Vocabulaire

gain

Verbe

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

Synonymes: get, achieve

Antonymes: lose

proscribe

Verbe

Exemple: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Synonymes: ban, forbid

Antonymes: permit

denounce

Verbe

Exemple: “The minister denounced corruption.”

Synonymes: condemn, criticize

Antonymes: praise

injustice

Nom

Exemple: “They protested against injustice.”

Synonymes: unfairness

Antonymes: justice

learning

Nom

Exemple: “Learning English takes time.”

Synonymes: study, education

Antonymes: forgetting

investor

Nom

Exemple: “The investor gave money to the company.”

Synonymes: backer, financier

Antonymes: borrower

vaccine

Nom

Exemple: “The vaccine protects people.”

Synonymes: immunization

Antonymes: infection

profit

Nom

Exemple: “The business made a profit.”

Synonymes: gain, earnings

Antonymes: loss

insurance

Nom

Exemple: “Health insurance can be useful.”

Synonymes: protection plan

Antonymes: risk

violence

Nom

Exemple: “Violence is never a good answer.”

Synonymes: force, aggression

Antonymes: peace

security

Nom

Exemple: “Security is important online.”

Synonymes: safety, protection

Antonymes: danger

knowledge

Nom

Exemple: “Knowledge helps people grow.”

Synonymes: understanding, information

Antonymes: ignorance

war

Nom

Exemple: “War is terrible.”

Synonymes: conflict, battle

Antonymes: peace

review

Verbe

Exemple: “Review your notes before the test.”

Synonymes: check

mutinously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The workers mutinously refused to continue.”

Synonymes: rebelliously, defiantly

Antonymes: obediently, compliantly

ingratiate

Verbe

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

Synonymes: charm, curry favor

Antonymes: alienate, offend

rediscover

Verbe

Exemple: “The museum helped the public rediscover local history.”

Synonymes: find again, relearn

Antonymes: forget, lose

harassment

Nom

Exemple: “The company has strict rules against harassment.”

Synonymes: abuse, intimidation

Antonymes: respect, protection

compulsion

Nom

Exemple: “He felt a compulsion to check the door again.”

Synonymes: urge, pressure

Antonymes: choice, freedom

allegation

Nom

Exemple: “The allegation was denied by the company.”

Synonymes: claim, accusation

Antonymes: proof, vindication

sacrifice

Nom

Exemple: “Success often requires sacrifice.”

Synonymes: give up, offering

Antonymes: gain, self-indulgence

damn

Interjection

Exemple: “Damn, I forgot my keys again.”

Synonymes: curse

Antonymes: bless

sue

Verbe

Exemple: “They decided to sue the company.”

Synonymes: take legal action

Antonymes: settle privately

say

Verbe

Exemple: “Please say that again more slowly.”

Synonymes: tell, speak

Antonymes: stay silent

heal

Verbe

Exemple: “It takes time for a broken bone to heal.”

Synonymes: recover, cure

Antonymes: injure, hurt

bump

Verbe

Exemple: “I bumped my head on the door.”

Synonymes: hit lightly, knock

Antonymes: avoid

anti

prefix

Exemple: “The group is strongly anti war.”

Synonymes: against

Antonymes: pro

hit

Verbe

Exemple: “The ball hit the window.”

Synonymes: strike

Antonymes: miss

discrimination

Nom

Exemple: “The company has strict rules against discrimination.”

Synonymes: unfair treatment, bias

Antonymes: equality, fairness

check

Verbe

Exemple: “Please check your answers again.”

Synonymes: look over, verify

Antonymes: ignore

vindication

Nom

Exemple: “The ruling was seen as a vindication of her long campaign.”

Synonymes: justification, exoneration

Antonymes: condemnation, disproof

resuscitate

Verbe

Exemple: “Doctors managed to resuscitate the patient.”

Synonymes: revive, restore consciousness

Antonymes: kill, extinguish

urge

Verbe

Exemple: “I urge you to check the data again.”

Synonymes: encourage strongly, push

Antonymes: discourage

loss

Nom

Exemple: “The team accepted the loss with dignity.”

Synonymes: defeat, absence

Antonymes: gain, win

kiss

Verbe

Exemple: “She gave her son a kiss before school.”

Synonymes: peck

Antonymes: slap

forbid

Verbe

Exemple: “My parents forbid me to stay out late.”

Synonymes: ban, not allow

Antonymes: permit

skill

Nom

Exemple: “Communication is an important skill.”

Synonymes: ability

Antonymes: inability

again

Adverbe

Exemple: “Please say that again.”

Synonymes: once more

Antonymes: never again

profitability

Nom

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

Synonymes: profit

Antonymes: loss

ingratiating

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: sycophantic

Antonymes: genuine

reassurance

Nom

Exemple: “A short message of reassurance helped her regain confidence.”

Synonymes: comfort

Antonymes: doubt

rebel

Nom

Exemple: “The rebel group took control of the town.”

Synonymes: insurgent

hedge

Verbe

Exemple: “Companies hedge against currency risk.”

Synonymes: protect

Antonymes: expose

against

Préposition

Exemple: “I am against this plan.”

Synonymes: opposed to

Antonymes: for

strike

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t strike the dog.”

Synonymes: hit

Antonymes: protect

oppose

Verbe

Exemple: “I oppose this idea.”

Synonymes: disagree

Antonymes: support

repeat

Verbe

Exemple: “Please repeat the word.”

Synonymes: say again

Antonymes: stop

ingratiatingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He smiled ingratiatingly at the committee.”

Synonymes: obsequiously

Antonymes: defiantly

debate

/dɪˈbeɪt/

Exemple: “They had a debate about the issue.”

Synonymes: deliberate, contend, consider

achieve

/əˈtʃiːv/

Exemple: “She achieved her goal after months of practice.”

Synonymes: attain, reach, accomplish

trip

/trɪp/

Exemple: “We had a great trip last weekend.”

Synonymes: slip, jaunt, stumble

learn

/lɝːn/

Exemple: “I learn English.”

Synonymes: ascertain, see, check