Vocabulaire

long

Adjectif

Exemple: “She has long black hair.”

Synonymes: lengthy

Antonymes: short

nostalgia

Nom

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

Synonymes: longing, sentimentality

Antonymes: forgetfulness

intrinsic

Adjectif

Exemple: “Education has intrinsic value.”

Synonymes: inherent, essential

Antonymes: external

prolong

Verbe

Exemple: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Synonymes: extend, lengthen

Antonymes: shorten

brood

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t brood over small mistakes.”

Synonymes: worry, dwell

Antonymes: forget

territory

Nom

Exemple: “This territory belongs to the city.”

Synonymes: area, land

Antonymes: border

thesis

Nom

Exemple: “She wrote a thesis at university.”

Synonymes: research paper, argument

Antonymes: summary

thief

Nom

Exemple: “The thief stole a bag.”

Synonymes: robber, criminal

Antonymes: guard

novel

Nom

Exemple: “I am reading a novel.”

Synonymes: fiction book

Antonymes: textbook

bench

Nom

Exemple: “We sit on the bench.”

Synonymes: seat

Antonymes: floor

road

Nom

Exemple: “The road is long.”

Synonymes: street, way

Antonymes: field

rent

Nom

Exemple: “The rent is high.”

Synonymes: rental payment

Antonymes: ownership

tradition

Nom

Exemple: “This is an old tradition.”

Synonymes: custom, practice

Antonymes: innovation

leg

Nom

Exemple: “My leg is strong.”

Synonymes: limb

Antonymes: arm

sofa

Nom

Exemple: “The cat is on the sofa.”

Synonymes: couch

redundancy

Nom

Exemple: “The report suffers from redundancy in several sections.”

Synonymes: superfluity, repetition

Antonymes: necessity, economy

enduringly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The poem remains enduringly popular.”

Synonymes: lastingly, persistently

Antonymes: briefly, temporarily

antiquated

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Synonymes: outdated, obsolete

Antonymes: modern, up-to-date

tediously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The report was tediously long.”

Synonymes: boringly, wearisomely

Antonymes: engagingly, interestingly

shortlist

Nom

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

Synonymes: selected list

Antonymes: long list, rejection

coma

Nom

Exemple: “The patient remained in a coma for two days.”

Synonymes: deep unconscious state

Antonymes: consciousness

ache

Verbe

Exemple: “My legs ache after the long walk.”

Synonymes: hurt, pain

Antonymes: feel fine

pad

Nom

Exemple: “She wrote the number on a pad.”

Synonymes: notepad, cushion

Antonymes:

holy

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a holy place for many people.”

Synonymes: sacred

Antonymes: ordinary, unholy

flow

Verbe

Exemple: “Water flows down the mountain.”

Synonymes: run, move smoothly

Antonymes: stop

dull

Adjectif

Exemple: “The lecture was long and dull.”

Synonymes: boring, blunt

Antonymes: interesting, sharp

bore

Verbe

Exemple: “Long speeches bore me.”

Synonymes: tire, make uninterested

Antonymes: interest, excite

tie

Nom

Exemple: “He wore a blue tie to the interview.”

Synonymes: fasten, necktie

Antonymes: untie

ski

Verbe

Exemple: “They go to the mountains to ski every winter.”

Synonymes: winter sport

Antonymes:

track

Nom

Exemple: “The runners were on the track.”

Synonymes: path, trail

Antonymes:

stuff

Nom

Exemple: “I have too much stuff in my bag.”

Synonymes: things, objects

Antonymes: nothing

shore

Nom

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

Synonymes: coast, bank

Antonymes: sea

meter

Nom

Exemple: “The table is one meter long.”

Synonymes: measure unit

Antonymes:

tube

Nom

Exemple: “Water goes through the tube.”

Synonymes: pipe

Antonymes:

stop

Verbe

Exemple: “Stop the car here.”

Synonymes: halt

Antonymes: go, continue

ours

Pronom

Exemple: “This classroom is ours.”

Synonymes: belonging to us

Antonymes: theirs

mine

Nom

Exemple: “This bag is mine.”

Synonymes: belonging to me

Antonymes: yours

line

Nom

Exemple: “Please draw a straight line.”

Synonymes: row, mark

Antonymes: curve

vindication

Nom

Exemple: “The ruling was seen as a vindication of her long campaign.”

Synonymes: justification, exoneration

Antonymes: condemnation, disproof

confinement

Nom

Exemple: “Long periods of confinement can affect mental health.”

Synonymes: restriction, imprisonment

Antonymes: freedom, release

waterfront

Nom

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

Synonymes: shoreline, seafront

Antonymes: inland

tire

Verbe

Exemple: “Long meetings tire me quickly.”

Synonymes: exhaust, wheel cover

Antonymes: refresh

tape

Nom

Exemple: “Use tape to close the box.”

Synonymes: strip, adhesive tape

Antonymes:

sigh

Nom

Exemple: “She let out a sigh of relief.”

Synonymes: breathe out deeply

Antonymes: cheer

pole

Nom

Exemple: “A flag was hanging from the pole.”

Synonymes: post, rod

Antonymes:

past

Adjectif

Exemple: “The past year has taught us a lot.”

Synonymes: previous, former

Antonymes: future

pale

Adjectif

Exemple: “She looked pale after the long trip.”

Synonymes: light-colored, faint

Antonymes: bright, healthy-looking

last

Verbe

Exemple: “The meeting did not last very long.”

Synonymes: final, continue

Antonymes: first, end quickly

blonde

Adjectif

Exemple: “She has long blonde hair.”

Synonymes: fair-haired

Antonymes: dark-haired

beyond

Préposition

Exemple: “The village lies beyond the hills.”

Synonymes: farther than, outside

Antonymes: within

belong

Verbe

Exemple: “These keys belong to my brother.”

Synonymes: be owned by

Antonymes: be separate from

their

Déterminant

Exemple: “Their house is near the park.”

Synonymes: belonging to them

Antonymes: our

snake

Nom

Exemple: “We saw a snake near the river.”

Synonymes: serpent

Antonymes:

mouse

Nom

Exemple: “The mouse ran under the table.”

Synonymes: rodent

Antonymes:

along

Préposition

Exemple: “We walked along the river.”

Synonymes: beside

Antonymes: away from

your

Déterminant

Exemple: “Is this your book?”

Synonymes: belonging to you

Antonymes: my

superfluously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The document was superfluously long and hard to scan.”

Synonymes: unnecessarily

Antonymes: essentially

polysyllabic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The text is full of polysyllabic words that slow readers down.”

Synonymes: multi-syllable

Antonymes: monosyllabic

victoriously

Adverbe

Exemple: “They emerged victoriously after a long struggle.”

Synonymes: triumphantly

Antonymes: defeatedly

collaborator

Nom

Exemple: “She’s a long-term collaborator on my research projects.”

Synonymes: partner

Antonymes: opponent

restorative

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: reviving

Antonymes: depleting

ridge

Nom

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

Synonymes: crest

naval

Adjectif

Exemple: “He served in the naval forces.”

Synonymes: marine

lance

Nom

Exemple: “The knight carried a lance.”

Synonymes: spear

coast

Nom

Exemple: “We drove along the coast.”

Synonymes: shore

brief

Adjectif

Exemple: “Give me a brief summary.”

Synonymes: short

Antonymes: long

worn

Adjectif

Exemple: “These shoes are old and worn.”

Synonymes: used

Antonymes: new

anymore

Adverbe

Exemple: “I don’t smoke anymore.”

Synonymes: no longer

ancient

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is an ancient city.”

Synonymes: very old

Antonymes: modern

valley

Nom

Exemple: “We walked through the valley.”

theirs

Pronom

Exemple: “This house is theirs.”

Synonymes: belonging to them

shadow

Nom

Exemple: “The tree has a long shadow.”

native

Adjectif

Exemple: “Armenian is my native language.”

Synonymes: local

Antonymes: foreign

hiking

Nom

Exemple: “We go hiking on Sundays.”

Synonymes: walking trip

foreign

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a foreign language.”

Synonymes: from another country

Antonymes: local

ribbon

Nom

Exemple: “The gift has a red ribbon.”

Synonymes: bow

rabbit

Nom

Exemple: “The rabbit is white.”

Synonymes: bunny

monkey

Nom

Exemple: “The monkey is funny.”

yours

Pronom

Exemple: “Is this pen yours?”

Synonymes: belonging to you

whose

Pronom

Exemple: “Whose bag is this?”

Synonymes: belonging to whom