Vocabulaire

fit

Verbe

Exemple: “These shoes do not fit me well.”

Synonymes: match, healthy

Antonymes: unfit, mismatch

fitness

Nom

Exemple: “Fitness is good for health.”

Synonymes: exercise, physical training

Antonymes: inactivity

qualm

Nom

Exemple: “She had no qualm about refusing.”

Synonymes: doubt, hesitation

Antonymes: certainty

investment

Nom

Exemple: “This investment is risky.”

Synonymes: funding, capital

Antonymes: withdrawal

profit

Nom

Exemple: “The business made a profit.”

Synonymes: gain, earnings

Antonymes: loss

advantage

Nom

Exemple: “Good English is an advantage.”

Synonymes: benefit, plus

Antonymes: disadvantage

mercantile

Adjectif

Exemple: “The city grew as a mercantile center.”

Synonymes: commercial, trading

Antonymes: noncommercial, nonprofit

adjustable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The chair has an adjustable backrest.”

Synonymes: flexible, modifiable

Antonymes: fixed, rigid

qualification

Nom

Exemple: “She has the right qualifications for the job.”

Synonymes: credential, ability

Antonymes: inexperience

gain

Verbe

Exemple: “She hopes to gain more experience this year.”

Synonymes: get, achieve

Antonymes: lose

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

athleticism

Nom

Exemple: “The role demands both grace and athleticism.”

Synonymes: physical prowess, fitness

Antonymes: clumsiness, frailty

domesticate

Verbe

Exemple: “Early humans began to domesticate animals thousands of years ago.”

Synonymes: tame, civilize

Antonymes: wild, feralize

adjust

Verbe

Exemple: “You can adjust the chair height.”

Synonymes: adapt, change slightly

Antonymes: keep unchanged

tight

Adjectif

Exemple: “These shoes feel too tight.”

Synonymes: firm, close-fitting

Antonymes: loose

profitability

Nom

Exemple: “Growth without profitability is a fragile strategy.”

Synonymes: profit

Antonymes: loss

incongruously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke incongruously softly in the middle of an argument.”

Synonymes: oddly

Antonymes: appropriately

remorselessly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He remorselessly exploited people’s fears for profit.”

Synonymes: pitilessly

Antonymes: mercifully

exploitation

Nom

Exemple: “The law aims to prevent the exploitation of workers.”

Synonymes: abuse

Antonymes: protection

commercially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The product is strong technically but not commercially viable yet.”

Synonymes: financially

equip

Verbe

Exemple: “The lab is equipped with modern tools.”

Synonymes: outfit

Antonymes: strip

match

Verbe

Exemple: “This shirt matches your jacket.”

Synonymes: fit

Antonymes: clash

friendly

Adjectif

Exemple: “The staff is friendly.”

Synonymes: kind

Antonymes: unfriendly

elusive

Adjectif

Exemple: “True product-market fit can be elusive.”

threshold

/ˈθreʃhoʊld/

Exemple: “We passed the profitability threshold.”

Synonymes: verge, limen, brink

benefit

/ˈbenɪfɪt/

Exemple: “Exercise has many benefits.”

Synonymes: welfare, do good, gain