Vocabulaire

emulate

Verbe

Exemple: “Young artists emulate their teachers.”

Synonymes: imitate, copy

Antonymes: ignore

vicious

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a vicious attack.”

Synonymes: cruel, violent

Antonymes: kind

hygiene

Nom

Exemple: “Good hygiene prevents disease.”

Synonymes: cleanliness

Antonymes: dirtiness

divorce

Nom

Exemple: “Their divorce was difficult.”

Synonymes: separation

Antonymes: marriage

ecosystem

Nom

Exemple: “The forest is an ecosystem.”

Synonymes: natural system

Antonymes: dead environment

democracy

Nom

Exemple: “Democracy gives people a voice.”

Synonymes: people's rule

Antonymes: dictatorship

chemistry

Nom

Exemple: “Chemistry is my favorite subject.”

Synonymes: science of substances

Antonymes: literature

marriage

Nom

Exemple: “Their marriage is happy.”

Synonymes: union, wedding relationship

Antonymes: divorce

analysis

Nom

Exemple: “The analysis is useful.”

Synonymes: study, examination

Antonymes: guess

physics

Nom

Exemple: “Physics is an interesting subject.”

Synonymes: science of nature

Antonymes: art

staff

Nom

Exemple: “The staff is friendly.”

Synonymes: employees, team

Antonymes: customers

daughter

Nom

Exemple: “Their daughter is happy.”

Synonymes: girl child

Antonymes: son

echolocate

Verbe

Exemple: “Bats echolocate to navigate in darkness.”

Synonymes: navigate by sound

Antonymes:

stretching

Nom

Exemple: “Stretching can help improve flexibility.”

Synonymes: extending, reaching

Antonymes: contracting, tightening

daughter-in-law

Nom

Exemple: “Their daughter-in-law joined the family dinner.”

Synonymes: son's wife

Antonymes:

archaeologist

Nom

Exemple: “The archaeologist discovered ancient tools.”

Synonymes: historical scientist

Antonymes:

sex

Nom

Exemple: “Please mark your sex on the form.”

Synonymes: gender

Antonymes:

misunderstanding

Nom

Exemple: “Their argument started because of a misunderstanding.”

Synonymes: confusion, mistake

Antonymes: understanding, clarity

friendliness

Nom

Exemple: “Her friendliness made everyone feel welcome.”

Synonymes: kindness, warmth

Antonymes: coldness, hostility

stuff

Nom

Exemple: “I have too much stuff in my bag.”

Synonymes: things, objects

Antonymes: nothing

read

Verbe

Exemple: “I read a story before bed.”

Synonymes: study

Antonymes: write

ours

Pronom

Exemple: “This classroom is ours.”

Synonymes: belonging to us

Antonymes: theirs

materialize

Verbe

Exemple: “Their fears began to materialize after the merger.”

Synonymes: appear, come into being

Antonymes: vanish, dissolve

genomically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The species were analyzed genomically to trace their evolution.”

Synonymes: genetically, molecularly

Antonymes: phenotypically

contractual

Adjectif

Exemple: “Both parties must meet their contractual obligations.”

Synonymes: binding, agreement-based

Antonymes: informal, nonbinding

breadwinner

Nom

Exemple: “After his father retired, he became the family’s main breadwinner.”

Synonymes: provider, earner

Antonymes: dependent

beneficiary

Nom

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

Synonymes: recipient, heir

Antonymes: donor, giver

personalize

Verbe

Exemple: “Users can personalize the dashboard to suit their workflow.”

Synonymes: customize, tailor

Antonymes: standardize, generalize

inexcusable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their negligence was simply inexcusable.”

Synonymes: unforgivable, intolerable

Antonymes: forgivable, acceptable

conditional

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their support was conditional on further reforms.”

Synonymes: dependent, provisional

Antonymes: unconditional, absolute

fire

Verbe

Exemple: “The company may fire workers if sales keep falling.”

Synonymes: dismiss, flame

Antonymes: hire

vain

Adjectif

Exemple: “All their efforts were in vain.”

Synonymes: useless, fruitless

Antonymes: successful, useful

their

Déterminant

Exemple: “Their house is near the park.”

Synonymes: belonging to them

Antonymes: our

happenstance

Nom

Exemple: “Their meeting was pure happenstance, but it changed everything.”

Synonymes: chance

Antonymes: design

antithetical

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their goals are antithetical to everything we’re trying to build.”

Synonymes: opposed

Antonymes: compatible

impersonation

Nom

Exemple: “Online impersonation can lead to serious fraud.”

Synonymes: identity spoofing

complementary

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their skills are complementary, not overlapping.”

Synonymes: supplementary

Antonymes: conflicting

superficial

Adjectif

Exemple: “Their analysis was superficial and missed the core issue.”

Synonymes: shallow

Antonymes: thorough

cruel

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is cruel to hurt animals.”

Synonymes: harsh

Antonymes: kind

buddy

Nom

Exemple: “He is my buddy from school.”

Synonymes: friend

theirs

Pronom

Exemple: “This house is theirs.”

Synonymes: belonging to them

clothes

Nom

Exemple: “My clothes are clean.”

Synonymes: clothing

antediluvian

/ˌænti dɪˈluːviən/

Exemple: “Their process is antediluvian.”

Synonymes: archaic, antiquated, old

acrimonious

/ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs/

Exemple: “Their negotiations became acrimonious.”

Synonymes: resentful, bitter

deliver

/dɪˈlɪvər/

Exemple: “They deliver food to our office.”

Synonymes: render, present, cede

compare

/kəmˈper/

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

Synonymes: comparison, equivalence, equate