Vocabulaire

favor

Nom

Exemple: “Can you do me a favor?”

Synonymes: help, kindness

Antonymes: harm

favorite

Adjectif

Exemple: “Blue is my favorite color.”

Synonymes: preferred

Antonymes: least favorite

notorious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The area is notorious for crime.”

Synonymes: infamous, well-known

Antonymes: respected

adverse

Adjectif

Exemple: “The drug had adverse effects.”

Synonymes: negative, harmful

Antonymes: favorable

democracy

Nom

Exemple: “Democracy gives people a voice.”

Synonymes: people's rule

Antonymes: dictatorship

chemistry

Nom

Exemple: “Chemistry is my favorite subject.”

Synonymes: science of substances

Antonymes: literature

advantage

Nom

Exemple: “Good English is an advantage.”

Synonymes: benefit, plus

Antonymes: disadvantage

disadvantage

Nom

Exemple: “The main disadvantage is the price.”

Synonymes: drawback

Antonymes: advantage

ingratiate

Verbe

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

Synonymes: charm, curry favor

Antonymes: alienate, offend

imposition

Nom

Exemple: “He apologized for the imposition.”

Synonymes: burden, intrusion

Antonymes: favor, relief

privileged

Adjectif

Exemple: “She grew up in a privileged environment.”

Synonymes: advantaged, favored

Antonymes: underprivileged, disadvantaged

fair

Adjectif

Exemple: “The teacher tried to be fair to everyone.”

Synonymes: just, reasonable

Antonymes: unfair

this

Pronom

Exemple: “This is my favorite pen.”

Synonymes: this one

Antonymes: that

unpromising

Adjectif

Exemple: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Synonymes: discouraging, bleak

Antonymes: promising, hopeful

notoriously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The road is notoriously dangerous in winter.”

Synonymes: famously, infamously

Antonymes: obscurely, respectably

egalitarian

Adjectif

Exemple: “They advocated an egalitarian model of education.”

Synonymes: equalitarian, leveling

Antonymes: hierarchical, elitist

chance

Nom

Exemple: “This is your chance to improve.”

Synonymes: opportunity

Antonymes: certainty

predilection

Nom

Exemple: “She has a predilection for minimalist design.”

Synonymes: preference

Antonymes: aversion

ingratiating

Adjectif

Exemple: “His ingratiating manner felt calculated rather than sincere.”

Synonymes: sycophantic

Antonymes: genuine

blandishment

Nom

Exemple: “She resisted the blandishments of people seeking favors.”

Synonymes: flattery

Antonymes: criticism

motto

Nom

Exemple: “Our motto is “Never give up.””

Synonymes: slogan

friday

Nom

Exemple: “Friday is my favorite day.”

ingratiatingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He smiled ingratiatingly at the committee.”

Synonymes: obsequiously

Antonymes: defiantly

opportunity

/ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/

Exemple: “This job is a great opportunity.”

Synonymes: chance