Vocabulaire

body

Nom

Exemple: “Exercise is good for the body.”

Synonymes: physical form

Antonymes: mind

embody

Verbe

Exemple: “She embodies courage.”

Synonymes: represent, express

Antonymes: contradict

corpse

Nom

Exemple: “The police found a corpse.”

Synonymes: dead body

Antonymes: living person

peninsula

Nom

Exemple: “A peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides.”

Synonymes: landform

Antonymes: island

oblige

Verbe

Exemple: “The law may oblige companies to report data.”

Synonymes: require, force

Antonymes: allow

legislation

Nom

Exemple: “New legislation affects businesses.”

Synonymes: laws, legal rules

Antonymes: lawlessness

injection

Nom

Exemple: “The nurse gave me an injection.”

Synonymes: shot

Antonymes: pill

infection

Nom

Exemple: “The infection needs treatment.”

Synonymes: disease, illness

Antonymes: health

title

Nom

Exemple: “Write the title at the top.”

Synonymes: heading, name

Antonymes: body text

chest

Nom

Exemple: “He has pain in his chest.”

Synonymes: upper body

Antonymes: back

lake

Nom

Exemple: “The lake is beautiful.”

Synonymes: water body

Antonymes: desert

temperature

Nom

Exemple: “The temperature is low today.”

Synonymes: heat level, degree

Antonymes: coldness

head

Nom

Exemple: “My head hurts.”

Synonymes: top of body

Antonymes: foot

hand

Nom

Exemple: “Wash your hands.”

Synonymes: palm

Antonymes: foot

bath

Nom

Exemple: “I take a bath at night.”

Synonymes: wash, bathtub

Antonymes: shower

leg

Nom

Exemple: “My leg is strong.”

Synonymes: limb

Antonymes: arm

eye

Nom

Exemple: “She has blue eyes.”

Synonymes: sight organ

Antonymes: ear

ear

Nom

Exemple: “My ear hurts.”

Synonymes: hearing organ

Antonymes: eye

database

Nom

Exemple: “The words are stored in a database.”

ingratiate

Verbe

Exemple: “He tried to ingratiate himself with the boss.”

Synonymes: charm, curry favor

Antonymes: alienate, offend

elasticity

Nom

Exemple: “The material has excellent elasticity.”

Synonymes: flexibility, stretchiness

Antonymes: rigidity, stiffness

convoluted

Adjectif

Exemple: “The instructions were so convoluted that nobody understood them.”

Synonymes: complicated, twisted

Antonymes: simple, straightforward

allegation

Nom

Exemple: “The allegation was denied by the company.”

Synonymes: claim, accusation

Antonymes: proof, vindication

adrenaline

Nom

Exemple: “The race gave him a rush of adrenaline.”

Synonymes: stress hormone, rush

Antonymes: calm

axis

Nom

Exemple: “The Earth turns on its axis.”

Synonymes: center line

Antonymes:

fat

Nom

Exemple: “Too much fat in food can be unhealthy.”

Synonymes: grease, overweight

Antonymes: thin, lean

bum

Nom

Exemple: “He slipped and landed on his bum.”

Synonymes: bottom

Antonymes:

bow

Nom

Exemple: “The actor took a bow after the performance.”

Synonymes: bend, curve

Antonymes: stand straight

tuberculosis

Nom

Exemple: “Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.”

Synonymes: TB

Antonymes: health

lie

Verbe

Exemple: “Please lie down and rest.”

Synonymes: rest, falsehood

Antonymes: stand, truth

arm

Nom

Exemple: “He hurt his arm while playing football.”

Synonymes: limb

Antonymes: leg

shore

Nom

Exemple: “We could see the shore from the boat.”

Synonymes: coast, bank

Antonymes: sea

shade

Nom

Exemple: “We sat in the shade under a tree.”

Synonymes: shadow

Antonymes: sunlight

blood

Nom

Exemple: “There was blood on his shirt after the accident.”

Synonymes:

Antonymes:

belly

Nom

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

Synonymes: stomach, tummy

Antonymes: back

wear

Verbe

Exemple: “I wear glasses at school.”

Synonymes: put on

Antonymes: remove

mind

Nom

Exemple: “She has a creative mind.”

Synonymes: brain, thought

Antonymes: body

waterfront

Nom

Exemple: “The city plans to redevelop the old waterfront.”

Synonymes: shoreline, seafront

Antonymes: inland

star

Nom

Exemple: “That young actor became a star very quickly.”

Synonymes: celebrity, sun-like body

Antonymes: ordinary person

soul

Nom

Exemple: “Music can touch the soul.”

Synonymes: spirit

Antonymes: body

lead

Verbe

Exemple: “She will lead the new project team.”

Synonymes: guide, direct

Antonymes: follow

kiss

Verbe

Exemple: “She gave her son a kiss before school.”

Synonymes: peck

Antonymes: slap

sleep

Nom

Exemple: “I need more sleep these days.”

Synonymes: rest

Antonymes: wakefulness

accountability

Nom

Exemple: “Accountability prevents “everyone’s job” from becoming nobody’s.”

Synonymes: responsibility

Antonymes: impunity

disparagement

Nom

Exemple: “Public disparagement can trigger legal and reputational risk.”

Synonymes: denigration

Antonymes: praise

flesh

Nom

Exemple: “The cut was deep, into the flesh.”

Synonymes: skin and muscle

comet

Nom

Exemple: “We saw a comet in the sky.”

bleed

Verbe

Exemple: “My finger started to bleed.”

bathe

Verbe

Exemple: “I like to bathe in the sea in summer.”

Synonymes: wash

nobody

Pronom

Exemple: “Nobody knows the answer.”

Synonymes: no one

Antonymes: everyone

injure

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t injure your hand.”

Synonymes: hurt

Antonymes: heal

anybody

Pronom

Exemple: “Does anybody know?”

Synonymes: anyone

Antonymes: nobody

anyone

Pronom

Exemple: “Anyone can do it.”

Synonymes: anybody

Antonymes: no one

orbit

Nom

Exemple: “The Earth moves in orbit around the Sun.”

Synonymes: path

Antonymes:

feather

Nom

Exemple: “The bird has soft feathers.”

Synonymes: plume

Antonymes:

everyone

Pronom

Exemple: “Everyone is here.”

Synonymes: everybody

Antonymes: no one

someone

Pronom

Exemple: “Someone is at the door.”

Synonymes: somebody

Antonymes: no one

tolerate

/ˈtɑːləreɪt/

Exemple: “I won’t tolerate disrespect.”

Synonymes: abide, endure, stand

sit

/sɪt/

Exemple: “Sit here.”

Synonymes: model, pose, posture

Antonymes: lie, rise, arise