Vocabulaire

prolong

Verbe

Exemple: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Synonymes: extend, lengthen

Antonymes: shorten

portray

Verbe

Exemple: “The film portrays life in a small city.”

Synonymes: depict, show

Antonymes: hide

legacy

Nom

Exemple: “His legacy is still important today.”

Synonymes: heritage, inheritance

Antonymes: new beginning

retirement

Nom

Exemple: “Retirement can change a person’s life.”

Synonymes: leaving work, pension age

Antonymes: employment

psychology

Nom

Exemple: “Psychology studies human behavior.”

Synonymes: study of mind

Antonymes: physics

biography

Nom

Exemple: “I read his biography.”

Synonymes: life story

Antonymes: fiction

politics

Nom

Exemple: “He studies politics.”

Synonymes: government affairs

Antonymes: private life

marriage

Nom

Exemple: “Their marriage is happy.”

Synonymes: union, wedding relationship

Antonymes: divorce

career

Nom

Exemple: “She wants a career in medicine.”

Synonymes: profession, work life

Antonymes: unemployment

occupation

Nom

Exemple: “What is your occupation?”

Synonymes: job, profession

Antonymes: unemployment

age

Nom

Exemple: “What is your age?”

Synonymes: years, time of life

Antonymes: youth

provincial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel contrasts provincial life with life in the capital.”

Synonymes: regional, small-town

Antonymes: cosmopolitan, urban

ecotourism

Nom

Exemple: “Ecotourism can support conservation when managed responsibly.”

Synonymes: sustainable tourism

Antonymes: mass tourism

animatedly

Adverbe

Exemple: “They were talking animatedly about the election.”

Synonymes: lively, energetically

Antonymes: quietly, lifelessly

sedentary

Adjectif

Exemple: “A sedentary lifestyle can harm your health.”

Synonymes: inactive, stationary

Antonymes: active, energetic

portrayal

Nom

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

Synonymes: depiction, representation

Antonymes: distortion, misrepresentation

deforestation

Nom

Exemple: “Deforestation harms wildlife and the climate.”

Synonymes: forest clearing

Antonymes: reforestation

biochemistry

Nom

Exemple: “She studies biochemistry at university.”

Synonymes: life chemistry

Antonymes:

death

Nom

Exemple: “The story is about life and death.”

Synonymes: end of life

Antonymes: life

domesticity

Nom

Exemple: “The novel portrays the quiet routines of domesticity.”

Synonymes: home life, household life

Antonymes: adventure, public life

proliferate

Verbe

Exemple: “False stories tend to proliferate rapidly online.”

Synonymes: spread, multiply

Antonymes: decline, diminish

domesticate

Verbe

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

Synonymes: tame, civilize

Antonymes: wild, feralize

vegetation

Nom

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

Synonymes: plant life, flora

Antonymes: barrenness

fame

Nom

Exemple: “Sudden fame changed his life completely.”

Synonymes: celebrity, renown

Antonymes: obscurity

soul

Nom

Exemple: “Music can touch the soul.”

Synonymes: spirit

Antonymes: body

plus

Préposition

Exemple: “The main plus of this phone is the battery life.”

Synonymes: advantage, added to

Antonymes: minus, disadvantage

youth

Nom

Exemple: “He spent his youth in a small town.”

Synonymes: young age

Antonymes: old age

proliferation

Nom

Exemple: “The proliferation of tools created fragmentation and confusion.”

Synonymes: rapid increase

Antonymes: decline

restorative

Adjectif

Exemple: “A restorative break can improve long-term productivity.”

Synonymes: reviving

Antonymes: depleting

rural

Adjectif

Exemple: “Rural areas often have fewer services.”

Synonymes: countryside

Antonymes: urban

godly

Adjectif

Exemple: “They admired her godly life.”

Synonymes: pious

Antonymes: sinful

lively

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a lively child.”

Synonymes: energetic

Antonymes: quiet

vicissitude

/vɪˈsɪsɪtuːd/

Exemple: “He accepted life’s vicissitudes calmly.”

ubiquitous

Adjectif

Exemple: “Smartphones are ubiquitous in modern life.”

Synonymes: present, omnipresent

balance

/ˈbæləns/

Exemple: “Work-life balance is important.”

Synonymes: poise, equilibrium, correspondence

Antonymes: instability, imbalance, asymmetry