Vocabulaire

lay

Verbe

Exemple: “She laid the book on the table.”

Synonymes: put, place

Antonymes: lift

layer

Nom

Exemple: “Add another layer of paint.”

Synonymes: level

artifact

Nom

Exemple: “The museum displayed an ancient artifact.”

Synonymes: object, relic

Antonymes: natural object

frolic

Verbe

Exemple: “Children frolic in the park.”

Synonymes: play, jump around

Antonymes: mourn

hitch

Nom

Exemple: “The plan worked without a hitch.”

Synonymes: problem, obstacle

Antonymes: smoothness

investment

Nom

Exemple: “This investment is risky.”

Synonymes: funding, capital

Antonymes: withdrawal

cabinet

Nom

Exemple: “The cups are in the cabinet.”

Synonymes: cupboard, storage unit

Antonymes: open shelf

profit

Nom

Exemple: “The business made a profit.”

Synonymes: gain, earnings

Antonymes: loss

keyboard

Nom

Exemple: “My keyboard is black.”

Synonymes: typing board

Antonymes: mouse

onion

Nom

Exemple: “Cut the onion.”

Synonymes: vegetable

Antonymes: fruit

chess

Nom

Exemple: “I like to play chess.”

Synonymes: board game

Antonymes: football

instrument

Nom

Exemple: “He plays a musical instrument.”

Synonymes: tool, device

Antonymes: voice

director

Nom

Exemple: “The director is in the office.”

Synonymes: manager, leader

Antonymes: employee

game

Nom

Exemple: “We play a game.”

Synonymes: match, play

Antonymes: work

toy

Nom

Exemple: “The child has a toy.”

Synonymes: plaything

Antonymes: tool

garden

Nom

Exemple: “The children play in the garden.”

Synonymes: yard

afternoon

Nom

Exemple: “I play football in the afternoon.”

Synonymes: daytime

Antonymes: morning, night

virtuosity

Nom

Exemple: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Synonymes: mastery, brilliance

Antonymes: clumsiness, mediocrity

proverbial

Adjectif

Exemple: “He displayed the proverbial patience of a teacher.”

Synonymes: well-known, famous

Antonymes: unfamiliar, unusual

procedural

Adjectif

Exemple: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

Synonymes: formal, process-related

Antonymes: substantive, informal

suspension

Nom

Exemple: “The player faced suspension after the incident.”

Synonymes: pause, temporary ban

Antonymes: continuation, reinstatement

screenplay

Nom

Exemple: “She wrote the screenplay for the film.”

Synonymes: script

Antonymes:

impediment

Nom

Exemple: “Lack of funding was a major impediment.”

Synonymes: obstacle, hindrance

Antonymes: aid, advantage

believably

Adverbe

Exemple: “She played the role believably.”

Synonymes: convincingly, plausibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, badly

plausibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She argued plausibly that the delay was unavoidable.”

Synonymes: believably, credibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, implausibly

dash

Nom

Exemple: “She made a dash for the bus.”

Synonymes: rush, run quickly

Antonymes: stroll, delay

jaw

Nom

Exemple: “He hurt his jaw while playing sports.”

Synonymes: mouth bone

Antonymes:

fond

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is very fond of music.”

Synonymes: loving, keen on

Antonymes: dislike

kid

Nom

Exemple: “The kids were playing outside.”

Synonymes: child

Antonymes: adult

arm

Nom

Exemple: “He hurt his arm while playing football.”

Synonymes: limb

Antonymes: leg

act

Verbe

Exemple: “You need to act quickly in an emergency.”

Synonymes: do, perform

Antonymes: delay

sportsmanship

Nom

Exemple: “Good sportsmanship is as important as winning.”

Synonymes: fair play

Antonymes: cheating

truly

Adverbe

Exemple: “I am truly sorry for the delay.”

Synonymes: really, honestly

Antonymes: falsely

brave

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was brave of her to speak the truth.”

Synonymes: courageous

Antonymes: cowardly

badly

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: poorly

Antonymes: well

show

Nom

Exemple: “Please show me your drawing.”

Synonymes: display

Antonymes: hide

role

Nom

Exemple: “She has an important role in the play.”

Synonymes: part

Antonymes:

punctuality

Nom

Exemple: “In this workplace, punctuality is considered essential.”

Synonymes: timeliness, promptness

Antonymes: lateness, delay

consignment

Nom

Exemple: “The consignment was delayed at customs.”

Synonymes: shipment, delivery batch

Antonymes:

affectation

Nom

Exemple: “His accent sounded more like affectation than authenticity.”

Synonymes: pretension, artifice

Antonymes: naturalness, sincerity

blockbuster

Nom

Exemple: “The studio expected the movie to become a summer blockbuster.”

Synonymes: hit, smash success

Antonymes: flop, failure

withdrawal

Nom

Exemple: “The sudden withdrawal of funding delayed the project.”

Synonymes: retreat, removal

Antonymes: advance, deposit

tile

Nom

Exemple: “One tile in the kitchen is broken.”

Synonymes: slab, ceramic piece

Antonymes:

star

Nom

Exemple: “That young actor became a star very quickly.”

Synonymes: celebrity, sun-like body

Antonymes: ordinary person

soil

Nom

Exemple: “These plants grow well in rich soil.”

Synonymes: earth, ground

Antonymes: air

sand

Nom

Exemple: “The children played in the sand for hours.”

Synonymes: fine grains

Antonymes: rock

rush

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not rush the decision.”

Synonymes: hurry, move quickly

Antonymes: delay, slow down

pace

Nom

Exemple: “You should work at your own pace.”

Synonymes: speed, rate

Antonymes: delay

hurry

Verbe

Exemple: “We need to hurry or we’ll be late.”

Synonymes: rush

Antonymes: delay

angry

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was angry about the delay.”

Synonymes: mad, upset

Antonymes: calm, happy

preoccupation

Nom

Exemple: “His preoccupation with details delayed the decision.”

Synonymes: obsession

Antonymes: detachment

instantaneous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The decision had an instantaneous effect on the market.”

Synonymes: immediate

Antonymes: gradual

stratosphere

Nom

Exemple: “Some weather balloons reach the stratosphere.”

Synonymes: upper atmosphere

screenwriter

Nom

Exemple: “The screenwriter adapted the novel for film.”

Synonymes: scriptwriter

symptomatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The delays are symptomatic of deeper management problems.”

Synonymes: indicative

protagonist

Nom

Exemple: “The protagonist changes dramatically by the end of the novel.”

Synonymes: main character

Antonymes: antagonist

relic

Nom

Exemple: “The museum displayed a relic from ancient times.”

Synonymes: artifact

relay

Verbe

Exemple: “Please relay this message to the team.”

Synonymes: pass on

flute

Nom

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

elbow

Nom

Exemple: “I hurt my elbow while playing.”

dusty

Adjectif

Exemple: “The old room was dusty.”

Antonymes: clean

delay

Nom

Exemple: “The flight had a delay of two hours.”

Synonymes: postpone

Antonymes: hurry

script

Nom

Exemple: “I read the script.”

Synonymes: text

instantaneously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The system responded instantaneously.”

Synonymes: immediately

Antonymes: gradually

euphemistically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He euphemistically referred to layoffs as “restructuring.””

Synonymes: indirectly

Antonymes: bluntly

outside

Préposition

Exemple: “The children are playing outside.”

Synonymes: outdoors

Antonymes: inside

rationalize

Verbe

Exemple: “He rationalized the delay by blaming external factors.”

plausible

Adjectif

Exemple: “She offered a plausible explanation for the delay.”

considerable

/kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

Exemple: “There was a considerable delay.”

Synonymes: significant, substantial, extensive

Antonymes: inconsiderable

risk

/rɪsk/

Exemple: “There is a risk of delay.”

Synonymes: peril, chance, adventure

complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/

Exemple: “Customers often complain about delays.”

Synonymes: plain, kvetch, quetch

Antonymes: cheer, chirk up, cheer up

child

/tʃaɪld/

Exemple: “The child is playing.”

Synonymes: kid, minor

Antonymes: adult