Vocabulaire

repute

Nom

Exemple: “The university is of high repute.”

Synonymes: reputation, standing

Antonymes: disgrace

inflation

Nom

Exemple: “Inflation makes prices higher.”

Synonymes: price increase

Antonymes: deflation

tuition

Nom

Exemple: “University tuition is expensive.”

Synonymes: education fee

Antonymes: scholarship

employment

Nom

Exemple: “Employment is high this year.”

Synonymes: work, job

Antonymes: unemployment

promotion

Nom

Exemple: “He got a promotion at work.”

Synonymes: advancement, raise

Antonymes: demotion

fence

Nom

Exemple: “The fence is high.”

Synonymes: barrier, wall

Antonymes: gate

rent

Nom

Exemple: “The rent is high.”

Synonymes: rental payment

Antonymes: ownership

university

Nom

Exemple: “She studies at a university.”

Synonymes: college, higher education school

Antonymes: kindergarten

unfeasibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The target was unfeasibly high.”

Synonymes: impractically, impossibly

Antonymes: feasibly, realistically

promotable

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is clearly promotable after this success.”

Synonymes: advanceable, eligible for promotion

Antonymes: unpromotable, unsuitable

bid

Nom

Exemple: “The company made the highest bid for the property.”

Synonymes: offer, attempt

Antonymes: withdrawal

top

Nom

Exemple: “The cat was sitting on top of the wall.”

Synonymes: upper part, peak

Antonymes: bottom

speed

Nom

Exemple: “The car was moving at high speed.”

Synonymes: pace, rate

Antonymes: slowness

raise

Verbe

Exemple: “Please raise your hand if you know the answer.”

Synonymes: lift

Antonymes: lower

chirp

Verbe

Exemple: “Birds chirp early in the morning.”

Synonymes: tweet

Antonymes: be silent

kinetically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The molecules behave differently kinetically at high temperatures.”

Synonymes: in motion terms, dynamically

Antonymes: statically

centralized

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company adopted a highly centralized management structure.”

Synonymes: concentrated, controlled from one center

Antonymes: decentralized, distributed

rise

Verbe

Exemple: “Prices continue to rise every month.”

Synonymes: increase, go up

Antonymes: fall, drop

pale

Adjectif

Exemple: “She looked pale after the long trip.”

Synonymes: light-colored, faint

Antonymes: bright, healthy-looking

ephemerality

Nom

Exemple: “Social media highlights the ephemerality of attention.”

Synonymes: transience

Antonymes: permanence

occupational

Adjectif

Exemple: “Occupational stress is common in high-pressure roles.”

Synonymes: work-related

range

Nom

Exemple: “The price range is from $10 to $50.”

Synonymes: spectrum

grade

Nom

Exemple: “She got a high grade on the exam.”

Synonymes: mark

fiber

Nom

Exemple: “Whole grains are high in fiber.”

Synonymes: roughage

glory

Nom

Exemple: “He dreamed of glory and success.”

Synonymes: fame

Antonymes: shame

flute

Nom

Exemple: “She plays the flute in a band.”

comet

Nom

Exemple: “We saw a comet in the sky.”

cliff

Nom

Exemple: “Be careful near the cliff.”

above

Préposition

Exemple: “The picture is above the sofa.”

Synonymes: over

Antonymes: below

senior

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a senior manager.”

Synonymes: older

Antonymes: junior

rating

Nom

Exemple: “This movie has a high rating.”

Synonymes: score

prefer

Verbe

Exemple: “I prefer tea to coffee.”

Synonymes: like better

loudly

Adverbe

Exemple: “Don’t speak loudly.”

Synonymes: noisily

Antonymes: quietly

better

Adjectif

Exemple: “I feel better today.”

Synonymes: improved

Antonymes: worse

improvisational

Adjectif

Exemple: “The performance was highly improvisational.”

Synonymes: spontaneous

Antonymes: scripted

salient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The report highlights salient issues.”

Synonymes: notable, prominent

Antonymes: trivial

heterogeneous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The population is highly heterogeneous.”

Synonymes: diverse, varied

Antonymes: homogeneous

tall

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is tall.”

Synonymes: high

Antonymes: short

hot

Adjectif

Exemple: “The tea is hot.”

Synonymes: warm

Antonymes: cold

deterrent

Nom

Exemple: “High fees can be a deterrent to new users.”

apotheosis

/əˌpɑːθiˈoʊsɪs/

Exemple: “The finale was the apotheosis of the show.”

Synonymes: paragon, exaltation, nonpareil

anticipate

/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

Exemple: “We anticipate higher demand in spring.”

Synonymes: call, forestall, foretell

expensive

/ɪkˈspensɪv/

Exemple: “That restaurant is expensive.”

Synonymes: costly, overpriced, pricy

Antonymes: cheap, inexpensive

good

/ɡʊd/

Exemple: “This is good.”

Synonymes: benevolent, keen, adept

Antonymes: malevolent, evil, wicked