Vocabulaire

nostalgia

Nom

Exemple: “The old song filled him with nostalgia.”

Synonymes: longing, sentimentality

Antonymes: forgetfulness

deficit

Nom

Exemple: “The government has a budget deficit.”

Synonymes: shortage, lack

Antonymes: surplus

brood

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t brood over small mistakes.”

Synonymes: worry, dwell

Antonymes: forget

manufacture

Verbe

Exemple: “The company will manufacture new devices.”

Synonymes: produce, make

Antonymes: consume

learning

Nom

Exemple: “Learning English takes time.”

Synonymes: study, education

Antonymes: forgetting

geography

Nom

Exemple: “We study geography at school.”

Synonymes: study of places

Antonymes: history

device

Nom

Exemple: “This device is new.”

Synonymes: machine, gadget

Antonymes: manual tool

clinic

Nom

Exemple: “I went to the clinic.”

Synonymes: medical center

Antonymes: home

onion

Nom

Exemple: “Cut the onion.”

Synonymes: vegetable

Antonymes: fruit

crowd

Nom

Exemple: “There is a crowd in the street.”

Synonymes: group, many people

Antonymes: single person

entrance

Nom

Exemple: “The entrance is near the door.”

Synonymes: entry, doorway

Antonymes: exit

station

Nom

Exemple: “The train is at the station.”

Synonymes: terminal

tomato

Nom

Exemple: “I put tomato in the salad.”

Synonymes: vegetable

unfeasibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The target was unfeasibly high.”

Synonymes: impractically, impossibly

Antonymes: feasibly, realistically

indolently

Adverbe

Exemple: “He stretched indolently in the afternoon sun.”

Synonymes: lazily, sluggishly

Antonymes: energetically, diligently

hauntingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She sang hauntingly in the final scene.”

Synonymes: eerily, memorably

Antonymes: forgettably, flatly

rediscover

Verbe

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

Synonymes: find again, relearn

Antonymes: forget, lose

congregate

Verbe

Exemple: “Large crowds began to congregate outside.”

Synonymes: gather, assemble

Antonymes: disperse, scatter

animatedly

Adverbe

Exemple: “They were talking animatedly about the election.”

Synonymes: lively, energetically

Antonymes: quietly, lifelessly

sedentary

Adjectif

Exemple: “A sedentary lifestyle can harm your health.”

Synonymes: inactive, stationary

Antonymes: active, energetic

reminisce

Verbe

Exemple: “We sat for hours and reminisced about university.”

Synonymes: recall, remember fondly

Antonymes: forget, overlook

bind

Verbe

Exemple: “The pages are bound in leather.”

Synonymes: tie, fasten

Antonymes: release, unbind

rub

Verbe

Exemple: “Rub your hands together to stay warm.”

Synonymes: massage, wipe

Antonymes: leave alone

pad

Nom

Exemple: “She wrote the number on a pad.”

Synonymes: notepad, cushion

Antonymes:

mix

Verbe

Exemple: “Mix the flour with water.”

Synonymes: combine, blend

Antonymes: separate

gain

Verbe

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

Synonymes: get, achieve

Antonymes: lose

feed

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not forget to feed the cat.”

Synonymes: give food to

Antonymes: starve

coal

Nom

Exemple: “The old house was heated with coal.”

Synonymes: fuel

Antonymes:

clip

Nom

Exemple: “Use this clip to hold the papers together.”

Synonymes: fastener, cut

Antonymes: separate

rid

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need to get rid of these old boxes.”

Synonymes: remove, clear away

Antonymes: keep

fix

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you fix this broken lamp?”

Synonymes: repair, mend

Antonymes: break

aim

Nom

Exemple: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Synonymes: goal, target

Antonymes: failure, miss

dress

Nom

Exemple: “She wore a red dress to the party.”

Synonymes: clothing, put on clothes

Antonymes: undress

bored

Adjectif

Exemple: “I get bored when I have nothing to do.”

Synonymes: uninterested, tired of

Antonymes: interested, excited

apart

Adverbe

Exemple: “The twins look similar, but you can tell them apart.”

Synonymes: separately

Antonymes: together

with

Préposition

Exemple: “I am going with my sister.”

Synonymes: together with

Antonymes: without

pair

Nom

Exemple: “I bought a new pair of shoes.”

Synonymes: two, set

Antonymes: single

meet

Verbe

Exemple: “Let’s meet after school.”

Synonymes: see, greet

Antonymes: miss

intersperse

Verbe

Exemple: “The author interspersed humor with serious analysis.”

Synonymes: scatter among, alternate

Antonymes: separate, group together

integration

Nom

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

Synonymes: inclusion, unification

Antonymes: segregation, separation

contraption

Nom

Exemple: “He built a strange contraption out of spare parts.”

Synonymes: device, gadget

Antonymes:

constrained

Adjectif

Exemple: “Budget cuts left the project severely constrained.”

Synonymes: restricted, limited

Antonymes: free, unrestricted

immortalize

Verbe

Exemple: “The novel helped immortalize the city in popular culture.”

Synonymes: preserve forever, commemorate

Antonymes: erase, forget

collaborate

Verbe

Exemple: “Several universities agreed to collaborate on the research.”

Synonymes: cooperate, work together

Antonymes: compete, oppose

vegetation

Nom

Exemple: “The island is covered with dense tropical vegetation.”

Synonymes: plant life, flora

Antonymes: barrenness

fate

Nom

Exemple: “She believed it was fate that brought them together.”

Synonymes: destiny

Antonymes: choice, chance

talk

Verbe

Exemple: “We need to talk about the budget.”

Synonymes: speak, discuss

Antonymes: stay silent

take

Verbe

Exemple: “Please take your coat with you.”

Synonymes: grab, carry

Antonymes: leave, give

mend

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you mend this old shirt?”

Synonymes: repair, fix

Antonymes: damage, tear

lock

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not forget to lock the door.”

Synonymes: secure, fasten

Antonymes: unlock

gather

Verbe

Exemple: “People began to gather in the square.”

Synonymes: collect, come together

Antonymes: scatter

escape

Verbe

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

Synonymes: get away, flee

Antonymes: remain trapped

spend

Verbe

Exemple: “We spend a lot of time together.”

Synonymes: use, pass

Antonymes: save

sorry

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am sorry for being late.”

Synonymes: apologetic

Antonymes: unapologetic

enjoy

Verbe

Exemple: “I enjoy reading in the evening.”

Synonymes: like, take pleasure in

Antonymes: dislike

build

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to build a new school.”

Synonymes: construct

Antonymes: destroy

alone

Adjectif

Exemple: “She lives alone in a small apartment.”

Synonymes: by oneself

Antonymes: together

cinematography

Nom

Exemple: “The cinematography turned an ordinary scene into something unforgettable.”

Synonymes: camera work

interlocking

Adjectif

Exemple: “The policy relies on interlocking safeguards across teams.”

Synonymes: interconnected

Antonymes: independent

lethargically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He moved lethargically after a sleepless night.”

Synonymes: sluggishly

Antonymes: energetically

recollection

Nom

Exemple: “My recollection of that day is still vivid.”

Synonymes: memory

Antonymes: forgetfulness

ventilation

Nom

Exemple: “Proper ventilation reduces indoor air pollution.”

Synonymes: airflow

screw

Nom

Exemple: “Tighten the screw with a screwdriver.”

Synonymes: bolt

roast

Verbe

Exemple: “We roasted vegetables for dinner.”

Synonymes: bake

merge

Verbe

Exemple: “The two companies decided to merge.”

Synonymes: combine

Antonymes: separate

board

Verbe

Exemple: “We boarded the plane at noon.”

Synonymes: get on

Antonymes: get off

blend

Verbe

Exemple: “Blend the fruit with milk.”

Synonymes: mix

Antonymes: separate

system

Nom

Exemple: “The system is not working.”

Synonymes: structure

lively

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a lively child.”

Synonymes: energetic

Antonymes: quiet

collect

Verbe

Exemple: “I collect stamps.”

Synonymes: gather

Antonymes: scatter

memory

Nom

Exemple: “I have a good memory.”

Synonymes: recollection

Antonymes: forgetfulness

lonely

Adjectif

Exemple: “I feel lonely today.”

Synonymes: alone

Antonymes: together

excuse

Nom

Exemple: “Excuse me, where is the bank?”

Synonymes: sorry

Antonymes: blame

tired

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am tired today.”

Synonymes: sleepy, exhausted

Antonymes: energetic

convergence

Nom

Exemple: “We saw convergence between product feedback and usage data.”

allocate

/ˈæləkeɪt/

Exemple: “We allocated extra budget to marketing.”

Synonymes: apportion

target

/ˈtɑːrɡɪt/

Exemple: “Our target is 1,000 users.”

Synonymes: objective, mark, butt

compare

/kəmˈper/

Exemple: “Compare these two phones before you buy one.”

Synonymes: comparison, equivalence, equate

forget

/fərˈɡet/

Exemple: “Don’t forget your keys.”

Synonymes: block, bury, blank out

Antonymes: mind, recall, think

healthy

/ˈhelθi/

Exemple: “Vegetables are healthy.”

Synonymes: good, sensible, sanguine

Antonymes: unhealthy, unfit