Vocabulaire

main

Adjectif

Exemple: “What is the main reason for the change?”

Synonymes: primary, chief

Antonymes: minor, secondary

mainly

Adverbe

Exemple: “I mainly work from home.”

Synonymes: mostly

Antonymes: rarely

maintain

/meɪnˈteɪn/

Exemple: “It’s hard to maintain quality.”

Synonymes: assert, sustain, observe

vestigial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”

Synonymes: remaining, rudimentary

Antonymes: fully developed

derelict

Adjectif

Exemple: “They bought a derelict building.”

Synonymes: abandoned, neglected

Antonymes: maintained

distill

Verbe

Exemple: “The teacher distilled the idea into one sentence.”

Synonymes: extract, simplify

Antonymes: complicate

delineate

Verbe

Exemple: “The document delineates the main risks.”

Synonymes: outline

disadvantage

Nom

Exemple: “The main disadvantage is the price.”

Synonymes: drawback

Antonymes: advantage

enduringly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The poem remains enduringly popular.”

Synonymes: lastingly, persistently

Antonymes: briefly, temporarily

unoccupied

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room remained unoccupied for months.”

Synonymes: vacant, empty

Antonymes: occupied, full

perpetuate

Verbe

Exemple: “Such myths only perpetuate fear.”

Synonymes: maintain, continue

Antonymes: end, eliminate

undaunted

Adjectif

Exemple: “She remained undaunted by criticism.”

Synonymes: fearless, brave

Antonymes: discouraged, afraid

coma

Nom

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

Synonymes: deep unconscious state

Antonymes: consciousness

ash

Nom

Exemple: “The fire left only ash behind.”

Synonymes: burned powder

Antonymes: wood

microcomputer

Nom

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

Synonymes: small computer

Antonymes: mainframe

archaeologist

Nom

Exemple: “The archaeologist discovered ancient tools.”

Synonymes: historical scientist

Antonymes:

headquarters

Nom

Exemple: “The company moved its headquarters to the capital.”

Synonymes: main office, central office

Antonymes: branch

commonwealth

Nom

Exemple: “Several countries remain members of the Commonwealth.”

Synonymes: community, association of states

Antonymes: division

aim

Nom

Exemple: “Our main aim is to improve service.”

Synonymes: goal, target

Antonymes: failure, miss

stay

Verbe

Exemple: “Please stay here with me.”

Synonymes: remain

Antonymes: leave

vestigially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The trait survives only vestigially in modern species.”

Synonymes: residually, rudimentarily

Antonymes: fully, functionally

unnervingly

Adverbe

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

Synonymes: disturbingly, alarmingly

Antonymes: reassuringly, comfortingly

breadwinner

Nom

Exemple: “After his father retired, he became the family’s main breadwinner.”

Synonymes: provider, earner

Antonymes: dependent

principally

Adverbe

Exemple: “The funds will be used principally for education.”

Synonymes: mainly, primarily

Antonymes: secondarily, marginally

abstraction

Nom

Exemple: “The theory is useful, but it remains an abstraction for most people.”

Synonymes: concept, generalization

Antonymes: concreteness, reality

plus

Préposition

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

Synonymes: advantage, added to

Antonymes: minus, disadvantage

escape

Verbe

Exemple: “The bird managed to escape from the cage.”

Synonymes: get away, flee

Antonymes: remain trapped

protagonist

Nom

Exemple: “The protagonist changes dramatically by the end of the novel.”

Synonymes: main character

Antonymes: antagonist

prime

Adjectif

Exemple: “Safety is our prime concern.”

Synonymes: main

Antonymes: secondary

mover

Nom

Exemple: “She was the main mover behind the reform.”

Synonymes: driver

media

Nom

Exemple: “The media reported the story everywhere.”

Synonymes: press

inert

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system remained inert until we restarted it.”

Synonymes: inactive

Antonymes: active

hover

Verbe

Exemple: “The helicopter hovered over the city.”

Synonymes: hang

Antonymes: land

grasp

Verbe

Exemple: “It took me a while to grasp the main idea.”

Synonymes: understand

Antonymes: miss

flesh

Nom

Exemple: “The cut was deep, into the flesh.”

Synonymes: skin and muscle

chief

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is the chief engineer.”

Synonymes: main

warm

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is warm today, so we can walk outside.”

Synonymes: mild

Antonymes: cold

remain

Verbe

Exemple: “Please remain calm.”

Synonymes: stay

Antonymes: leave

mostly

Adverbe

Exemple: “I mostly drink water.”

Synonymes: mainly

Antonymes: rarely

become

Verbe

Exemple: “I want to become a doctor.”

Synonymes: turn, grow

Antonymes: remain

pressurization

Nom

Exemple: “Cabin pressurization is vital during flights.”

Synonymes: compression

Antonymes: decompression

unsustainable

Adjectif

Exemple: “The current system is unsustainable.”

Synonymes: unviable

Antonymes: sustainable

stick

Verbe

Exemple: “The label will not stick.”

Synonymes: attach

Antonymes: detach

nebulous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The plan remains nebulous.”

Synonymes: vague, unclear

Antonymes: clear

controversial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The proposal remains controversial.”

Synonymes: debatable, contentious

Antonymes: uncontroversial

objective

Nom

Exemple: “Our main objective is growth.”

Synonymes: goal, aim

Antonymes: bias

intransigent

/ɪnˈtrænzɪdʒənt/

Exemple: “They remained intransigent during talks.”

Synonymes: inexorable, adamant, adamantine

synthesis

/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/

Exemple: “Write a synthesis of the main ideas.”

Synonymes: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthetic thinking

Antonymes: analysis, analytic thinking

sustain

/səˈsteɪn/

Exemple: “We must sustain growth.”

Synonymes: affirm, support, corroborate

Antonymes: negate, contradict