Vocabulaire

fine

Nom

Exemple: “He had to pay a fine for parking there.”

Synonymes: penalty, good

Antonymes: bad, reward

parameter

Nom

Exemple: “Change this parameter in the model.”

Synonymes: setting, variable

amorphous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The plan was still amorphous.”

Synonymes: shapeless, undefined

Antonymes: structured

stuffiness

Nom

Exemple: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”

Synonymes: staleness, formality

Antonymes: freshness, openness

indefinite

Adjectif

Exemple: “The meeting was postponed for an indefinite period.”

Synonymes: unclear, unspecified

Antonymes: definite, fixed

ache

Verbe

Exemple: “My legs ache after the long walk.”

Synonymes: hurt, pain

Antonymes: feel fine

peg

Nom

Exemple: “Hang your coat on that peg.”

Synonymes: hook, pin

Antonymes:

smoke

Nom

Exemple: “Smoke came from the kitchen.”

Synonymes: fumes

Antonymes: fresh air

shape

Nom

Exemple: “What shape is the table?”

Synonymes: form

Antonymes:

primitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The shelter was primitively built but still usable.”

Synonymes: crudely, basically

Antonymes: sophisticatedly, refinedly

connoisseur

Nom

Exemple: “He is a connoisseur of classical music.”

Synonymes: expert, specialist

Antonymes: novice, amateur

confinement

Nom

Exemple: “Long periods of confinement can affect mental health.”

Synonymes: restriction, imprisonment

Antonymes: freedom, release

sand

Nom

Exemple: “The children played in the sand for hours.”

Synonymes: fine grains

Antonymes: rock

escape

Verbe

Exemple: “The bird managed to escape from the cage.”

Synonymes: get away, flee

Antonymes: remain trapped

distillation

Nom

Exemple: “The distillation of the argument into one sentence was impressive.”

Synonymes: refinement

Antonymes: dilution

fragmentation

Nom

Exemple: “Fragmentation of the market makes scaling harder.”

Synonymes: splitting

Antonymes: integration

bound

Adjectif

Exemple: “The dog was bound to a tree.”

Synonymes: tied

Antonymes: free

claustrophobic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room felt claustrophobic.”

Synonymes: confined

Antonymes: spacious

claustrophobia

Nom

Exemple: “She suffers from claustrophobia.”

Synonymes: fear of confined spaces

Antonymes:

refine

Verbe

Exemple: “She refined her proposal.”

Synonymes: polish

Antonymes: ruin

criteria

Nom

Exemple: “We must define clear criteria.”

Synonymes: standards, rules

Antonymes: guess

esoteric

/ˌesəˈterɪk/

Exemple: “The book is full of esoteric terms.”

Synonymes: cryptic, recondite, mystical

Antonymes: exoteric