Vocabulaire

cause

Verbe

Exemple: “Stress can cause headaches.”

Synonymes: reason, make happen

Antonymes: prevent

engender

Verbe

Exemple: “Trust can engender cooperation.”

Synonymes: cause, produce

Antonymes: prevent

seismic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The region has seismic activity.”

Synonymes: earthquake-related

Antonymes: stable

prolong

Verbe

Exemple: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Synonymes: extend, lengthen

Antonymes: shorten

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

induce

Verbe

Exemple: “Stress can induce headaches.”

Synonymes: cause, trigger

Antonymes: prevent

provoke

Verbe

Exemple: “His words may provoke anger.”

Synonymes: trigger, cause

Antonymes: calm

trauma

Nom

Exemple: “The accident caused emotional trauma.”

Synonymes: shock, injury

Antonymes: healing

render

Verbe

Exemple: “The error can render the software useless.”

Synonymes: make, produce

Antonymes: preserve

redundancy

Nom

Exemple: “The report suffers from redundancy in several sections.”

Synonymes: superfluity, repetition

Antonymes: necessity, economy

proverbial

Adjectif

Exemple: “He displayed the proverbial patience of a teacher.”

Synonymes: well-known, famous

Antonymes: unfamiliar, unusual

procedural

Adjectif

Exemple: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

Synonymes: formal, process-related

Antonymes: substantive, informal

laryngitis

Nom

Exemple: “She lost her voice because of laryngitis.”

Synonymes: throat inflammation

Antonymes:

dissension

Nom

Exemple: “The policy caused dissension within the party.”

Synonymes: discord, disagreement

Antonymes: harmony, unity

perpetuate

Verbe

Exemple: “Such myths only perpetuate fear.”

Synonymes: maintain, continue

Antonymes: end, eliminate

viciously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The animal attacked viciously.”

Synonymes: cruelly, ferociously

Antonymes: gently, kindly

startling

Adjectif

Exemple: “The study revealed a startling result.”

Synonymes: surprising, shocking

Antonymes: ordinary, expected

cure

Nom

Exemple: “Doctors are looking for a cure for the disease.”

Synonymes: heal, remedy

Antonymes: cause, worsen

clog

Verbe

Exemple: “Hair can clog the drain.”

Synonymes: block, jam

Antonymes: clear

tan

Nom

Exemple: “She got a deep tan on vacation.”

Synonymes: brown skin from sun

Antonymes: pale

jam

Nom

Exemple: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”

Synonymes: preserve, blockage

Antonymes: clear road

dull

Adjectif

Exemple: “The lecture was long and dull.”

Synonymes: boring, blunt

Antonymes: interesting, sharp

bust

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: break, collapse

Antonymes: succeed, repair

bore

Verbe

Exemple: “Long speeches bore me.”

Synonymes: tire, make uninterested

Antonymes: interest, excite

misunderstanding

Nom

Exemple: “Their argument started because of a misunderstanding.”

Synonymes: confusion, mistake

Antonymes: understanding, clarity

spill

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to spill the juice.”

Synonymes: pour out by accident

Antonymes: save

shade

Nom

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

Synonymes: shadow

Antonymes: sunlight

cover

Verbe

Exemple: “Clouds covered the sun.”

Synonymes: hide, protect

Antonymes: uncover

bored

Adjectif

Exemple: “I get bored when I have nothing to do.”

Synonymes: uninterested, tired of

Antonymes: interested, excited

annoy

Verbe

Exemple: “Loud music can annoy the neighbors.”

Synonymes: bother, irritate

Antonymes: please

sick

Adjectif

Exemple: “He stayed home because he was sick.”

Synonymes: ill

Antonymes: healthy

need

Verbe

Exemple: “We need help now.”

Synonymes: require

Antonymes: have enough

tranquilize

Verbe

Exemple: “The animal had to be tranquilized before treatment.”

Synonymes: sedate, calm

Antonymes: stimulate, agitate

resuscitate

Verbe

Exemple: “Doctors managed to resuscitate the patient.”

Synonymes: revive, restore consciousness

Antonymes: kill, extinguish

disseminate

Verbe

Exemple: “The findings were disseminated through academic journals.”

Synonymes: circulate, spread

Antonymes: suppress, withhold

crystallize

Verbe

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

Synonymes: solidify, clarify

Antonymes: blur, dissolve

abhorrently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The prisoners were treated abhorrently by the regime.”

Synonymes: repulsively, detestably

Antonymes: admirably, decently

malfunction

Nom

Exemple: “A software malfunction caused the system to shut down.”

Synonymes: breakdown, failure

Antonymes: proper operation, function

fanatically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He defended the idea fanatically, refusing any criticism.”

Synonymes: obsessively, extremely

Antonymes: moderately, reasonably

fear

Nom

Exemple: “Fear can stop people from taking action.”

Synonymes: terror, anxiety

Antonymes: courage

tear

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to tear the paper.”

Synonymes: rip, drop from eye

Antonymes: mend, repair

soul

Nom

Exemple: “Music can touch the soul.”

Synonymes: spirit

Antonymes: body

sore

Adjectif

Exemple: “My throat feels sore this morning.”

Synonymes: painful, tender

Antonymes: healthy

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

hurt

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to hurt your back.”

Synonymes: injure, harm

Antonymes: heal

effect

Nom

Exemple: “The medicine had a quick effect.”

Synonymes: result, impact

Antonymes: cause

bother

Verbe

Exemple: “Sorry to bother you so late.”

Synonymes: disturb, annoy

Antonymes: comfort

hurry

Verbe

Exemple: “We need to hurry or we’ll be late.”

Synonymes: rush

Antonymes: delay

gravitational

Adjectif

Exemple: “Gravitational forces shape the motion of planets.”

Synonymes: gravity-related

consternation

Nom

Exemple: “The announcement caused consternation across the industry.”

Synonymes: dismay

Antonymes: reassurance

detrimentally

Adverbe

Exemple: “Cutting corners can detrimentally affect quality.”

Synonymes: harmfully

Antonymes: beneficially

complementary

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their skills are complementary, not overlapping.”

Synonymes: supplementary

Antonymes: conflicting

anticlimactic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The ending felt anticlimactic after so much build-up.”

Synonymes: underwhelming

Antonymes: dramatic

unmanageable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The workload became unmanageable without extra help.”

Synonymes: out of control

Antonymes: manageable

remorsefully

Adverbe

Exemple: “He apologized remorsefully for the harm he caused.”

Synonymes: regretfully

Antonymes: remorselessly

stressfully

Adverbe

Exemple: “The negotiation ended stressfully, with no clear outcome.”

Synonymes: tensely

Antonymes: calmly

startlingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The results were startlingly different from our forecast.”

Synonymes: shockingly

prick

Verbe

Exemple: “I pricked my finger on a needle.”

Synonymes: pierce

glare

Nom

Exemple: “I couldn’t see because of the glare on the screen.”

Synonymes: glare/brightness

furor

Nom

Exemple: “His comment caused a public furor.”

Synonymes: uproar

Antonymes: calm

loyal

Adjectif

Exemple: “A loyal friend supports you.”

Synonymes: faithful

Antonymes: betraying

drown

Verbe

Exemple: “He almost drowned in the river.”

because

Conjonction

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

Synonymes: since

reason

Nom

Exemple: “What is the reason?”

Synonymes: cause

lonely

Adjectif

Exemple: “I feel lonely today.”

Synonymes: alone

Antonymes: together

spark

Verbe

Exemple: “The idea sparked interest.”

Synonymes: ignite

Antonymes: extinguish

since

Préposition

Exemple: “I have lived here since 2015.”

Synonymes: because

Antonymes: until

quake

Verbe

Exemple: “The ground began to quake.”

Synonymes: shake

Antonymes: steady

destroy

Verbe

Exemple: “The fire destroyed the house.”

Synonymes: ruin

Antonymes: build

latent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The conflict had latent causes.”

Synonymes: hidden, dormant

Antonymes: overt

wonder

Verbe

Exemple: “I wonder what will happen.”

Synonymes: think, question

Antonymes: know

result

Nom

Exemple: “The result was positive.”

Synonymes: outcome, effect

Antonymes: cause

safe

Adjectif

Exemple: “The area is safe at night.”

Synonymes: secure

Antonymes: dangerous

contentious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The decision to pivot was contentious inside the team.”

controversy

/ˈkɑːntrəvɝːsi/

Exemple: “The decision caused controversy.”

Synonymes: contention, tilt, argument

outcome

/ˈaʊtkʌm/

Exemple: “The outcome was positive.”

Synonymes: issue, consequence, effect

consequence

/ˈkɑːnsɪkwens/

Exemple: “Every action has consequences.”

Synonymes: issue, effect, outcome

Antonymes: inconsequence