Vocabulaire

hi

Interjection

Exemple: “Hi! How are you?”

Synonymes: hello, hey

Antonymes: bye, goodbye

recourse

Nom

Exemple: “They had no recourse but to sue.”

Synonymes: option, remedy

Antonymes: helplessness

derelict

Adjectif

Exemple: “They bought a derelict building.”

Synonymes: abandoned, neglected

Antonymes: maintained

contrive

Verbe

Exemple: “They contrived a clever solution.”

Synonymes: devise, create

Antonymes: destroy

solicit

Verbe

Exemple: “They tried to solicit feedback from users.”

Synonymes: request, ask for

Antonymes: offer

opulent

Adjectif

Exemple: “They stayed in an opulent hotel.”

Synonymes: luxurious, rich

Antonymes: poor

consign

Verbe

Exemple: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

Synonymes: deliver, entrust

Antonymes: keep

tacit

Adjectif

Exemple: “They had a tacit agreement.”

Synonymes: implicit, unstated

Antonymes: explicit

hoist

Verbe

Exemple: “They hoisted the flag.”

Synonymes: raise, lift

Antonymes: lower

injustice

Nom

Exemple: “They protested against injustice.”

Synonymes: unfairness

Antonymes: justice

suburban

Adjectif

Exemple: “They live in a suburban area.”

Synonymes: outside the city, residential

Antonymes: urban

immigrant

Nom

Exemple: “The immigrant found a new job.”

Synonymes: newcomer, migrant

Antonymes: native

wine

Nom

Exemple: “They drink wine at dinner.”

Synonymes: alcoholic drink

Antonymes: juice

farm

Nom

Exemple: “They live on a farm.”

Synonymes: ranch

Antonymes: city

conflate

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not conflate price with value.”

Synonymes: mix

Antonymes: distinguish

fabulation

Nom

Exemple: “The memoir contains clear signs of fabulation.”

Synonymes: invention, fabrication

Antonymes: fact, accuracy

animatedly

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: lively, energetically

Antonymes: quietly, lifelessly

refurbish

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to refurbish the old library.”

Synonymes: renovate, restore

Antonymes: damage, neglect

wed

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to wed in June.”

Synonymes: marry

Antonymes: divorce

sue

Verbe

Exemple: “They decided to sue the company.”

Synonymes: take legal action

Antonymes: settle privately

flat

Nom

Exemple: “They rented a small flat in the city center.”

Synonymes: level, apartment

Antonymes: uneven

dude

Nom

Exemple: “Hey dude, how are you?”

Synonymes: guy, friend

Antonymes:

drag

Verbe

Exemple: “They had to drag the heavy box across the floor.”

Synonymes: pull, haul

Antonymes: push, lift

wax

Nom

Exemple: “The candle is made of wax.”

Synonymes: candle material

Antonymes:

ski

Verbe

Exemple: “They go to the mountains to ski every winter.”

Synonymes: winter sport

Antonymes:

own

Verbe

Exemple: “They own a small shop in town.”

Synonymes: possess

Antonymes: rent, borrow

log

Nom

Exemple: “They sat on a log by the fire.”

Synonymes: record, wood trunk

Antonymes:

dig

Verbe

Exemple: “They had to dig a deep hole for the tree.”

Synonymes: excavate

Antonymes: fill

relationship

Nom

Exemple: “They have a strong working relationship.”

Synonymes: connection, bond

Antonymes: separation

south

Nom

Exemple: “They moved to the south for warmer weather.”

Synonymes: southern direction

Antonymes: north

shoot

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to shoot a short film next month.”

Synonymes: fire, film

Antonymes: miss

serve

Verbe

Exemple: “They serve lunch from noon to two.”

Synonymes: provide, help

Antonymes: ignore

royal

Adjectif

Exemple: “They visited the royal palace.”

Synonymes: kingly

Antonymes: ordinary

north

Nom

Exemple: “They traveled to the north of the country.”

Synonymes: northern direction

Antonymes: south

marry

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to marry next summer.”

Synonymes: wed

Antonymes: divorce

argue

Verbe

Exemple: “They often argue about money.”

Synonymes: fight, debate

Antonymes: agree

were

Verbe

Exemple: “They were at home yesterday.”

Synonymes: past of are

Antonymes: are

they

Pronom

Exemple: “They are my best friends.”

Synonymes: those people

Antonymes: we

sell

Verbe

Exemple: “They sell fruit in the market.”

Synonymes: trade

Antonymes: buy

pray

Verbe

Exemple: “They pray every morning.”

Synonymes: worship

Antonymes:

egalitarian

Adjectif

Exemple: “They advocated an egalitarian model of education.”

Synonymes: equalitarian, leveling

Antonymes: hierarchical, elitist

attributive

Adjectif

Exemple: “In grammar, an attributive adjective comes before the noun.”

Synonymes: descriptive, qualifying

Antonymes: predicative

pump

Nom

Exemple: “They used a pump to move the water.”

Synonymes: push, device for moving liquid

Antonymes: drain naturally

mash

Verbe

Exemple: “Mash the potatoes until they are smooth.”

Synonymes: crush, blend

Antonymes: separate

live

Verbe

Exemple: “They live in a quiet village near the lake.”

Synonymes: reside, exist

Antonymes: die

huge

Adjectif

Exemple: “They made a huge mistake in the report.”

Synonymes: enormous, very large

Antonymes: tiny, small

advise

Verbe

Exemple: “I advise you to save your work often.”

Synonymes: recommend, suggest

Antonymes: discourage

thank

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to thank you for your help.”

Synonymes: express gratitude

Antonymes: insult

large

Adjectif

Exemple: “They live in a large house.”

Synonymes: big

Antonymes: small

build

Verbe

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

Synonymes: construct

Antonymes: destroy

philanthropic

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: charitable

Antonymes: self-serving

spontaneously

Adverbe

Exemple: “They spontaneously changed the plan at the last minute.”

Synonymes: impulsively

Antonymes: deliberately

victoriously

Adverbe

Exemple: “They emerged victoriously after a long struggle.”

Synonymes: triumphantly

Antonymes: defeatedly

porch

Nom

Exemple: “They sat on the porch and talked.”

Synonymes: veranda

means

Nom

Exemple: “They don’t have the means to buy a house.”

Synonymes: resources

lower

Verbe

Exemple: “They lowered the price to attract customers.”

Synonymes: reduce

Antonymes: raise

grand

Adjectif

Exemple: “They stayed in a grand old hotel.”

Synonymes: magnificent

Antonymes: modest

godly

Adjectif

Exemple: “They admired her godly life.”

Synonymes: pious

Antonymes: sinful

force

Nom

Exemple: “They used force to open the door.”

Synonymes: power

Antonymes: weakness

erect

Verbe

Exemple: “They erected a new bridge over the river.”

Synonymes: build

Antonymes: demolish

fight

Verbe

Exemple: “They fought about money.”

Synonymes: argue

Antonymes: make peace

fancy

Adjectif

Exemple: “They had dinner at a fancy restaurant.”

Synonymes: luxurious

Antonymes: simple

adopt

Verbe

Exemple: “They decided to adopt a child.”

Synonymes: take in

invade

Verbe

Exemple: “They tried to invade the city.”

Synonymes: enter by force

Antonymes: leave

pardon

Verbe

Exemple: “Pardon, can you repeat?”

Synonymes: excuse

Antonymes: punishment

transatlantic

Adjectif

Exemple: “They discussed transatlantic cooperation.”

Synonymes: international

Antonymes: domestic

split

Verbe

Exemple: “They split the bill.”

Synonymes: divide

Antonymes: combine

newly

Adverbe

Exemple: “They are newly married.”

Synonymes: recently

Antonymes: previously

harmony

Nom

Exemple: “They live in harmony.”

Synonymes: peace

Antonymes: conflict

welcome

Adjectif

Exemple: “Welcome to our home.”

Synonymes: greeting

Antonymes: goodbye

formulate

Verbe

Exemple: “They formulated a new strategy.”

Synonymes: develop, design

Antonymes: abandon

establish

Verbe

Exemple: “They established clear rules.”

Synonymes: set up, create

Antonymes: abolish

warn

Verbe

Exemple: “They warned us about the storm.”

Synonymes: alert, inform

Antonymes: ignore

allow

Verbe

Exemple: “They allow students to use phones.”

Synonymes: permit, let

Antonymes: forbid

stringent

Adjectif

Exemple: “They enforce stringent security requirements.”

pragmatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “They took a pragmatic approach to shipping the MVP.”

comprehensive

Adjectif

Exemple: “They conducted a comprehensive audit of the codebase.”

intransigent

/ɪnˈtrænzɪdʒənt/

Exemple: “They remained intransigent during talks.”

Synonymes: inexorable, adamant, adamantine

distinct

/dɪˈstɪŋkt/

Exemple: “They have distinct roles in the team.”

Synonymes: sharp, clear, crisp

Antonymes: indistinct

strategy

/ˈstrætədʒi/

Exemple: “They developed a strategy.”

Synonymes: scheme