Vocabulaire

nostalgia

Nom

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

Synonymes: longing, sentimentality

Antonymes: forgetfulness

amorphous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The plan was still amorphous.”

Synonymes: shapeless, undefined

Antonymes: structured

virtuoso

Nom

Exemple: “She is a piano virtuoso.”

Synonymes: master, expert

Antonymes: amateur

calamity

Nom

Exemple: “The flood was a calamity for the village.”

Synonymes: disaster, catastrophe

Antonymes: blessing

phantom

Nom

Exemple: “The story is about a phantom.”

Synonymes: ghost, illusion

Antonymes: reality

distill

Verbe

Exemple: “The teacher distilled the idea into one sentence.”

Synonymes: extract, simplify

Antonymes: complicate

counsel

Verbe

Exemple: “The lawyer will counsel the client.”

Synonymes: advise, guide

Antonymes: mislead

malice

Nom

Exemple: “He acted with malice.”

Synonymes: spite, ill will

Antonymes: kindness

liaise

Verbe

Exemple: “I will liaise with the legal team.”

Synonymes: coordinate, communicate

Antonymes: disconnect

extant

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is the oldest extant manuscript.”

Synonymes: existing, surviving

Antonymes: lost

accrue

Verbe

Exemple: “Interest will accrue over time.”

Synonymes: accumulate, build up

Antonymes: decrease

knack

Nom

Exemple: “She has a knack for languages.”

Synonymes: talent, skill

Antonymes: inability

edify

Verbe

Exemple: “The lecture will edify the audience.”

Synonymes: teach, instruct

Antonymes: mislead

adept

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is adept at solving problems.”

Synonymes: skilled, proficient

Antonymes: inept

oversee

Verbe

Exemple: “The director will oversee the project.”

Synonymes: supervise, manage

Antonymes: ignore

invoice

Nom

Exemple: “Please send the invoice today.”

Synonymes: bill, payment request

Antonymes: receipt

legacy

Nom

Exemple: “His legacy is still important today.”

Synonymes: heritage, inheritance

Antonymes: new beginning

manufacture

Verbe

Exemple: “The company will manufacture new devices.”

Synonymes: produce, make

Antonymes: consume

therapist

Nom

Exemple: “The therapist helped the patient.”

Synonymes: doctor, counselor

Antonymes: patient

injection

Nom

Exemple: “The nurse gave me an injection.”

Synonymes: shot

Antonymes: pill

learning

Nom

Exemple: “Learning English takes time.”

Synonymes: study, education

Antonymes: forgetting

analyst

Nom

Exemple: “The analyst studied the data.”

Synonymes: researcher, specialist

Antonymes: beginner

examination

Nom

Exemple: “The examination is difficult.”

Synonymes: exam, test

Antonymes: lesson

infection

Nom

Exemple: “The infection needs treatment.”

Synonymes: disease, illness

Antonymes: health

assistant

Nom

Exemple: “The assistant helped the teacher.”

Synonymes: helper, aide

Antonymes: leader

animation

Nom

Exemple: “The animation is funny.”

Synonymes: cartoon, moving image

Antonymes: still picture

disease

Nom

Exemple: “The disease is serious.”

Synonymes: illness, sickness

Antonymes: health

academy

Nom

Exemple: “She studies at an academy.”

Synonymes: school, institute

Antonymes: uneducated place

crime

Nom

Exemple: “The police solved the crime.”

Synonymes: offense, illegal act

Antonymes: lawful act

menu

Nom

Exemple: “Please give me the menu.”

Synonymes: food list

Antonymes: bill

training

Nom

Exemple: “The training starts tomorrow.”

Synonymes: practice, course

Antonymes: inactivity

schedule

Nom

Exemple: “My schedule is full today.”

Synonymes: timetable, plan

Antonymes: chaos

medicine

Nom

Exemple: “Take this medicine.”

Synonymes: drug, pill

Antonymes: poison

goat

Nom

Exemple: “The goat is on the hill.”

vocational

Adjectif

Exemple: “Vocational training can lead directly to employment.”

Synonymes: career-oriented, technical

Antonymes: academic, general

virtuosity

Nom

Exemple: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Synonymes: mastery, brilliance

Antonymes: clumsiness, mediocrity

revelatory

Adjectif

Exemple: “The letters were revelatory and deeply personal.”

Synonymes: revealing, illuminating

Antonymes: concealing, secretive

recuperate

Verbe

Exemple: “He went to the countryside to recuperate.”

Synonymes: recover, heal

Antonymes: decline, worsen

mediocrity

Nom

Exemple: “He refused to settle for mediocrity.”

Synonymes: ordinariness, average quality

Antonymes: excellence, brilliance

locomotion

Nom

Exemple: “Birds use different forms of locomotion.”

Synonymes: movement, mobility

Antonymes: stillness, immobility

formidably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The team performed formidably under pressure.”

Synonymes: powerfully, impressively

Antonymes: weakly, poorly

unoccupied

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room remained unoccupied for months.”

Synonymes: vacant, empty

Antonymes: occupied, full

lackluster

Adjectif

Exemple: “The team gave a lackluster performance.”

Synonymes: dull, uninspired

Antonymes: brilliant, impressive

headstrong

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is too headstrong to take advice.”

Synonymes: stubborn, willful

Antonymes: obedient, flexible

exuberance

Nom

Exemple: “The child’s exuberance filled the room.”

Synonymes: enthusiasm, energy

Antonymes: gloom, reserve

exhilarate

Verbe

Exemple: “Fast movement can exhilarate some people.”

Synonymes: excite, thrill

Antonymes: depress, bore

dispensary

Nom

Exemple: “The village dispensary provides basic medicine.”

Synonymes: clinic, pharmacy

Antonymes:

voluntary

Adjectif

Exemple: “Participation in the survey is voluntary.”

Synonymes: optional, willing

Antonymes: compulsory, forced

toughness

Nom

Exemple: “The job requires both skill and toughness.”

Synonymes: strength, durability

Antonymes: fragility, weakness

shortlist

Nom

Exemple: “Her name was added to the final shortlist.”

Synonymes: selected list

Antonymes: long list, rejection

portrayal

Nom

Exemple: “The film offers a realistic portrayal of village life.”

Synonymes: depiction, representation

Antonymes: distortion, misrepresentation

daft

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a daft thing to say.”

Synonymes: silly, foolish

Antonymes: clever, wise

cool

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is cool outside this evening.”

Synonymes: chilly, great

Antonymes: hot, uncool

tuberculosis

Nom

Exemple: “Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.”

Synonymes: TB

Antonymes: health

salesmanship

Nom

Exemple: “Good salesmanship can increase customer trust.”

Synonymes: selling skill, persuasion

Antonymes: poor selling

chemotherapy

Nom

Exemple: “She began chemotherapy after the diagnosis.”

Synonymes: cancer treatment

Antonymes:

form

Nom

Exemple: “Please fill out this form.”

Synonymes: shape, document

Antonymes:

fool

Nom

Exemple: “Do not make a fool of yourself.”

Synonymes: idiot, silly person

Antonymes: wise person

fish

Nom

Exemple: “We had fish for dinner.”

Synonymes: seafood

Antonymes:

film

Nom

Exemple: “We watched a film last night.”

Synonymes: movie

Antonymes:

damp

Adjectif

Exemple: “The towels are still damp.”

Synonymes: wet, moist

Antonymes: dry

bill

Nom

Exemple: “We asked for the bill after dinner.”

Synonymes: invoice, note

Antonymes: payment

able

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is able to speak three languages.”

Synonymes: capable

Antonymes: unable

yet

Adverbe

Exemple: “I have not finished yet.”

Synonymes: so far, still

Antonymes: already

pit

Nom

Exemple: “Watch out for the deep pit.”

Synonymes: hole

Antonymes: hill

hop

Verbe

Exemple: “The rabbit began to hop across the field.”

Synonymes: jump lightly

Antonymes: stand still

dig

Verbe

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

Synonymes: excavate

Antonymes: fill

bet

Verbe

Exemple: “I bet it will rain tonight.”

Synonymes: wager, guess

Antonymes: know

mathematician

Nom

Exemple: “The famous mathematician wrote many books.”

Synonymes: math expert

Antonymes:

trick

Nom

Exemple: “The magician showed us a clever trick.”

Synonymes: move, deception

Antonymes: truth

steal

Verbe

Exemple: “Someone tried to steal my bike.”

Synonymes: take illegally

Antonymes: return, give

spill

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to spill the juice.”

Synonymes: pour out by accident

Antonymes: save

silly

Adjectif

Exemple: “That was a silly mistake.”

Synonymes: foolish, funny

Antonymes: serious, wise

shall

Verbe

Exemple: “Shall we go now?”

Synonymes: should, will

Antonymes: won't

liter

Nom

Exemple: “We bought a liter of milk.”

Synonymes: volume unit

Antonymes:

doubt

Verbe

Exemple: “I doubt that he will come on time.”

Synonymes: question, uncertainty

Antonymes: trust, certainty

climb

Verbe

Exemple: “We climbed the hill slowly.”

Synonymes: go up

Antonymes: descend

badly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He played badly in the first half.”

Synonymes: poorly

Antonymes: well

alive

Adjectif

Exemple: “The fish was still alive.”

Synonymes: living

Antonymes: dead

will

Verbe

Exemple: “I will call you tomorrow.”

Synonymes: shall

Antonymes: won't