Vocabulaire

funky

Adjectif

Exemple: “She wore a funky jacket to the party.”

Synonymes: quirky

Antonymes: plain

funny

Adjectif

Exemple: “The movie was funny.”

Synonymes: amusing

Antonymes: serious

fundamental

/ˌfʌndəˈmentl/

Exemple: “Security is a fundamental requirement.”

Synonymes: profound, significant, cardinal

vestigial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”

Synonymes: remaining, rudimentary

Antonymes: fully developed

investment

Nom

Exemple: “This investment is risky.”

Synonymes: funding, capital

Antonymes: withdrawal

payment

Nom

Exemple: “The payment was successful.”

Synonymes: paying, transaction

Antonymes: refund

finance

Nom

Exemple: “He works in finance.”

Synonymes: money management, banking

Antonymes: spending without plan

animation

Nom

Exemple: “The animation is funny.”

Synonymes: cartoon, moving image

Antonymes: still picture

disease

Nom

Exemple: “The disease is serious.”

Synonymes: illness, sickness

Antonymes: health

entertainment

Nom

Exemple: “Television is a form of entertainment.”

Synonymes: fun, amusement

Antonymes: work

game

Nom

Exemple: “We play a game.”

Synonymes: match, play

Antonymes: work

ostensibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The funds were ostensibly for research.”

Synonymes: apparently, seemingly

Antonymes: actually, genuinely

hysterical

Adjectif

Exemple: “She became hysterical when she heard the news.”

Synonymes: uncontrollable, frantic

Antonymes: calm, composed

ornamental

Adjectif

Exemple: “The garden includes ornamental trees.”

Synonymes: decorative, fancy

Antonymes: functional, plain

impediment

Nom

Exemple: “Lack of funding was a major impediment.”

Synonymes: obstacle, hindrance

Antonymes: aid, advantage

rudiments

Nom

Exemple: “He learned the rudiments of coding in school.”

Synonymes: basics, fundamentals

Antonymes: complexities, advanced theory

silly

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a silly mistake.”

Synonymes: foolish, funny

Antonymes: serious, wise

comic

Adjectif

Exemple: “I bought a comic book for my brother.”

Synonymes: funny, cartoon story

Antonymes: serious

clown

Nom

Exemple: “The clown made the children laugh.”

Synonymes: funny performer

Antonymes:

basic

Adjectif

Exemple: “I know only the basic rules of chess.”

Synonymes: simple, fundamental

Antonymes: advanced

vestigially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The trait survives only vestigially in modern species.”

Synonymes: residually, rudimentarily

Antonymes: fully, functionally

utilitarian

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: practical, functional

Antonymes: decorative, ornamental

integration

Nom

Exemple: “Successful integration requires both policy and trust.”

Synonymes: inclusion, unification

Antonymes: segregation, separation

beneficiary

Nom

Exemple: “She was named the sole beneficiary of the estate.”

Synonymes: recipient, heir

Antonymes: donor, giver

principally

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: mainly, primarily

Antonymes: secondarily, marginally

malfunction

Nom

Exemple: “A software malfunction caused the system to shut down.”

Synonymes: breakdown, failure

Antonymes: proper operation, function

withdrawal

Nom

Exemple: “The sudden withdrawal of funding delayed the project.”

Synonymes: retreat, removal

Antonymes: advance, deposit

male

Adjectif

Exemple: “The male lion stayed near the group.”

Synonymes: man, masculine

Antonymes: female

joke

Nom

Exemple: “He told a joke that made everyone laugh.”

Synonymes: funny remark

Antonymes: serious statement

amused

Adjectif

Exemple: “The children were amused by the clown.”

Synonymes: entertained

Antonymes: bored

resuscitation

Nom

Exemple: “The project needed resuscitation after the funding collapsed.”

Synonymes: revival

Antonymes: abandonment

philanthropic

Adjectif

Exemple: “They created a philanthropic fund with strict oversight.”

Synonymes: charitable

Antonymes: self-serving

aesthetically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The product is functional and aesthetically pleasing.”

Synonymes: visually

Antonymes: ugly

humor

Nom

Exemple: “I like his sense of humor.”

Synonymes: fun

monkey

Nom

Exemple: “The monkey is funny.”

philanthropist

Nom

Exemple: “The philanthropist funded educational programs.”

Synonymes: benefactor

Antonymes: miser

serious

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a serious problem.”

Synonymes: grave

Antonymes: funny

useless

Adjectif

Exemple: “The tool is useless now.”

Synonymes: pointless

Antonymes: useful

perfunctory

/pərˈfʌŋktəri/

Exemple: “He gave a perfunctory apology.”

Synonymes: cursory, casual, careless

conundrum

/kəˈnʌndrəm/

Exemple: “Funding is a conundrum for many startups.”

Synonymes: brain-teaser, enigma, riddle

scrutinize

Verbe

Exemple: “Investors scrutinized the metrics before committing funds.”

Synonymes: inspect, audit, take stock