Vocabulaire

lower

Verbe

Exemple: “They lowered the price to attract customers.”

Synonymes: reduce

Antonymes: raise

abundance

Nom

Exemple: “The garden has an abundance of flowers.”

Synonymes: plenty, wealth

Antonymes: scarcity

relegate

Verbe

Exemple: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

Synonymes: demote, downgrade

Antonymes: promote

indulge

Verbe

Exemple: “He likes to indulge in chocolate.”

Synonymes: treat, allow

Antonymes: deny

condone

Verbe

Exemple: “We cannot condone cheating.”

Synonymes: allow, accept

Antonymes: condemn

opaque

Adjectif

Exemple: “The process is opaque to users.”

Synonymes: unclear, not transparent

Antonymes: transparent

adhere

Verbe

Exemple: “Employees must adhere to the rules.”

Synonymes: follow, obey

Antonymes: violate

hoist

Verbe

Exemple: “They hoisted the flag.”

Synonymes: raise, lift

Antonymes: lower

adorn

Verbe

Exemple: “Flowers adorn the room.”

Synonymes: decorate, embellish

Antonymes: strip

trauma

Nom

Exemple: “The accident caused emotional trauma.”

Synonymes: shock, injury

Antonymes: healing

oblige

Verbe

Exemple: “The law may oblige companies to report data.”

Synonymes: require, force

Antonymes: allow

linear

Adjectif

Exemple: “The chart shows linear growth.”

Synonymes: straight, sequential

Antonymes: nonlinear

pension

Nom

Exemple: “My grandfather receives a pension.”

Synonymes: retirement money

Antonymes: salary

circuit

Nom

Exemple: “This circuit is simple.”

Synonymes: electrical path, loop

Antonymes: break

lease

Nom

Exemple: “We signed the lease today.”

Synonymes: rental agreement, contract

Antonymes: ownership

lemon

Nom

Exemple: “Add lemon to the tea.”

Synonymes: citrus fruit

Antonymes: sugar

temperature

Nom

Exemple: “The temperature is low today.”

Synonymes: heat level, degree

Antonymes: coldness

elevator

Nom

Exemple: “Take the elevator to the third floor.”

Synonymes: lift

Antonymes: stairs

apple

Nom

Exemple: “I eat an apple every day.”

Synonymes: fruit

garden

Nom

Exemple: “The children play in the garden.”

Synonymes: yard

torrential

Adjectif

Exemple: “Torrential rain flooded the streets.”

Synonymes: heavy, pouring

Antonymes: light, gentle

ruminative

Adjectif

Exemple: “The essay has a slow, ruminative style.”

Synonymes: reflective, contemplative

Antonymes: rash, unthinking

revelatory

Adjectif

Exemple: “The letters were revelatory and deeply personal.”

Synonymes: revealing, illuminating

Antonymes: concealing, secretive

precocious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”

Synonymes: advanced, gifted

Antonymes: immature, slow-developing

indulgence

Nom

Exemple: “Chocolate is my one small indulgence.”

Synonymes: luxury, leniency

Antonymes: restraint, discipline

floodgates

Nom

Exemple: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”

Synonymes: sluice gates, barriers

Antonymes: closure, blockage

succession

Nom

Exemple: “A succession of storms hit the coast.”

Synonymes: sequence, series

Antonymes: break, gap

insightful

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her questions were insightful and precise.”

Synonymes: perceptive, thoughtful

Antonymes: superficial, shallow

exuberance

Nom

Exemple: “The child’s exuberance filled the room.”

Synonymes: enthusiasm, energy

Antonymes: gloom, reserve

estimation

Nom

Exemple: “My estimation of the cost was too low.”

Synonymes: calculation, assessment

Antonymes: fact, measurement

convoluted

Adjectif

Exemple: “The instructions were so convoluted that nobody understood them.”

Synonymes: complicated, twisted

Antonymes: simple, straightforward

continuity

Nom

Exemple: “Good leadership provides continuity during change.”

Synonymes: consistency, flow

Antonymes: break, disruption

conformity

Nom

Exemple: “The school values discipline over conformity.”

Synonymes: uniformity, obedience

Antonymes: individuality, nonconformity

accustomed

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am accustomed to working late.”

Synonymes: used to, familiar with

Antonymes: unaccustomed, unused

chew

Verbe

Exemple: “Chew your food slowly.”

Synonymes: bite, grind with teeth

Antonymes: swallow

buzz

Verbe

Exemple: “I could hear bees buzz around the flowers.”

Synonymes: hum, vibrate

Antonymes: be silent

say

Verbe

Exemple: “Please say that again more slowly.”

Synonymes: tell, speak

Antonymes: stay silent

dip

Verbe

Exemple: “Dip the bread into the soup.”

Synonymes: lower briefly, immerse

Antonymes: lift

bud

Nom

Exemple: “The rose bush is full of new buds.”

Synonymes: young flower

Antonymes: full bloom

microcomputer

Nom

Exemple: “Early microcomputers were much slower than modern laptops.”

Synonymes: small computer

Antonymes: mainframe

flow

Verbe

Exemple: “Water flows down the mountain.”

Synonymes: run, move smoothly

Antonymes: stop

fade

Verbe

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

Synonymes: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonymes: brighten

duty

Nom

Exemple: “It is your duty to follow the rules.”

Synonymes: responsibility, task

Antonymes: freedom

drag

Verbe

Exemple: “They had to drag the heavy box across the floor.”

Synonymes: pull, haul

Antonymes: push, lift

calf

Nom

Exemple: “The calf followed its mother across the field.”

Synonymes: young cow

Antonymes: bull

base

Nom

Exemple: “The lamp has a heavy base.”

Synonymes: foundation, bottom

Antonymes: top

jog

Verbe

Exemple: “I jog in the park every morning.”

Synonymes: run slowly

Antonymes: walk

sportsmanship

Nom

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

Synonymes: fair play

Antonymes: cheating

schoolteacher

Nom

Exemple: “My mother works as a schoolteacher.”

Synonymes: teacher, educator

Antonymes: student

spill

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to spill the juice.”

Synonymes: pour out by accident

Antonymes: save

speed

Nom

Exemple: “The car was moving at high speed.”

Synonymes: pace, rate

Antonymes: slowness

shine

Verbe

Exemple: “The stars shine at night.”

Synonymes: glow, sparkle

Antonymes: fade

raise

Verbe

Exemple: “Please raise your hand if you know the answer.”

Synonymes: lift

Antonymes: lower

quick

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need a quick answer.”

Synonymes: fast

Antonymes: slow

green

Adjectif

Exemple: “The trees are green in spring.”

Synonymes: grass-colored

Antonymes:

clown

Nom

Exemple: “The clown made the children laugh.”

Synonymes: funny performer

Antonymes:

climb

Verbe

Exemple: “We climbed the hill slowly.”

Synonymes: go up

Antonymes: descend

brake

Nom

Exemple: “Press the brake slowly.”

Synonymes: stop pedal

Antonymes: accelerator

belly

Nom

Exemple: “The baby laughed and touched his belly.”

Synonymes: stomach, tummy

Antonymes: back

tube

Nom

Exemple: “Water goes through the tube.”

Synonymes: pipe

Antonymes:

rose

Nom

Exemple: “He gave her a red rose.”

Synonymes: flower

Antonymes:

lily

Adverbe

Exemple: “There is a white lily in the garden.”

Synonymes: flower

Antonymes:

taste-maker

Nom

Exemple: “The critic became a taste-maker in contemporary art.”

Synonymes: trendsetter, influencer

Antonymes: follower, outsider

ponderously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The speech moved ponderously from one topic to another.”

Synonymes: heavily, cumbersomely

Antonymes: lightly, gracefully

indulgently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The teacher smiled indulgently at the child’s imagination.”

Synonymes: leniently, tolerantly

Antonymes: strictly, severely

disparaging

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made several disparaging remarks about his work.”

Synonymes: derogatory, belittling

Antonymes: complimentary, respectful

personalize

Verbe

Exemple: “Users can personalize the dashboard to suit their workflow.”

Synonymes: customize, tailor

Antonymes: standardize, generalize

hibernation

Nom

Exemple: “Bears enter hibernation during the winter months.”

Synonymes: winter sleep, dormancy

Antonymes: wakefulness, activity

degradation

Nom

Exemple: “Environmental degradation is accelerating in the region.”

Synonymes: deterioration, decline

Antonymes: improvement, restoration

compliantly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The child sat compliantly and listened.”

Synonymes: obediently, submissively

Antonymes: defiantly, resistantly

circulation

Nom

Exemple: “The newspaper has a daily circulation of over 100,000 copies.”

Synonymes: distribution, flow

Antonymes: stagnation

down

Préposition

Exemple: “He felt down after hearing the bad news.”

Synonymes: low, depressed

Antonymes: up, cheerful

deep

Adjectif

Exemple: “She took a deep breath before speaking.”

Synonymes: profound, intense

Antonymes: shallow

stem

Verbe

Exemple: “Most of these problems stem from poor planning.”

Synonymes: come from, plant stalk

Antonymes: end

sink

Verbe

Exemple: “The boat began to sink in the storm.”

Synonymes: go under, basin

Antonymes: float, rise

rush

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not rush the decision.”

Synonymes: hurry, move quickly

Antonymes: delay, slow down

pipe

Nom

Exemple: “Water was leaking from the pipe.”

Synonymes: tube

Antonymes:

moss

Nom

Exemple: “Green moss covered the old stones.”

Synonymes: soft plant

Antonymes:

lead

Verbe

Exemple: “She will lead the new project team.”

Synonymes: guide, direct

Antonymes: follow

forbid

Verbe

Exemple: “My parents forbid me to stay out late.”

Synonymes: ban, not allow

Antonymes: permit