Vocabulaire

grievance

Nom

Exemple: “Employees filed a grievance.”

Synonymes: complaint, objection

Antonymes: satisfaction

artifact

Nom

Exemple: “The museum displayed an ancient artifact.”

Synonymes: object, relic

Antonymes: natural object

oblique

Adjectif

Exemple: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”

Synonymes: indirect, slanted

Antonymes: direct

cogent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made a cogent argument.”

Synonymes: convincing, clear

Antonymes: weak

profit

Nom

Exemple: “The business made a profit.”

Synonymes: gain, earnings

Antonymes: loss

application

Nom

Exemple: “I sent my job application.”

Synonymes: request, form

Antonymes: rejection

satellite

Nom

Exemple: “The satellite is in space.”

Synonymes: space object

Antonymes: planet

insurance

Nom

Exemple: “Health insurance can be useful.”

Synonymes: protection plan

Antonymes: risk

animation

Nom

Exemple: “The animation is funny.”

Synonymes: cartoon, moving image

Antonymes: still picture

device

Nom

Exemple: “This device is new.”

Synonymes: machine, gadget

Antonymes: manual tool

onion

Nom

Exemple: “Cut the onion.”

Synonymes: vegetable

Antonymes: fruit

honey

Nom

Exemple: “I put honey in my tea.”

Synonymes: sweet food

Antonymes: salt

flour

Nom

Exemple: “We need flour for the cake.”

Synonymes: powder

Antonymes: water

wood

Nom

Exemple: “This table is made of wood.”

Synonymes: timber

Antonymes: metal

wine

Nom

Exemple: “They drink wine at dinner.”

Synonymes: alcoholic drink

Antonymes: juice

beer

Nom

Exemple: “He drinks beer.”

Synonymes: alcoholic drink

Antonymes: water

government

Nom

Exemple: “The government made a decision.”

Synonymes: state, administration

Antonymes: citizens

cake

Nom

Exemple: “The cake is sweet.”

Synonymes: dessert

Antonymes: bread

toy

Nom

Exemple: “The child has a toy.”

Synonymes: plaything

Antonymes: tool

tea

Nom

Exemple: “I drink tea every morning.”

Synonymes: hot drink

Antonymes: coffee

bag

Nom

Exemple: “This is my bag.”

Synonymes: sack, backpack

Antonymes: box

glass

Nom

Exemple: “The glass is on the shelf.”

shoe

Nom

Exemple: “One shoe is under the bed.”

deliberate

Adjectif

Exemple: “His deliberate silence made everyone uncomfortable.”

Synonymes: intentional, calculated

Antonymes: accidental, impulsive

stuffiness

Nom

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

Synonymes: staleness, formality

Antonymes: freshness, openness

perceptive

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made a perceptive comment about the novel.”

Synonymes: insightful, observant

Antonymes: unaware, dull

expedition

Nom

Exemple: “The expedition crossed the desert in six days.”

Synonymes: journey, mission

Antonymes: return, stay

effortless

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made the difficult task look effortless.”

Synonymes: easy, natural

Antonymes: laborious, difficult

synthetic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The jacket is made from synthetic material.”

Synonymes: artificial, man-made

Antonymes: natural, organic

dash

Nom

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

Synonymes: rush, run quickly

Antonymes: stroll, delay

vow

Nom

Exemple: “She made a vow to keep trying.”

Synonymes: promise, pledge

Antonymes: break promise

pop

Nom

Exemple: “The balloon made a loud pop.”

Synonymes: burst, sudden sound

Antonymes: silence

bid

Nom

Exemple: “The company made the highest bid for the property.”

Synonymes: offer, attempt

Antonymes: withdrawal

deal

Nom

Exemple: “We made a good deal with the supplier.”

Synonymes: agreement, arrangement

Antonymes: disagreement

wax

Nom

Exemple: “The candle is made of wax.”

Synonymes: candle material

Antonymes:

friendliness

Nom

Exemple: “Her friendliness made everyone feel welcome.”

Synonymes: kindness, warmth

Antonymes: coldness, hostility

announcement

Nom

Exemple: “The school made an important announcement this morning.”

Synonymes: statement, notice

Antonymes: silence

train

Nom

Exemple: “We took the train to the city.”

Synonymes: railway car, teach

Antonymes:

metal

Nom

Exemple: “This chair is made of metal.”

Synonymes: iron-like material

Antonymes: wood

jelly

Nom

Exemple: “The children ate strawberry jelly.”

Synonymes: gel dessert

Antonymes:

fresh

Adjectif

Exemple: “We bought fresh bread this morning.”

Synonymes: new, clean

Antonymes: stale, old

clown

Nom

Exemple: “The clown made the children laugh.”

Synonymes: funny performer

Antonymes:

tube

Nom

Exemple: “Water goes through the tube.”

Synonymes: pipe

Antonymes:

step

Nom

Exemple: “Take one step forward.”

Synonymes: move

Antonymes: stop

ring

Nom

Exemple: “I wear a silver ring.”

Synonymes: circle, call

Antonymes:

taciturnity

Nom

Exemple: “His taciturnity made him seem cold at first.”

Synonymes: reserve, reticence

Antonymes: talkativeness, loquacity

proprietary

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company uses proprietary software for data analysis.”

Synonymes: private, exclusive

Antonymes: open-source, public

ignominious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The minister made an ignominious exit from office.”

Synonymes: shameful, disgraceful

Antonymes: honorable, glorious

disparaging

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: derogatory, belittling

Antonymes: complimentary, respectful

belligerent

Adjectif

Exemple: “His belligerent tone made negotiation impossible.”

Synonymes: hostile, combative

Antonymes: peaceful, conciliatory

compromised

Adjectif

Exemple: “The data may have been compromised during the breach.”

Synonymes: endangered, weakened

Antonymes: secure, protected

leap

Nom

Exemple: “The cat made a quick leap onto the wall.”

Synonymes: jump, bound

Antonymes: stay still

joke

Nom

Exemple: “He told a joke that made everyone laugh.”

Synonymes: funny remark

Antonymes: serious statement

huge

Adjectif

Exemple: “They made a huge mistake in the report.”

Synonymes: enormous, very large

Antonymes: tiny, small

stone

Nom

Exemple: “The wall is made of stone.”

Synonymes: rock

Antonymes:

smile

Verbe

Exemple: “Her smile made me feel better.”

Synonymes: grin

Antonymes: frown

mommy

Nom

Exemple: “Mommy made breakfast for us.”

Synonymes: mom

Antonymes:

angry

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was angry about the delay.”

Synonymes: mad, upset

Antonymes: calm, happy

articulation

Nom

Exemple: “Her articulation of the problem made the solution obvious.”

Synonymes: expression

Antonymes: confusion

sarcastically

Adverbe

Exemple: “She answered sarcastically, which made things worse.”

Synonymes: ironically

Antonymes: sincerely

facilitation

Nom

Exemple: “The facilitator’s role is the facilitation of productive dialogue.”

Synonymes: support

Antonymes: obstruction

punch

Nom

Exemple: “He threw a punch and missed.”

Synonymes: hit

nomad

Nom

Exemple: “Nomads move from place to place.”

Synonymes: wanderer

Antonymes: settler

noble

Adjectif

Exemple: “He made a noble decision to help others.”

Synonymes: honorable

Antonymes: dishonorable

ivory

Nom

Exemple: “The old piano keys were made of ivory.”

gravy

Nom

Exemple: “I like potatoes with gravy.”

Synonymes: sauce

brass

Nom

Exemple: “The handle is made of brass.”

blind

Adjectif

Exemple: “The bright light made me almost blind for a second.”

consist

Verbe

Exemple: “The team consists of five people.”

Synonymes: be made of

angrily

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke angrily.”

Synonymes: madly

Antonymes: calmly

wooden

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a wooden chair.”

silver

Adjectif

Exemple: “I bought a silver ring.”

recent

Adjectif

Exemple: “I read a recent article.”

Synonymes: new

Antonymes: old

presupposition

Nom

Exemple: “The argument rests on a flawed presupposition.”

Synonymes: assumption

Antonymes: conclusion

nasty

Adjectif

Exemple: “He made a nasty comment.”

Synonymes: unpleasant

Antonymes: pleasant

include

Verbe

Exemple: “The price includes taxes.”

Synonymes: contain, add

Antonymes: exclude

new

Adjectif

Exemple: “I have a new phone.”

Synonymes: fresh

Antonymes: old

tentative

Adjectif

Exemple: “We made a tentative plan and will confirm it tomorrow.”

compelling

Adjectif

Exemple: “She made a compelling case for investing early.”

hypothesis

Nom

Exemple: “We tested the hypothesis that onboarding friction reduces retention.”

Synonymes: surmise, conjecture, supposition