Vocabulaire

closed

Adjectif

Exemple: “The shop is closed.”

Synonymes: shut

Antonymes: open

contagion

Nom

Exemple: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Synonymes: infection, spread

Antonymes: immunity

oven

Nom

Exemple: “The cake is in the oven.”

Synonymes: cooker

Antonymes: fridge

pressurize

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not let them pressurize you into agreeing.”

Synonymes: coerce, pressure

Antonymes: relieve, ease

stuffiness

Nom

Exemple: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”

Synonymes: staleness, formality

Antonymes: freshness, openness

thus

Adverbe

Exemple: “The road was closed, thus we had to wait.”

Synonymes: therefore, in this way

Antonymes: however

sleep

Nom

Exemple: “I need more sleep these days.”

Synonymes: rest

Antonymes: wakefulness

voluntarily

Adverbe

Exemple: “He voluntarily disclosed the mistake to his manager.”

Synonymes: willingly

Antonymes: reluctantly

punch

Nom

Exemple: “He threw a punch and missed.”

Synonymes: hit

flute

Nom

Exemple: “She plays the flute in a band.”

pressurization

Nom

Exemple: “Cabin pressurization is vital during flights.”

Synonymes: compression

Antonymes: decompression

claustrophobic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room felt claustrophobic.”

Synonymes: confined

Antonymes: spacious

claustrophobia

Nom

Exemple: “She suffers from claustrophobia.”

Synonymes: fear of confined spaces

Antonymes:

open

/ˈoʊpən/

Exemple: “Open the door.”

Synonymes: conspicuous, candid, free

Antonymes: close, fold, shut