Vocabulaire

beginner

Nom

Exemple: “I am a beginner in English.”

Synonymes: learner, new student

Antonymes: expert

beguilingly

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: charmingly, captivatingly

Antonymes: repulsively, harshly

begin

Verbe

Exemple: “Let’s begin the lesson.”

Synonymes: start

Antonymes: finish

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

neophyte

Nom

Exemple: “He is a neophyte in programming.”

Synonymes: beginner, novice

Antonymes: expert

disperse

Verbe

Exemple: “The crowd began to disperse.”

Synonymes: scatter, spread out

Antonymes: gather

nascent

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: emerging, developing

Antonymes: mature

diffuse

Verbe

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

Synonymes: spread, disperse

Antonymes: concentrate

axiom

Nom

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

Synonymes: principle, truth

Antonymes: contradiction

resent

Verbe

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

Synonymes: dislike, feel bitter about

Antonymes: appreciate

legacy

Nom

Exemple: “His legacy is still important today.”

Synonymes: heritage, inheritance

Antonymes: new beginning

analyst

Nom

Exemple: “The analyst studied the data.”

Synonymes: researcher, specialist

Antonymes: beginner

specialist

Nom

Exemple: “We need a specialist.”

Synonymes: expert, professional

Antonymes: beginner

afternoon

Nom

Exemple: “I play football in the afternoon.”

Synonymes: daytime

Antonymes: morning, night

depressive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel has a depressive atmosphere from beginning to end.”

Synonymes: gloomy, bleak

Antonymes: uplifting, cheerful

congregate

Verbe

Exemple: “Large crowds began to congregate outside.”

Synonymes: gather, assemble

Antonymes: disperse, scatter

curl

Verbe

Exemple: “Her hair began to curl in the rain.”

Synonymes: twist, coil

Antonymes: straighten

clap

Verbe

Exemple: “The audience began to clap loudly.”

Synonymes: applaud

Antonymes: boo

sob

Verbe

Exemple: “She began to sob after hearing the news.”

Synonymes: cry hard

Antonymes: laugh

sag

Verbe

Exemple: “The old roof began to sag.”

Synonymes: droop, sink

Antonymes: rise, tighten

chemotherapy

Nom

Exemple: “She began chemotherapy after the diagnosis.”

Synonymes: cancer treatment

Antonymes:

fade

Verbe

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

Synonymes: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonymes: brighten

bark

Verbe

Exemple: “The dog began to bark at the stranger.”

Synonymes: woof, tree skin

Antonymes: be quiet

hop

Verbe

Exemple: “The rabbit began to hop across the field.”

Synonymes: jump lightly

Antonymes: stand still

introduction

Nom

Exemple: “The book has a short introduction at the beginning.”

Synonymes: opening, presentation

Antonymes: conclusion

nice

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a very nice teacher.”

Synonymes: kind, pleasant

Antonymes: mean, nasty

meet

Verbe

Exemple: “Let’s meet after school.”

Synonymes: see, greet

Antonymes: miss

soliloquize

Verbe

Exemple: “The actor paused, then began to soliloquize.”

Synonymes: monologue, speak to oneself

Antonymes: converse, dialogue

materialize

Verbe

Exemple: “Their fears began to materialize after the merger.”

Synonymes: appear, come into being

Antonymes: vanish, dissolve

crystallize

Verbe

Exemple: “Her views began to crystallize after months of debate.”

Synonymes: solidify, clarify

Antonymes: blur, dissolve

domesticate

Verbe

Exemple: “Early humans began to domesticate animals thousands of years ago.”

Synonymes: tame, civilize

Antonymes: wild, feralize

sink

Verbe

Exemple: “The boat began to sink in the storm.”

Synonymes: go under, basin

Antonymes: float, rise

melt

Verbe

Exemple: “Ice begins to melt in the sun.”

Synonymes: liquefy

Antonymes: freeze

limp

Verbe

Exemple: “He began to limp after the match.”

Synonymes: walk unevenly

Antonymes: walk normally

gather

Verbe

Exemple: “People began to gather in the square.”

Synonymes: collect, come together

Antonymes: scatter

ending

Nom

Exemple: “The movie had a surprising ending.”

Synonymes: finish, conclusion

Antonymes: beginning

common

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a common mistake among beginners.”

Synonymes: usual, shared

Antonymes: rare, uncommon

thank

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to thank you for your help.”

Synonymes: express gratitude

Antonymes: insult

start

Nom

Exemple: “The movie will start in five minutes.”

Synonymes: begin

Antonymes: end

sorry

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am sorry for being late.”

Synonymes: apologetic

Antonymes: unapologetic

plead

Verbe

Exemple: “He pleaded for another chance.”

Synonymes: beg

mercy

Nom

Exemple: “He begged for mercy.”

Synonymes: compassion

Antonymes: cruelty

source

Nom

Exemple: “What is your source?”

Synonymes: origin

morning

Nom

Exemple: “I drink coffee in the morning.”

Synonymes: early day

Antonymes: evening

evening

Nom

Exemple: “I read in the evening.”

Synonymes: nightfall

Antonymes: morning

spring

Nom

Exemple: “Spring is warm.”

Synonymes: springtime

Antonymes: autumn

excuse

Nom

Exemple: “Excuse me, where is the bank?”

Synonymes: sorry

Antonymes: blame

spark

Verbe

Exemple: “The idea sparked interest.”

Synonymes: ignite

Antonymes: extinguish

quake

Verbe

Exemple: “The ground began to quake.”

Synonymes: shake

Antonymes: steady

early

Adjectif

Exemple: “I wake up early.”

Synonymes: soon

Antonymes: late

new

Adjectif

Exemple: “I have a new phone.”

Synonymes: fresh

Antonymes: old

prevaricate

/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

Exemple: “He began to prevaricate when questioned.”

Synonymes: palter, equivocate, tergiversate

threshold

/ˈθreʃhoʊld/

Exemple: “We passed the profitability threshold.”

Synonymes: verge, limen, brink

name

/neɪm/

Exemple: “My name is Anna.”

Synonymes: epithet, constitute, call

night

/naɪt/

Exemple: “Good night.”

Synonymes: dark, nighttime, nox

Antonymes: daylight, day, daytime

no

/noʊ/

Exemple: “No, I don’t know.”

Synonymes: no more, nobelium, atomic number 102

Antonymes: yes

yes

/jes/

Exemple: “Yes, I understand.”

Antonymes: no

please

/pliːz/

Exemple: “Please sit down.”

Synonymes: delight

Antonymes: displease

goodbye

/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/

Exemple: “Goodbye! See you tomorrow.”

Synonymes: adieu, bye, cheerio

hello

/həˈloʊ/

Exemple: “Hello! Nice to meet you.”

Synonymes: hullo, how-do-you-do, hi