Vocabulaire

humor

Nom

Exemple: “I like his sense of humor.”

Synonymes: fun

humid

Adjectif

Exemple: “The air is humid in summer.”

Synonymes: moist

Antonymes: dry

human

Nom

Exemple: “Every human needs rest.”

Synonymes: person

vestigial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”

Synonymes: remaining, rudimentary

Antonymes: fully developed

corpse

Nom

Exemple: “The police found a corpse.”

Synonymes: dead body

Antonymes: living person

automatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The door has an automatic lock.”

Synonymes: self-operating

Antonymes: manual

psychology

Nom

Exemple: “Psychology studies human behavior.”

Synonymes: study of mind

Antonymes: physics

chest

Nom

Exemple: “He has pain in his chest.”

Synonymes: upper body

Antonymes: back

person

Nom

Exemple: “He is a good person.”

Synonymes: human, individual

Antonymes: animal

habitation

Nom

Exemple: “The island showed signs of early human habitation.”

Synonymes: dwelling, residence

Antonymes: vacancy, emptiness

harassment

Nom

Exemple: “The company has strict rules against harassment.”

Synonymes: abuse, intimidation

Antonymes: respect, protection

demography

Nom

Exemple: “Demography helps explain population change.”

Synonymes: population study

Antonymes:

raunchily

Adverbe

Exemple: “The comedian behaved raunchily on stage.”

Synonymes: vulgarly, crudely

Antonymes: decently, tastefully

buzz

Verbe

Exemple: “I could hear bees buzz around the flowers.”

Synonymes: hum, vibrate

Antonymes: be silent

bum

Nom

Exemple: “He slipped and landed on his bum.”

Synonymes: bottom

Antonymes:

archaeologist

Nom

Exemple: “The archaeologist discovered ancient tools.”

Synonymes: historical scientist

Antonymes:

herd

Nom

Exemple: “A herd of cows was crossing the road.”

Synonymes: group of animals

Antonymes: single animal

encyclopedia

Nom

Exemple: “We used an encyclopedia to find the answer.”

Synonymes: reference book

Antonymes:

comic

Adjectif

Exemple: “I bought a comic book for my brother.”

Synonymes: funny, cartoon story

Antonymes: serious

patronizing

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her patronizing tone irritated the audience.”

Synonymes: condescending, superior

Antonymes: respectful, humble

intersperse

Verbe

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

Synonymes: scatter among, alternate

Antonymes: separate, group together

domesticate

Verbe

Exemple: “Early humans began to domesticate animals thousands of years ago.”

Synonymes: tame, civilize

Antonymes: wild, feralize

joke

Nom

Exemple: “He told a joke that made everyone laugh.”

Synonymes: funny remark

Antonymes: serious statement

ghost

Nom

Exemple: “The child was afraid of ghosts.”

Synonymes: spirit

Antonymes: human

philanthropy

Nom

Exemple: “Philanthropy is most effective when paired with accountability.”

Synonymes: charity

Antonymes: selfishness

domestication

Nom

Exemple: “Domestication changed animals over thousands of years.”

Synonymes: taming

Antonymes: wildness

anthropology

Nom

Exemple: “She studied anthropology to understand cultures better.”

Synonymes: study of humans

faith

Nom

Exemple: “He kept faith even in difficult times.”

Synonymes: belief

Antonymes: doubt

people

Nom

Exemple: “There are many people here.”

Synonymes: persons

philanthropist

Nom

Exemple: “The philanthropist funded educational programs.”

Synonymes: benefactor

Antonymes: miser