Vocabulaire

different

/ˈdɪfrənt/

Exemple: “These two words are different.”

Synonymes: distinct, disparate, contrary

Antonymes: like, similar, same

inclusive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The school has an inclusive policy.”

Synonymes: welcoming, open to all

Antonymes: exclusive

translator

Nom

Exemple: “The translator helped us.”

Synonymes: interpreter

Antonymes: speaker

chess

Nom

Exemple: “I like to play chess.”

Synonymes: board game

Antonymes: football

locomotion

Nom

Exemple: “Birds use different forms of locomotion.”

Synonymes: movement, mobility

Antonymes: stillness, immobility

indiscrete

Adjectif

Exemple: “The model treats the material as an indiscrete whole.”

Synonymes: imprudent, careless

Antonymes: discreet, careful

tantamount

Adjectif

Exemple: “Ignoring the warning is tantamount to admitting failure.”

Synonymes: equivalent, equal to

Antonymes: different, unrelated

voracious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a voracious reader of history books.”

Synonymes: greedy, avid

Antonymes: moderate, indifferent

startling

Adjectif

Exemple: “The study revealed a startling result.”

Synonymes: surprising, shocking

Antonymes: ordinary, expected

mix

Verbe

Exemple: “Mix the flour with water.”

Synonymes: combine, blend

Antonymes: separate

turn

Verbe

Exemple: “Turn left at the corner.”

Synonymes: rotate, go

Antonymes: stay

rapturously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The audience applauded rapturously at the finale.”

Synonymes: ecstatically, enthusiastically

Antonymes: coldly, indifferently

kinetically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The molecules behave differently kinetically at high temperatures.”

Synonymes: in motion terms, dynamically

Antonymes: statically

other

Adjectif

Exemple: “One shoe is here, but where is the other one?”

Synonymes: another

Antonymes: same

complementary

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: supplementary

Antonymes: conflicting

startlingly

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: shockingly

merge

Verbe

Exemple: “The two companies decided to merge.”

Synonymes: combine

Antonymes: separate

blend

Verbe

Exemple: “Blend the fruit with milk.”

Synonymes: mix

Antonymes: separate

alike

Adjectif

Exemple: “The two brothers look alike.”

Synonymes: similar

Antonymes: different

adapt

Verbe

Exemple: “It takes time to adapt to a new job.”

Synonymes: adjust

unlike

Préposition

Exemple: “Unlike you, I don’t drive.”

Synonymes: different from

Antonymes: like

remote

Adjectif

Exemple: “He works in a remote team.”

Synonymes: distant

Antonymes: near

another

Déterminant

Exemple: “I want another one.”

Synonymes: one more

Antonymes: same

change

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to change my plan.”

Synonymes: alter

Antonymes: stay

become

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to become a doctor.”

Synonymes: turn, grow

Antonymes: remain

around

Préposition

Exemple: “There are trees around the house.”

Synonymes: near

Antonymes: far

special

Adjectif

Exemple: “Today is a special day.”

Synonymes: important

Antonymes: ordinary

aberration

Nom

Exemple: “The result was an aberration, not a trend.”

Synonymes: anomaly, irregularity

Antonymes: norm

divergent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The teams had divergent priorities for the quarter.”

vicissitude

/vɪˈsɪsɪtuːd/

Exemple: “He accepted life’s vicissitudes calmly.”

synthesis

/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/

Exemple: “Write a synthesis of the main ideas.”

Synonymes: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthetic thinking

Antonymes: analysis, analytic thinking

distinct

/dɪˈstɪŋkt/

Exemple: “They have distinct roles in the team.”

Synonymes: sharp, clear, crisp

Antonymes: indistinct

interpret

/ɪnˈtɝːprɪt/

Exemple: “Data can be interpreted differently.”

Synonymes: render, understand, construe

balance

/ˈbæləns/

Exemple: “Work-life balance is important.”

Synonymes: poise, equilibrium, correspondence

Antonymes: instability, imbalance, asymmetry