Vocabulaire

landscape

Nom

Exemple: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Synonymes: scenery, view

Antonymes: city interior

peninsula

Nom

Exemple: “A peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides.”

Synonymes: landform

Antonymes: island

territory

Nom

Exemple: “This territory belongs to the city.”

Synonymes: area, land

Antonymes: border

agriculture

Nom

Exemple: “Agriculture is important for the economy.”

Synonymes: farming

Antonymes: industry

property

Nom

Exemple: “This house is my property.”

Synonymes: ownership, asset

Antonymes: debt

lake

Nom

Exemple: “The lake is beautiful.”

Synonymes: water body

Antonymes: desert

park

Nom

Exemple: “We walk in the park.”

Synonymes: garden

Antonymes: street

farm

Nom

Exemple: “They live on a farm.”

Synonymes: ranch

Antonymes: city

sea

Nom

Exemple: “The sea is blue.”

Synonymes: ocean

Antonymes: land

garden

Nom

Exemple: “The children play in the garden.”

Synonymes: yard

topography

Nom

Exemple: “The map shows the topography of the region.”

Synonymes: terrain description, landform study

Antonymes:

habitation

Nom

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

Synonymes: dwelling, residence

Antonymes: vacancy, emptiness

bum

Nom

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

Synonymes: bottom

Antonymes:

subcontinent

Nom

Exemple: “India is part of the Asian subcontinent.”

Synonymes: large region

Antonymes:

crow

Nom

Exemple: “A crow landed on the roof.”

Synonymes: black bird

Antonymes:

shore

Nom

Exemple: “We could see the shore from the boat.”

Synonymes: coast, bank

Antonymes: sea

portraiture

Nom

Exemple: “The gallery specializes in eighteenth-century portraiture.”

Synonymes: portrait art, portrait painting

Antonymes: landscape art

atmospheric

Adjectif

Exemple: “The lighting gave the restaurant an atmospheric feel.”

Synonymes: evocative, moody

Antonymes: bland, plain

waterfront

Nom

Exemple: “The city plans to redevelop the old waterfront.”

Synonymes: shoreline, seafront

Antonymes: inland

vegetation

Nom

Exemple: “The island is covered with dense tropical vegetation.”

Synonymes: plant life, flora

Antonymes: barrenness

dove

Nom

Exemple: “A white dove landed on the roof.”

Synonymes: bird

Antonymes:

blandishment

Nom

Exemple: “She resisted the blandishments of people seeking favors.”

Synonymes: flattery

Antonymes: criticism

ridge

Nom

Exemple: “We walked along the ridge at sunset.”

Synonymes: crest

hover

Verbe

Exemple: “The helicopter hovered over the city.”

Synonymes: hang

Antonymes: land

flood

Nom

Exemple: “The flood damaged many houses.”

Synonymes: overflow

coast

Nom

Exemple: “We drove along the coast.”

Synonymes: shore

valley

Nom

Exemple: “We walked through the valley.”

penny

Nom

Exemple: “I found a penny on the floor.”

Synonymes: coin

Antonymes:

country

/ˈkʌntri/

Exemple: “I love my country.”

Synonymes: state, area, land

Antonymes: urban area