed the subject.”

Synonymes: charmingly, captivatingly

Antonymes: repulsively, harshly

beyond

Préposition

Exemple: “The village lies beyond the hills.”

Synonymes: farther than, outside

Antonymes: within

belong

Verbe

Exemple: “These keys belong to my brother.”

Synonymes: be owned by

Antonymes: be separate from

below

Préposition

Exemple: “Please read the text below.”

Synonymes: under

Antonymes: above

begin

Verbe

Exemple: “Let’s begin the lesson.”

Synonymes: start

Antonymes: finish

belligerence

Nom

Exemple: “His belligerence turned a minor dispute into a crisis.”

Synonymes: aggressiveness

Antonymes: conciliation

beast

Nom

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

Synonymes: wild animal

besides

Préposition

Exemple: “Besides English, I study Russian.”

Synonymes: also

between

Préposition

Exemple: “The ball is between the boxes.”

Synonymes: in the middle of

because

Conjonction

Exemple: “I am happy because it is Friday.”

Synonymes: since

better

Adjectif

Exemple: “I feel better today.”

Synonymes: improved

Antonymes: worse

beside

Préposition

Exemple: “Sit beside me.”

Synonymes: next to

Antonymes: far from

behind

Préposition

Exemple: “The car is behind the bus.”

Synonymes: at the back

Antonymes: in front of

before

Préposition

Exemple: “Wash your hands before dinner.”

Synonymes: earlier

Antonymes: after

become

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to become a doctor.”

Synonymes: turn, grow

Antonymes: remain

believe

Verbe

Exemple: “I believe him.”

Synonymes: trust, think

Antonymes: doubt

benefit

/ˈbenɪfɪt/

Exemple: “Exercise has many benefits.”

Synonymes: welfare, do good, gain

behave

/bɪˈheɪv/

Exemple: “Please behave politely in the meeting.”

Synonymes: conduct, carry, act

Antonymes: misdemean, misbehave

bye

Interjection

Exemple: “Bye! Have a good day.”

Synonymes: goodbye, see you

Antonymes: hello, hi

hi

Interjection

Exemple: “Hi! How are you?”

Synonymes: hello, hey

Antonymes: bye, goodbye

veritable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room was a veritable museum.”

Synonymes: true, real

Antonymes: fake

proscribe

Verbe

Exemple: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Synonymes: ban, forbid

Antonymes: permit

malicious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The email contained malicious software.”

Synonymes: harmful, evil

Antonymes: benign

intrinsic

Adjectif

Exemple: “Education has intrinsic value.”

Synonymes: inherent, essential

Antonymes: external

incumbent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The incumbent president won the election.”

Synonymes: current, officeholder

Antonymes: challenger

disparage

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not disparage other people’s work.”

Synonymes: belittle, criticize

Antonymes: praise

anonymity

Nom

Exemple: “The platform protects user anonymity.”

Synonymes: namelessness, privacy

Antonymes: identification

neophyte

Nom

Exemple: “He is a neophyte in programming.”

Synonymes: beginner, novice

Antonymes: expert

mutinous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The soldiers became mutinous.”

Synonymes: rebellious, disobedient

Antonymes: obedient

moribund

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company was moribund before the merger.”

Synonymes: dying, declining

Antonymes: thriving

maverick

Nom

Exemple: “He is a maverick in the industry.”

Synonymes: nonconformist, rebel

Antonymes: conformist

indolent

Adjectif

Exemple: “He became indolent after graduation.”

Synonymes: lazy, idle

Antonymes: diligent

hitherto

Adverbe

Exemple: “This method was hitherto unknown.”

Synonymes: until now, so far

Antonymes: from now on

envisage

Verbe

Exemple: “I envisage a better future.”

Synonymes: imagine, foresee

Antonymes: ignore

disperse

Verbe

Exemple: “The crowd began to disperse.”

Synonymes: scatter, spread out

Antonymes: gather

utility

Nom

Exemple: “This tool has great utility.”

Synonymes: usefulness, value

Antonymes: uselessness

secular

Adjectif

Exemple: “The school has a secular policy.”

Synonymes: nonreligious

Antonymes: religious

prolong

Verbe

Exemple: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Synonymes: extend, lengthen

Antonymes: shorten

nascent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The startup is in a nascent market.”

Synonymes: emerging, developing

Antonymes: mature

mediate

Verbe

Exemple: “She helped mediate the conflict.”

Synonymes: intervene, negotiate

Antonymes: provoke

kinetic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The object has kinetic energy.”

Synonymes: motion-related

Antonymes: static

diffuse

Verbe

Exemple: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”

Synonymes: spread, disperse

Antonymes: concentrate

deficit

Nom

Exemple: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Synonymes: shortage, lack

Antonymes: surplus

condone

Verbe

Exemple: “We cannot condone cheating.”

Synonymes: allow, accept

Antonymes: condemn

repute

Nom

Exemple: “The university is of high repute.”

Synonymes: reputation, standing

Antonymes: disgrace

myriad

Adjectif

Exemple: “There are myriad ways to learn English.”

Synonymes: countless, many

Antonymes: few

liaise

Verbe

Exemple: “I will liaise with the legal team.”

Synonymes: coordinate, communicate

Antonymes: disconnect

jargon

Nom

Exemple: “The report uses too much jargon.”

Synonymes: technical language, terminology

Antonymes: plain language

hinder

Verbe

Exemple: “Noise can hinder learning.”

Synonymes: block, impede

Antonymes: assist

corpse

Nom

Exemple: “The police found a corpse.”

Synonymes: dead body

Antonymes: living person

adhere

Verbe

Exemple: “Employees must adhere to the rules.”

Synonymes: follow, obey

Antonymes: violate

feign

Verbe

Exemple: “He tried to feign surprise.”

Synonymes: pretend, fake

Antonymes: reveal

exude

Verbe

Exemple: “She exudes confidence.”

Synonymes: radiate, show

Antonymes: hide

embed

Verbe

Exemple: “Embed the video on the website.”

Synonymes: insert, place inside

Antonymes: remove

axiom

Nom

Exemple: “This theory begins with a simple axiom.”

Synonymes: principle, truth

Antonymes: contradiction

adorn

Verbe

Exemple: “Flowers adorn the room.”

Synonymes: decorate, embellish

Antonymes: strip

landscape

Nom

Exemple: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Synonymes: scenery, view

Antonymes: city interior

intuition

Nom

Exemple: “My intuition tells me this is wrong.”

Synonymes: instinct, gut feeling

Antonymes: logic

inclusion

Nom

Exemple: “Inclusion is important in education.”

Synonymes: involvement, participation

Antonymes: exclusion

alignment

Nom

Exemple: “The team needs better alignment.”

Synonymes: coordination, agreement

Antonymes: misalignment

credible

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need a credible source.”

Synonymes: reliable, believable

Antonymes: unreliable

conceive

Verbe

Exemple: “It is hard to conceive a better plan.”

Synonymes: imagine, think of

Antonymes: misunderstand