Vocabulaire

relegate

Verbe

Exemple: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

Synonymes: demote, downgrade

Antonymes: promote

fence

Nom

Exemple: “The fence is high.”

Synonymes: barrier, wall

Antonymes: gate

floodgates

Nom

Exemple: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”

Synonymes: sluice gates, barriers

Antonymes: closure, blockage

echolocate

Verbe

Exemple: “Bats echolocate to navigate in darkness.”

Synonymes: navigate by sound

Antonymes:

congregate

Verbe

Exemple: “Large crowds began to congregate outside.”

Synonymes: gather, assemble

Antonymes: disperse, scatter

interrogate

Verbe

Exemple: “The suspect was interrogated for several hours.”

Synonymes: question, examine closely

Antonymes: ignore, release

intuitively

Adverbe

Exemple: “The interface is designed so users can navigate it intuitively.”

Synonymes: naturally, instinctively

Antonymes: deliberately, awkwardly

echolocation

Nom

Exemple: “Bats navigate in darkness using echolocation.”

Synonymes: sonar navigation

rusty

Adjectif

Exemple: “The gate is rusty and hard to open.”

Synonymes: corroded

Antonymes: shiny

probe

Nom

Exemple: “The journalist probed the reasons behind the decision.”

Synonymes: investigate

fraud

Nom

Exemple: “The bank investigated the fraud case.”

Synonymes: scam

Antonymes: honesty

circumnavigate

Verbe

Exemple: “The expedition aimed to circumnavigate the globe.”

Synonymes: encircle

Antonymes: confront

abrogate

/ˈæbrəɡeɪt/

Exemple: “The court can abrogate an unlawful regulation.”

mitigate

/ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/

Exemple: “We added safeguards to mitigate risk.”

Synonymes: palliate, extenuate