Vocabulaire

eco

prefix

Exemple: “Many people now prefer eco products.”

Synonymes: green, environmental

Antonymes: polluting

economist

Nom

Exemple: “The economist explained inflation.”

Synonymes: finance expert

Antonymes: artist

ecosystem

Nom

Exemple: “The forest is an ecosystem.”

Synonymes: natural system

Antonymes: dead environment

economy

Nom

Exemple: “The economy is growing.”

Synonymes: financial system

Antonymes: poverty

ecotourism

Nom

Exemple: “Ecotourism can support conservation when managed responsibly.”

Synonymes: sustainable tourism

Antonymes: mass tourism

recourse

Nom

Exemple: “They had no recourse but to sue.”

Synonymes: option, remedy

Antonymes: helplessness

mediate

Verbe

Exemple: “She helped mediate the conflict.”

Synonymes: intervene, negotiate

Antonymes: provoke

ornate

Adjectif

Exemple: “The building has ornate doors.”

Synonymes: decorative, elaborate

Antonymes: plain

liaise

Verbe

Exemple: “I will liaise with the legal team.”

Synonymes: coordinate, communicate

Antonymes: disconnect

adorn

Verbe

Exemple: “Flowers adorn the room.”

Synonymes: decorate, embellish

Antonymes: strip

citation

Nom

Exemple: “Add a citation to your essay.”

Synonymes: reference, source note

Antonymes: plagiarism

render

Verbe

Exemple: “The error can render the software useless.”

Synonymes: make, produce

Antonymes: preserve

audit

Nom

Exemple: “The company had an audit.”

Synonymes: inspection, review

Antonymes: neglect

development

Nom

Exemple: “Development takes time.”

Synonymes: growth, progress

Antonymes: decline

agriculture

Nom

Exemple: “Agriculture is important for the economy.”

Synonymes: farming

Antonymes: industry

literature

Nom

Exemple: “She studies English literature.”

Synonymes: books, written works

Antonymes: mathematics

clerk

Nom

Exemple: “The clerk works at the desk.”

Synonymes: office worker, assistant

Antonymes: manager

ice

Nom

Exemple: “The ice is cold.”

Synonymes: frozen water

Antonymes: fire

redundancy

Nom

Exemple: “The report suffers from redundancy in several sections.”

Synonymes: superfluity, repetition

Antonymes: necessity, economy

recuperate

Verbe

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

Synonymes: recover, heal

Antonymes: decline, worsen

presuppose

Verbe

Exemple: “The argument presupposes that the data are accurate.”

Synonymes: assume, take for granted

Antonymes: question, doubt

preeminent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a preeminent scholar in the field.”

Synonymes: leading, foremost

Antonymes: secondary, inferior

precocious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”

Synonymes: advanced, gifted

Antonymes: immature, slow-developing

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

ornamental

Adjectif

Exemple: “The garden includes ornamental trees.”

Synonymes: decorative, fancy

Antonymes: functional, plain

innovation

Nom

Exemple: “Innovation drives economic growth.”

Synonymes: invention, new idea

Antonymes: tradition, stagnation

exotically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The room was exotically decorated with rare fabrics.”

Synonymes: unusually, distinctively

Antonymes: plainly, ordinarily

contextual

Adjectif

Exemple: “The meaning is easier to grasp with contextual clues.”

Synonymes: situational, related to context

Antonymes: isolated, decontextualized

talkative

Adjectif

Exemple: “He becomes talkative when he is nervous.”

Synonymes: chatty, loquacious

Antonymes: silent, reserved

clog

Verbe

Exemple: “Hair can clog the drain.”

Synonymes: block, jam

Antonymes: clear

decomposition

Nom

Exemple: “Heat speeds up the decomposition of food.”

Synonymes: decay, breakdown

Antonymes: growth

certification

Nom

Exemple: “This job requires professional certification.”

Synonymes: qualification proof, approval

Antonymes: disqualification

translation

Nom

Exemple: “This translation is easier to understand than the older one.”

Synonymes: rendering, interpretation

Antonymes: original

heal

Verbe

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

Synonymes: recover, cure

Antonymes: injure, hurt

fade

Verbe

Exemple: “The colors began to fade in the sun.”

Synonymes: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonymes: brighten

boom

Nom

Exemple: “The city saw a tourism boom last year.”

Synonymes: growth, success surge

Antonymes: decline, crash

log

Nom

Exemple: “They sat on a log by the fire.”

Synonymes: record, wood trunk

Antonymes:

telecommunications

Nom

Exemple: “Telecommunications have changed the way people work.”

Synonymes: communication technology

Antonymes:

third

Adjectif

Exemple: “She finished in third place.”

Synonymes: number three

Antonymes: first

relax

Verbe

Exemple: “I like to relax after work.”

Synonymes: rest, calm down

Antonymes: stress

crown

Nom

Exemple: “The king wore a golden crown.”

Synonymes: royal hat

Antonymes:

utilitarian

Adjectif

Exemple: “The building is functional but aggressively utilitarian.”

Synonymes: practical, functional

Antonymes: decorative, ornamental

testimonial

Nom

Exemple: “The website features customer testimonials on its homepage.”

Synonymes: endorsement, recommendation

Antonymes: criticism, complaint

redundantly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The idea was expressed redundantly several times.”

Synonymes: repetitively, superfluously

Antonymes: succinctly, economically

meteorology

Nom

Exemple: “She studied meteorology before becoming a climate analyst.”

Synonymes: weather science

Antonymes:

materialize

Verbe

Exemple: “Their fears began to materialize after the merger.”

Synonymes: appear, come into being

Antonymes: vanish, dissolve

irrevocably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The ecosystem was irrevocably altered by the spill.”

Synonymes: permanently, irreversibly

Antonymes: reversibly, temporarily

equilibrium

Nom

Exemple: “The policy seeks to restore economic equilibrium.”

Synonymes: balance, stability

Antonymes: imbalance, instability

disseminate

Verbe

Exemple: “The findings were disseminated through academic journals.”

Synonymes: circulate, spread

Antonymes: suppress, withhold

principally

Adverbe

Exemple: “The funds will be used principally for education.”

Synonymes: mainly, primarily

Antonymes: secondarily, marginally

blockbuster

Nom

Exemple: “The studio expected the movie to become a summer blockbuster.”

Synonymes: hit, smash success

Antonymes: flop, failure

duel

Nom

Exemple: “The story ends with a dramatic duel.”

Synonymes: fight, contest

Antonymes: peace

doom

Nom

Exemple: “The report predicted economic doom if nothing changed.”

Synonymes: destruction, ruin

Antonymes: salvation, success

rise

Verbe

Exemple: “Prices continue to rise every month.”

Synonymes: increase, go up

Antonymes: fall, drop

melt

Verbe

Exemple: “Ice begins to melt in the sun.”

Synonymes: liquefy

Antonymes: freeze

main

Adjectif

Exemple: “What is the main reason for the change?”

Synonymes: primary, chief

Antonymes: minor, secondary

freeze

Verbe

Exemple: “Water freezes at zero degrees.”

Synonymes: become ice

Antonymes: melt

double

Verbe

Exemple: “The company plans to double its sales.”

Synonymes: twice as much

Antonymes: halve

appear

Verbe

Exemple: “A rainbow appeared after the storm.”

Synonymes: show up, seem

Antonymes: disappear

advise

Verbe

Exemple: “I advise you to save your work often.”

Synonymes: recommend, suggest

Antonymes: discourage

voice

Nom

Exemple: “I recognized her voice immediately.”

Synonymes: sound, tone

Antonymes: silence

blank

Adjectif

Exemple: “The page was completely blank.”

Synonymes: empty

Antonymes: filled

accountability

Nom

Exemple: “Accountability prevents “everyone’s job” from becoming nobody’s.”

Synonymes: responsibility

Antonymes: impunity

undiminishing

Adjectif

Exemple: “She worked with undiminishing energy all day.”

Synonymes: unabated

Antonymes: waning

reverberation

Nom

Exemple: “The decision had reverberations across the entire ecosystem.”

Synonymes: echo

Antonymes: silence

preconception

Nom

Exemple: “Try to set aside preconceptions and look at the data.”

Synonymes: bias

Antonymes: open-mindedness

recuperation

Nom

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

Synonymes: recovery

Antonymes: decline

precociously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He precociously mastered concepts most students learn years later.”

Synonymes: early

Antonymes: late

condensation

Nom

Exemple: “Condensation formed on the glass as the room warmed up.”

Synonymes: moisture buildup

conciliation

Nom

Exemple: “Conciliation requires concessions from both sides.”

Synonymes: reconciliation

Antonymes: escalation

recollection

Nom

Exemple: “My recollection of that day is still vivid.”

Synonymes: memory

Antonymes: forgetfulness

recognizably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The style is recognizably hers.”

Synonymes: distinctly

recognizable

Adjectif

Exemple: “His voice is instantly recognizable.”

Synonymes: identifiable

Antonymes: unrecognizable

psychiatrist

Nom

Exemple: “The psychiatrist recommended a treatment plan.”

Synonymes: mental-health doctor

monotonously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke monotonously, and the audience lost interest.”

Synonymes: dully

Antonymes: lively

prime

Adjectif

Exemple: “Safety is our prime concern.”

Synonymes: main

Antonymes: secondary

outdo

Verbe

Exemple: “He tried to outdo his previous record.”

Synonymes: surpass

Antonymes: fall behind

incur

Verbe

Exemple: “Late payment may incur extra fees.”

Synonymes: bring on

gaudy

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room was decorated in gaudy colors.”

Synonymes: tasteless

Antonymes: elegant