Vocabulaire

cover

Verbe

Exemple: “Clouds covered the sun.”

Synonymes: hide, protect

Antonymes: uncover

ceiling

Nom

Exemple: “The lamp is on the ceiling.”

Synonymes: top of room

Antonymes: floor

discovery

Nom

Exemple: “The discovery changed science.”

Synonymes: finding, revelation

Antonymes: loss

scarf

Nom

Exemple: “She wears a warm scarf.”

Synonymes: neck covering

Antonymes: hat

glove

Nom

Exemple: “I wear a glove in winter.”

Synonymes: hand covering

Antonymes: bare hand

sock

Nom

Exemple: “I lost one sock.”

Synonymes: footwear

Antonymes: shoe

roof

Nom

Exemple: “The roof is red.”

Synonymes: top of house

Antonymes: floor

window

Nom

Exemple: “Open the window, please.”

Synonymes: glass opening

Antonymes: wall

helmet

Nom

Exemple: “Wear a helmet on the bike.”

shoe

Nom

Exemple: “One shoe is under the bed.”

recuperate

Verbe

Exemple: “He went to the countryside to recuperate.”

Synonymes: recover, heal

Antonymes: decline, worsen

forfeiture

Nom

Exemple: “Late payment may result in forfeiture of the deposit.”

Synonymes: loss, seizure

Antonymes: retention, recovery

resilience

Nom

Exemple: “Resilience is essential in difficult times.”

Synonymes: strength, adaptability

Antonymes: fragility, weakness

rediscover

Verbe

Exemple: “The museum helped the public rediscover local history.”

Synonymes: find again, relearn

Antonymes: forget, lose

icy

Adjectif

Exemple: “Be careful, the road is icy.”

Synonymes: frozen, cold

Antonymes: warm

scholasticism

Nom

Exemple: “The course briefly covers medieval scholasticism.”

Synonymes: medieval philosophy

Antonymes:

archaeologist

Nom

Exemple: “The archaeologist discovered ancient tools.”

Synonymes: historical scientist

Antonymes:

heal

Verbe

Exemple: “It takes time for a broken bone to heal.”

Synonymes: recover, cure

Antonymes: injure, hurt

bare

Adjectif

Exemple: “The trees were bare in winter.”

Synonymes: naked, uncovered

Antonymes: covered, full

mud

Nom

Exemple: “The children were covered in mud.”

Synonymes: wet dirt

Antonymes: clean ground

sandy

Adjectif

Exemple: “We walked on the sandy beach.”

Synonymes: full of sand

Antonymes: rocky

crown

Nom

Exemple: “The king wore a golden crown.”

Synonymes: royal hat

Antonymes:

vegetation

Nom

Exemple: “The island is covered with dense tropical vegetation.”

Synonymes: plant life, flora

Antonymes: barrenness

vast

Adjectif

Exemple: “The desert covered a vast area.”

Synonymes: enormous, extensive

Antonymes: small, limited

tire

Verbe

Exemple: “Long meetings tire me quickly.”

Synonymes: exhaust, wheel cover

Antonymes: refresh

tile

Nom

Exemple: “One tile in the kitchen is broken.”

Synonymes: slab, ceramic piece

Antonymes:

oily

Adjectif

Exemple: “The food was too oily for me.”

Synonymes: greasy

Antonymes: dry

moss

Nom

Exemple: “Green moss covered the old stones.”

Synonymes: soft plant

Antonymes:

folder

Nom

Exemple: “Save the file in the blue folder.”

Synonymes: directory, file holder

Antonymes: loose file

snowy

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a cold, snowy day.”

Synonymes: full of snow

Antonymes: dry

foggy

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a foggy morning.”

Synonymes: misty

Antonymes: clear

surreptitious

Adjectif

Exemple: “He took a surreptitious look at the notes during the meeting.”

Synonymes: covert

Antonymes: open

recuperation

Nom

Exemple: “Full recuperation may take months, not weeks.”

Synonymes: recovery

Antonymes: decline

shell

Nom

Exemple: “Remove the shell before you eat the egg.”

Synonymes: case

rusty

Adjectif

Exemple: “The gate is rusty and hard to open.”

Synonymes: corroded

Antonymes: shiny

porch

Nom

Exemple: “They sat on the porch and talked.”

Synonymes: veranda

patch

Verbe

Exemple: “I patched the hole in my jeans.”

Synonymes: repair

Antonymes: damage

hairy

Adjectif

Exemple: “He has hairy arms.”

layer

Nom

Exemple: “Add another layer of paint.”

Synonymes: level

flood

Nom

Exemple: “The flood damaged many houses.”

Synonymes: overflow

dusty

Adjectif

Exemple: “The old room was dusty.”

Antonymes: clean

search

Verbe

Exemple: “I search for my keys.”

Synonymes: look for

Antonymes: find

napkin

Nom

Exemple: “Please give me a napkin.”

Synonymes: tissue

clothes

Nom

Exemple: “My clothes are clean.”

Synonymes: clothing

cloudy

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is cloudy today.”

Synonymes: overcast

Antonymes: sunny, clear

surreptitiously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He surreptitiously recorded the conversation.”

Synonymes: covertly

Antonymes: openly

feather

Nom

Exemple: “The bird has soft feathers.”

Synonymes: plume

Antonymes:

explore

Verbe

Exemple: “We want to explore the city.”

Synonymes: discover

Antonymes: ignore

dirty

Adjectif

Exemple: “His shoes are dirty.”

Synonymes: unclean

Antonymes: clean

diaphanous

/daɪˈæfənəs/

Exemple: “A diaphanous curtain covered the window.”

Synonymes: gossamer, vaporous, thin

resilient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company proved resilient during the economic downturn.”

Synonymes: spirited, live, elastic

notice

/ˈnoʊtɪs/

Exemple: “Did you notice the change?”

Synonymes: observe, mark, remark

Antonymes: ignore

book

/bʊk/

Exemple: “The book is new.”

Synonymes: hold, leger, script