Vocabulaire

derelict

Adjectif

Exemple: “They bought a derelict building.”

Synonymes: abandoned, neglected

Antonymes: maintained

forlorn

Adjectif

Exemple: “The house looked forlorn.”

Synonymes: lonely, abandoned

Antonymes: cheerful

condone

Verbe

Exemple: “We cannot condone cheating.”

Synonymes: allow, accept

Antonymes: condemn

brood

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t brood over small mistakes.”

Synonymes: worry, dwell

Antonymes: forget

instruction

Nom

Exemple: “Read the instruction carefully.”

Synonymes: direction, guide

Antonymes: confusion

constraint

Nom

Exemple: “Time is our biggest constraint.”

Synonymes: restriction, limitation

Antonymes: freedom, liberty

compulsion

Nom

Exemple: “He felt a compulsion to check the door again.”

Synonymes: urge, pressure

Antonymes: choice, freedom

voluntary

Adjectif

Exemple: “Participation in the survey is voluntary.”

Synonymes: optional, willing

Antonymes: compulsory, forced

style

Nom

Exemple: “I like her style of writing.”

Synonymes: fashion, way

Antonymes:

daily

Adjectif

Exemple: “Walking is part of my daily routine.”

Synonymes: everyday

Antonymes: weekly

munificence

Nom

Exemple: “The university benefited from the munificence of its donors.”

Synonymes: generosity, bounty

Antonymes: stinginess, meanness

beneficiary

Nom

Exemple: “She was named the sole beneficiary of the estate.”

Synonymes: recipient, heir

Antonymes: donor, giver

dispensable

Adjectif

Exemple: “In a crisis, even skilled workers may be treated as dispensable.”

Synonymes: nonessential, replaceable

Antonymes: essential, indispensable

mule

Nom

Exemple: “The mule carried supplies up the mountain.”

Synonymes: pack animal

Antonymes:

resuscitation

Nom

Exemple: “The project needed resuscitation after the funding collapsed.”

Synonymes: revival

Antonymes: abandonment

meaninglessly

Adverbe

Exemple: “Don’t argue meaninglessly—focus on facts.”

Synonymes: pointlessly

Antonymes: meaningfully

remorsefully

Adverbe

Exemple: “He apologized remorsefully for the harm he caused.”

Synonymes: regretfully

Antonymes: remorselessly

spontaneous

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a spontaneous decision to take the trip.”

Synonymes: impulsive

Antonymes: planned

petty

Adjectif

Exemple: “Don’t start a petty argument over nothing.”

Synonymes: trivial

Antonymes: important

panic

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t panic—follow the steps calmly.”

Synonymes: fear

Antonymes: calm

means

Nom

Exemple: “They don’t have the means to buy a house.”

Synonymes: resources

freak

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t freak out—there’s still time.”

Synonymes: panic

Antonymes: stay calm

hasty

Adjectif

Exemple: “Don’t make a hasty decision.”

Synonymes: rushed

Antonymes: careful

choke

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful so you don’t choke on food.”

Synonymes: suffocate

blame

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t blame others for your mistakes.”

Synonymes: accuse

Antonymes: praise

yell

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t yell at your little brother.”

Synonymes: shout

Antonymes: whisper

anymore

Adverbe

Exemple: “I don’t smoke anymore.”

Synonymes: no longer

unlike

Préposition

Exemple: “Unlike you, I don’t drive.”

Synonymes: different from

Antonymes: like

strike

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t strike the dog.”

Synonymes: hit

Antonymes: protect

spread

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t spread rumors.”

Synonymes: share

Antonymes: hide

splash

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t splash water on me.”

Synonymes: spray

simply

Adverbe

Exemple: “I simply don’t know.”

Synonymes: just

scream

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t scream in class.”

Synonymes: shout

Antonymes: whisper

remote

Adjectif

Exemple: “He works in a remote team.”

Synonymes: distant

Antonymes: near

manner

Nom

Exemple: “He speaks in a polite manner.”

Synonymes: way

loudly

Adverbe

Exemple: “Don’t speak loudly.”

Synonymes: noisily

Antonymes: quietly

injure

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t injure your hand.”

Synonymes: hurt

Antonymes: heal

horror

Nom

Exemple: “I don’t like horror movies.”

Synonymes: fear

Antonymes: comfort

pardon

Verbe

Exemple: “Pardon, can you repeat?”

Synonymes: excuse

Antonymes: punishment

touch

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t touch the hot pan.”

Synonymes: feel, contact

Antonymes: avoid

philanthropist

Nom

Exemple: “The philanthropist funded educational programs.”

Synonymes: benefactor

Antonymes: miser

rapid

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was rapid growth.”

Synonymes: fast

Antonymes: slow

disturb

Verbe

Exemple: “Please don’t disturb me.”

Synonymes: interrupt

Antonymes: calm

formulate

Verbe

Exemple: “They formulated a new strategy.”

Synonymes: develop, design

Antonymes: abandon

easy

Adjectif

Exemple: “This test is easy.”

Synonymes: simple

Antonymes: hard

obfuscate

/ˈɑːbfəskeɪt/

Exemple: “Don’t obfuscate—state the facts.”

Antonymes: elucidate, clarify, clear up

equivocate

/ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt/

Exemple: “Don’t equivocate—answer directly.”

Synonymes: prevaricate, palter, tergiversate

worry

/ˈwɝːi/

Exemple: “Don’t worry about it.”

Synonymes: vexation, distress, brood

Antonymes: assure, reassure

waste

/weɪst/

Exemple: “Don’t waste your time.”

Synonymes: desolate, wild, languish

Antonymes: conserve, husband, economize

forget

/fərˈɡet/

Exemple: “Don’t forget your keys.”

Synonymes: block, bury, blank out

Antonymes: mind, recall, think

exercise

/ˈeksərsaɪz/

Exemple: “I do exercise every morning.”

Synonymes: work, use, carry out

work

/wɝːk/

Exemple: “I go to work.”

Synonymes: cultivate, address, process

Antonymes: malfunction, stagnate, misfunction

no

/noʊ/

Exemple: “No, I don’t know.”

Synonymes: no more, nobelium, atomic number 102

Antonymes: yes