Vocabulaire

enduringly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The poem remains enduringly popular.”

Synonymes: lastingly, persistently

Antonymes: briefly, temporarily

endorsement

Nom

Exemple: “The campaign received the endorsement of several public figures.”

Synonymes: approval, backing

Antonymes: rejection, opposition

ending

Nom

Exemple: “The movie had a surprising ending.”

Synonymes: finish, conclusion

Antonymes: beginning

endeavor

/ɪnˈdevər/

Exemple: “Building a startup is a challenging endeavor.”

Synonymes: strive, endeavour, effort

bye

Interjection

Exemple: “Bye! Have a good day.”

Synonymes: goodbye, see you

Antonymes: hello, hi

austerity

Nom

Exemple: “The government announced austerity measures.”

Synonymes: strictness, frugality

Antonymes: luxury

apprehend

Verbe

Exemple: “The police apprehended the thief.”

Synonymes: arrest, capture

Antonymes: release

maverick

Nom

Exemple: “He is a maverick in the industry.”

Synonymes: nonconformist, rebel

Antonymes: conformist

innuendo

Nom

Exemple: “The article was full of innuendo.”

Synonymes: hint, suggestion

Antonymes: direct statement

engender

Verbe

Exemple: “Trust can engender cooperation.”

Synonymes: cause, produce

Antonymes: prevent

artifice

Nom

Exemple: “The plan depended on artifice.”

Synonymes: trick, deception

Antonymes: honesty

secular

Adjectif

Exemple: “The school has a secular policy.”

Synonymes: nonreligious

Antonymes: religious

prolong

Verbe

Exemple: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Synonymes: extend, lengthen

Antonymes: shorten

oblique

Adjectif

Exemple: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”

Synonymes: indirect, slanted

Antonymes: direct

consign

Verbe

Exemple: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

Synonymes: deliver, entrust

Antonymes: keep

abolish

Verbe

Exemple: “The law abolished the old rule.”

Synonymes: eliminate, end

Antonymes: establish

prone

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is prone to mistakes.”

Synonymes: likely, inclined

Antonymes: unlikely

feign

Verbe

Exemple: “He tried to feign surprise.”

Synonymes: pretend, fake

Antonymes: reveal

dependent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The result is dependent on the data.”

Synonymes: reliant, controlled by

Antonymes: independent

automatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The door has an automatic lock.”

Synonymes: self-operating

Antonymes: manual

alienate

Verbe

Exemple: “Bad communication can alienate customers.”

Synonymes: isolate, distance

Antonymes: include

invoice

Nom

Exemple: “Please send the invoice today.”

Synonymes: bill, payment request

Antonymes: receipt

hostile

Adjectif

Exemple: “The audience became hostile.”

Synonymes: unfriendly, aggressive

Antonymes: friendly

render

Verbe

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

Synonymes: make, produce

Antonymes: preserve

conference

Nom

Exemple: “The conference starts tomorrow.”

Synonymes: meeting, event

Antonymes: private talk

addiction

Nom

Exemple: “Addiction can damage health.”

Synonymes: dependence

Antonymes: freedom

pension

Nom

Exemple: “My grandfather receives a pension.”

Synonymes: retirement money

Antonymes: salary

finance

Nom

Exemple: “He works in finance.”

Synonymes: money management, banking

Antonymes: spending without plan

divorce

Nom

Exemple: “Their divorce was difficult.”

Synonymes: separation

Antonymes: marriage

victory

Nom

Exemple: “The team celebrated its victory.”

Synonymes: win, success

Antonymes: defeat

agenda

Nom

Exemple: “The meeting agenda is short.”

Synonymes: plan, schedule

Antonymes: disorder

staff

Nom

Exemple: “The staff is friendly.”

Synonymes: employees, team

Antonymes: customers

spoon

Nom

Exemple: “Eat soup with a spoon.”

Synonymes: eating tool

Antonymes: fork

angel

Nom

Exemple: “The child looks like an angel.”

Synonymes: heavenly being

Antonymes: devil

hand

Nom

Exemple: “Wash your hands.”

Synonymes: palm

Antonymes: foot

calendar

Nom

Exemple: “The calendar is on the wall.”

telescopic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The camera has a telescopic lens.”

Synonymes: extendable, magnifying

Antonymes: fixed, ordinary

tactically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The coach changed the formation tactically.”

Synonymes: strategically, carefully

Antonymes: randomly, carelessly

rhetorical

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a rhetorical question, not a real one.”

Synonymes: oratorical, persuasive

Antonymes: literal, plain

remittance

Nom

Exemple: “Many families depend on remittances from abroad.”

Synonymes: transfer, payment sent

Antonymes: debt, withholding

punitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The rules were applied punitively rather than fairly.”

Synonymes: harshly, penally

Antonymes: leniently, mercifully

interweave

Verbe

Exemple: “The novel interweaves history and fiction.”

Synonymes: blend, interlace

Antonymes: separate, untangle

ingratiate

Verbe

Exemple: “He tried to ingratiate himself with the boss.”

Synonymes: charm, curry favor

Antonymes: alienate, offend

forfeiture

Nom

Exemple: “Late payment may result in forfeiture of the deposit.”

Synonymes: loss, seizure

Antonymes: retention, recovery

elasticity

Nom

Exemple: “The material has excellent elasticity.”

Synonymes: flexibility, stretchiness

Antonymes: rigidity, stiffness

depressive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel has a depressive atmosphere from beginning to end.”

Synonymes: gloomy, bleak

Antonymes: uplifting, cheerful

unreliably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The device works unreliably in cold weather.”

Synonymes: inconsistently, poorly

Antonymes: reliably, dependably

unassisted

Adjectif

Exemple: “He completed the task unassisted.”

Synonymes: independently, alone

Antonymes: assisted, helped

stretching

Nom

Exemple: “Stretching can help improve flexibility.”

Synonymes: extending, reaching

Antonymes: contracting, tightening

relinquish

Verbe

Exemple: “He refused to relinquish control.”

Synonymes: give up, surrender

Antonymes: keep, retain

perpetuate

Verbe

Exemple: “Such myths only perpetuate fear.”

Synonymes: maintain, continue

Antonymes: end, eliminate

fiendishly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The puzzle was fiendishly difficult.”

Synonymes: extremely, devilishly

Antonymes: easily, simply

contextual

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: situational, related to context

Antonymes: isolated, decontextualized

withdrawn

Adjectif

Exemple: “He became quiet and withdrawn after the move.”

Synonymes: reserved, isolated

Antonymes: outgoing, open

toughness

Nom

Exemple: “The job requires both skill and toughness.”

Synonymes: strength, durability

Antonymes: fragility, weakness

talkative

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: chatty, loquacious

Antonymes: silent, reserved

tactfully

Adverbe

Exemple: “She tactfully changed the subject.”

Synonymes: diplomatically, politely

Antonymes: rudely, bluntly

succulent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The meat was tender and succulent.”

Synonymes: juicy, moist

Antonymes: dry, tough

repellant

Adjectif

Exemple: “His repellant behavior drove people away.”

Synonymes: repulsive, off-putting

Antonymes: attractive, appealing

rendering

Nom

Exemple: “Her rendering of the song moved the audience.”

Synonymes: interpretation, depiction

Antonymes: silence, omission

raunchily

Adverbe

Exemple: “The comedian behaved raunchily on stage.”

Synonymes: vulgarly, crudely

Antonymes: decently, tastefully

dear

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a dear friend of mine.”

Synonymes: beloved, kind

Antonymes: cheap, hostile

core

Nom

Exemple: “Trust is at the core of a strong friendship.”

Synonymes: center, essence

Antonymes: surface, edge

bend

Verbe

Exemple: “Bend your knees slightly.”

Synonymes: curve, lean

Antonymes: straighten

rip

Verbe

Exemple: “Try not to rip the paper.”

Synonymes: tear

Antonymes: mend

mix

Verbe

Exemple: “Mix the flour with water.”

Synonymes: combine, blend

Antonymes: separate

hug

Nom

Exemple: “She gave her friend a warm hug.”

Synonymes: embrace

Antonymes: push away

bow

Nom

Exemple: “The actor took a bow after the performance.”

Synonymes: bend, curve

Antonymes: stand straight

superintendent

Nom

Exemple: “The superintendent inspected the building.”

Synonymes: supervisor, manager

Antonymes: worker

father-in-law

Nom

Exemple: “Her father-in-law visits every weekend.”

Synonymes: relative by marriage

Antonymes:

antipollution

Adjectif

Exemple: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

Synonymes: anti-smog, clean-air

Antonymes: polluting

commonwealth

Nom

Exemple: “Several countries remain members of the Commonwealth.”

Synonymes: community, association of states

Antonymes: division

translation

Nom

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

Synonymes: rendering, interpretation

Antonymes: original

hang

Verbe

Exemple: “Hang your jacket by the door.”

Synonymes: suspend

Antonymes: drop

fold

Verbe

Exemple: “Fold the paper in half.”

Synonymes: bend, close up

Antonymes: unfold

dude

Nom

Exemple: “Hey dude, how are you?”

Synonymes: guy, friend

Antonymes:

bill

Nom

Exemple: “We asked for the bill after dinner.”

Synonymes: invoice, note

Antonymes: payment

sex

Nom

Exemple: “Please mark your sex on the form.”

Synonymes: gender

Antonymes:

fix

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you fix this broken lamp?”

Synonymes: repair, mend

Antonymes: break

fax

Nom

Exemple: “Please send the form by fax.”

Synonymes: document transmission

Antonymes: