Vocabulaire

angst

Nom

Exemple: “Teenagers often feel social angst.”

Synonymes: anxiety, worry

Antonymes: calm

programming

Nom

Exemple: “Programming requires practice.”

Synonymes: coding, software development

Antonymes: manual work

president

Nom

Exemple: “The president gave a speech.”

Synonymes: leader, head of state

Antonymes: citizen

onion

Nom

Exemple: “Cut the onion.”

Synonymes: vegetable

Antonymes: fruit

dissection

Nom

Exemple: “The lab session included frog dissection.”

Synonymes: cutting apart, analysis

Antonymes: assembly, synthesis

chop

Verbe

Exemple: “Chop the onions into small pieces.”

Synonymes: cut, slice roughly

Antonymes: join

saw

Nom

Exemple: “He used a saw to cut the wood.”

Synonymes: cutting tool

Antonymes:

tuberculosis

Nom

Exemple: “Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.”

Synonymes: TB

Antonymes: health

clip

Nom

Exemple: “Use this clip to hold the papers together.”

Synonymes: fastener, cut

Antonymes: separate

bite

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful, the dog may bite.”

Synonymes: chew, snap at

Antonymes: lick

power

Nom

Exemple: “The storm cut the power in our area.”

Synonymes: energy, strength

Antonymes: weakness

constrained

Adjectif

Exemple: “Budget cuts left the project severely constrained.”

Synonymes: restricted, limited

Antonymes: free, unrestricted

persecution

Nom

Exemple: “Many families fled the region to escape persecution.”

Synonymes: oppression, harassment

Antonymes: protection, tolerance

trim

Verbe

Exemple: “I need to trim the edges of this photo.”

Synonymes: cut neatly, reduce

Antonymes: extend

decentralize

Verbe

Exemple: “The company decided to decentralize decision-making to speed up execution.”

Synonymes: distribute

Antonymes: centralize

detrimentally

Adverbe

Exemple: “Cutting corners can detrimentally affect quality.”

Synonymes: harmfully

Antonymes: beneficially

sharp

Adjectif

Exemple: “Be careful—this knife is very sharp.”

Synonymes: pointed

Antonymes: blunt

flesh

Nom

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

Synonymes: skin and muscle

slice

Verbe

Exemple: “She sliced the bread.”

Synonymes: cut

Antonymes: join

slash

Verbe

Exemple: “The company slashed prices.”

Synonymes: cut

Antonymes: increase

puppy

Nom

Exemple: “The puppy is very cute.”

Synonymes: young dog

Antonymes:

perspicacious

/ˌpɝːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Exemple: “A perspicacious investor asked tough questions.”

Synonymes: sagacious, discerning, sapient

laconic

/ləˈkɑːnɪk/

Exemple: “His response was laconic.”

Synonymes: terse, crisp, concise

interlocutor

/ˌɪntərˈlɑːkjətər/

Exemple: “She listened carefully to her interlocutor.”

Synonymes: middleman, conversational partner