Vocabulaire

insular

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company had an insular culture.”

Synonymes: narrow-minded, isolated

Antonymes: open-minded

ethos

Nom

Exemple: “Honesty is part of the school’s ethos.”

Synonymes: values, spirit

Antonymes: corruption

agriculture

Nom

Exemple: “Agriculture is important for the economy.”

Synonymes: farming

Antonymes: industry

industry

Nom

Exemple: “The industry is growing.”

Synonymes: business sector

Antonymes: agriculture

area

Nom

Exemple: “This area is quiet.”

Synonymes: place, zone

Antonymes: point

philistine

Nom

Exemple: “He dismissed the critic as a philistine.”

Synonymes: boor, uncultured person

Antonymes: connoisseur, cultured person

divination

Nom

Exemple: “In ancient cultures, divination was often linked to religion.”

Synonymes: fortune-telling, prophecy

Antonymes: reason, science

civilization

Nom

Exemple: “Ancient Egyptian civilization left many monuments.”

Synonymes: society, culture

Antonymes: barbarism

immortalize

Verbe

Exemple: “The novel helped immortalize the city in popular culture.”

Synonymes: preserve forever, commemorate

Antonymes: erase, forget

individualism

Nom

Exemple: “The culture prizes individualism over hierarchy.”

Synonymes: self-reliance

Antonymes: collectivism

idiosyncrasy

Nom

Exemple: “Every founder has an idiosyncrasy that shapes the culture.”

Synonymes: quirk

Antonymes: normality

socialization

Nom

Exemple: “Socialization shapes how children learn norms and behavior.”

Synonymes: integration

Antonymes: isolation

anthropology

Nom

Exemple: “She studied anthropology to understand cultures better.”

Synonymes: study of humans

anthropologist

Nom

Exemple: “The anthropologist studied ancient cultures.”

Synonymes: researcher

Antonymes: