Vocabulaire

contagion

Nom

Exemple: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Synonymes: infection, spread

Antonymes: immunity

scrutiny

Nom

Exemple: “The decision is under public scrutiny.”

Synonymes: inspection, careful examination

Antonymes: neglect

distance

Nom

Exemple: “The distance is short.”

Synonymes: space, gap

Antonymes: closeness

fence

Nom

Exemple: “The fence is high.”

Synonymes: barrier, wall

Antonymes: gate

oven

Nom

Exemple: “The cake is in the oven.”

Synonymes: cooker

Antonymes: fridge

door

Nom

Exemple: “Close the door, please.”

Synonymes: entrance

Antonymes: window

wall

Nom

Exemple: “There is a picture on the wall.”

pressurize

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not let them pressurize you into agreeing.”

Synonymes: coerce, pressure

Antonymes: relieve, ease

stuffiness

Nom

Exemple: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”

Synonymes: staleness, formality

Antonymes: freshness, openness

rediscover

Verbe

Exemple: “The museum helped the public rediscover local history.”

Synonymes: find again, relearn

Antonymes: forget, lose

ordinarily

Adverbe

Exemple: “Ordinarily, the office closes at six.”

Synonymes: normally, usually

Antonymes: abnormally, rarely

possessor

Nom

Exemple: “The possessor of the document must sign here.”

Synonymes: owner, holder

Antonymes: loser, borrower

zip

Verbe

Exemple: “Zip your jacket before going outside.”

Synonymes: fasten, zipper

Antonymes: unzip

win

Verbe

Exemple: “We hope to win the match tomorrow.”

Synonymes: succeed, beat

Antonymes: lose

gain

Verbe

Exemple: “She hopes to gain more experience this year.”

Synonymes: get, achieve

Antonymes: lose

fold

Verbe

Exemple: “Fold the paper in half.”

Synonymes: bend, close up

Antonymes: unfold

fade

Verbe

Exemple: “The colors began to fade in the sun.”

Synonymes: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonymes: brighten

beat

Verbe

Exemple: “Our team beat the champions last night.”

Synonymes: defeat, hit

Antonymes: lose

gee

Interjection

Exemple: “Gee, that was a close call.”

Synonymes: wow, gosh

Antonymes:

acquaintance

Nom

Exemple: “He is only an acquaintance, not a close friend.”

Synonymes: contact, associate

Antonymes: stranger, close friend

save

Verbe

Exemple: “Save your work before you leave.”

Synonymes: keep, rescue

Antonymes: waste, lose

unnervingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He remained unnervingly calm during the emergency.”

Synonymes: disturbingly, alarmingly

Antonymes: reassuringly, comfortingly

interrogate

Verbe

Exemple: “The suspect was interrogated for several hours.”

Synonymes: question, examine closely

Antonymes: ignore, release

tire

Verbe

Exemple: “Long meetings tire me quickly.”

Synonymes: exhaust, wheel cover

Antonymes: refresh

thus

Adverbe

Exemple: “The road was closed, thus we had to wait.”

Synonymes: therefore, in this way

Antonymes: however

tape

Nom

Exemple: “Use tape to close the box.”

Synonymes: strip, adhesive tape

Antonymes:

slip

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.”

Synonymes: slide, lose balance

Antonymes: grip firmly

shut

Verbe

Exemple: “Please shut the window before you leave.”

Synonymes: close

Antonymes: open

plug

Verbe

Exemple: “Please plug in the charger.”

Synonymes: connect, stopper

Antonymes: unplug

tight

Adjectif

Exemple: “These shoes feel too tight.”

Synonymes: firm, close-fitting

Antonymes: loose

sleep

Nom

Exemple: “I need more sleep these days.”

Synonymes: rest

Antonymes: wakefulness

tantalizingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The offer was tantalizingly close to what we wanted.”

Synonymes: temptingly

Antonymes: unappealingly

interlocking

Adjectif

Exemple: “The policy relies on interlocking safeguards across teams.”

Synonymes: interconnected

Antonymes: independent

voluntarily

Adverbe

Exemple: “He voluntarily disclosed the mistake to his manager.”

Synonymes: willingly

Antonymes: reluctantly

punch

Nom

Exemple: “He threw a punch and missed.”

Synonymes: hit

probe

Verbe

Exemple: “The journalist probed the reasons behind the decision.”

Synonymes: investigate

hover

Verbe

Exemple: “The helicopter hovered over the city.”

Synonymes: hang

Antonymes: land

flute

Nom

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

faint

Verbe

Exemple: “She felt dizzy and nearly fainted.”

Synonymes: pass out

buddy

Nom

Exemple: “He is my buddy from school.”

Synonymes: friend

bleed

Verbe

Exemple: “My finger started to bleed.”

control

Verbe

Exemple: “I can’t control the weather.”

Synonymes: manage

Antonymes: lose control

almost

Adverbe

Exemple: “It is almost ready.”

Synonymes: nearly

Antonymes: completely

pressurization

Nom

Exemple: “Cabin pressurization is vital during flights.”

Synonymes: compression

Antonymes: decompression

claustrophobic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room felt claustrophobic.”

Synonymes: confined

Antonymes: spacious

claustrophobia

Nom

Exemple: “She suffers from claustrophobia.”

Synonymes: fear of confined spaces

Antonymes:

fail

Verbe

Exemple: “He failed the exam.”

Synonymes: lose, collapse

Antonymes: succeed

near

Adjectif

Exemple: “The school is near.”

Synonymes: close

Antonymes: far

closed

Adjectif

Exemple: “The shop is closed.”

Synonymes: shut

Antonymes: open

close

/kloʊz/

Exemple: “Close the window.”

Synonymes: good, intimate, warm

Antonymes: open, distant, open up

open

/ˈoʊpən/

Exemple: “Open the door.”

Synonymes: conspicuous, candid, free

Antonymes: close, fold, shut