Vocabulaire

man

/mæn/

Exemple: “That man is my teacher.”

Synonymes: world, piece, valet

Antonymes: woman, civilian, adult female

manufacture

Verbe

Exemple: “The company will manufacture new devices.”

Synonymes: produce, make

Antonymes: consume

management

Nom

Exemple: “Good management helps a company grow.”

Synonymes: administration, leadership

Antonymes: mismanagement

manufacturer

Nom

Exemple: “The manufacturer recalled the defective product.”

Synonymes: producer, maker

Antonymes: consumer

many

Déterminant

Exemple: “There are many books on the shelf.”

Synonymes: a lot of

Antonymes: few

manipulation

Nom

Exemple: “Emotional manipulation can be hard to detect.”

Synonymes: influence

Antonymes: honesty

manner

Nom

Exemple: “He speaks in a polite manner.”

Synonymes: way

manage

/ˈmænɪdʒ/

Exemple: “She manages a small team.”

Synonymes: contend, handle, grapple

Antonymes: fail

vestigial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”

Synonymes: remaining, rudimentary

Antonymes: fully developed

stipulate

Verbe

Exemple: “The contract stipulates a deadline.”

Synonymes: specify, require

Antonymes: omit

proscribe

Verbe

Exemple: “The law proscribes discrimination.”

Synonymes: ban, forbid

Antonymes: permit

cognitive

Adjectif

Exemple: “Sleep affects cognitive performance.”

Synonymes: mental, intellectual

Antonymes: physical

automate

Verbe

Exemple: “We should automate this process.”

Synonymes: mechanize, computerize

Antonymes: do manually

artifice

Nom

Exemple: “The plan depended on artifice.”

Synonymes: trick, deception

Antonymes: honesty

artifact

Nom

Exemple: “The museum displayed an ancient artifact.”

Synonymes: object, relic

Antonymes: natural object

arduous

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was an arduous journey.”

Synonymes: difficult, demanding

Antonymes: easy

myriad

Adjectif

Exemple: “There are myriad ways to learn English.”

Synonymes: countless, many

Antonymes: few

extant

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is the oldest extant manuscript.”

Synonymes: existing, surviving

Antonymes: lost

corpse

Nom

Exemple: “The police found a corpse.”

Synonymes: dead body

Antonymes: living person

agency

Nom

Exemple: “The agency manages advertising.”

Synonymes: organization, office

Antonymes: individual

automatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The door has an automatic lock.”

Synonymes: self-operating

Antonymes: manual

oversee

Verbe

Exemple: “The director will oversee the project.”

Synonymes: supervise, manage

Antonymes: ignore

exploit

Verbe

Exemple: “Some companies exploit cheap labor.”

Synonymes: use unfairly, take advantage of

Antonymes: protect

revere

Verbe

Exemple: “Many people revere great teachers.”

Synonymes: respect, admire

Antonymes: despise

exert

Verbe

Exemple: “The manager can exert influence on the team.”

Synonymes: apply, use

Antonymes: withdraw

programming

Nom

Exemple: “Programming requires practice.”

Synonymes: coding, software development

Antonymes: manual work

supervisor

Nom

Exemple: “My supervisor checked the report.”

Synonymes: manager, boss

Antonymes: trainee

psychology

Nom

Exemple: “Psychology studies human behavior.”

Synonymes: study of mind

Antonymes: physics

finance

Nom

Exemple: “He works in finance.”

Synonymes: money management, banking

Antonymes: spending without plan

query

Nom

Exemple: “The query returned many results.”

Synonymes: question, request

Antonymes: answer

satellite

Nom

Exemple: “The satellite is in space.”

Synonymes: space object

Antonymes: planet

conflict

Nom

Exemple: “The conflict lasted many years.”

Synonymes: disagreement, fight

Antonymes: peace

protest

Nom

Exemple: “There was a protest in the city.”

Synonymes: demonstration, objection

Antonymes: support

device

Nom

Exemple: “This device is new.”

Synonymes: machine, gadget

Antonymes: manual tool

queen

Nom

Exemple: “The queen lives in a palace.”

Synonymes: female ruler

Antonymes: king

crowd

Nom

Exemple: “There is a crowd in the street.”

Synonymes: group, many people

Antonymes: single person

clerk

Nom

Exemple: “The clerk works at the desk.”

Synonymes: office worker, assistant

Antonymes: manager

chest

Nom

Exemple: “He has pain in his chest.”

Synonymes: upper body

Antonymes: back

bride

Nom

Exemple: “The bride is beautiful.”

Synonymes: wife-to-be

Antonymes: groom

pronunciation

Nom

Exemple: “Your pronunciation is clear.”

Synonymes: speech sound, way of saying

Antonymes: misspelling

production

Nom

Exemple: “Production starts next week.”

Synonymes: manufacturing, creation

Antonymes: consumption

director

Nom

Exemple: “The director is in the office.”

Synonymes: manager, leader

Antonymes: employee

audience

Nom

Exemple: “The audience listened carefully.”

Synonymes: listeners, viewers

Antonymes: speaker

bus

Nom

Exemple: “I go to school by bus.”

Synonymes: coach

Antonymes: car

person

Nom

Exemple: “He is a good person.”

Synonymes: human, individual

Antonymes: animal

sister

Nom

Exemple: “My sister is young.”

Synonymes: sibling

Antonymes: brother

brother

Nom

Exemple: “I have one brother.”

Synonymes: sibling

Antonymes: sister

quantity

Nom

Exemple: “We need a large quantity of water.”

Synonymes: amount

virtuosity

Nom

Exemple: “The performance displayed remarkable virtuosity.”

Synonymes: mastery, brilliance

Antonymes: clumsiness, mediocrity

remittance

Nom

Exemple: “Many families depend on remittances from abroad.”

Synonymes: transfer, payment sent

Antonymes: debt, withholding

recitation

Nom

Exemple: “Her recitation of the poem was moving.”

Synonymes: reading aloud, performance

Antonymes: silence, improvisation

impresario

Nom

Exemple: “The impresario arranged the entire tour.”

Synonymes: manager, promoter

Antonymes: performer

imposition

Nom

Exemple: “He apologized for the imposition.”

Synonymes: burden, intrusion

Antonymes: favor, relief

impeccable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Her manners were impeccable.”

Synonymes: faultless, perfect

Antonymes: flawed, imperfect

histrionic

Adjectif

Exemple: “His response was overly histrionic.”

Synonymes: dramatic, theatrical

Antonymes: restrained, calm

habitation

Nom

Exemple: “The island showed signs of early human habitation.”

Synonymes: dwelling, residence

Antonymes: vacancy, emptiness

ecotourism

Nom

Exemple: “Ecotourism can support conservation when managed responsibly.”

Synonymes: sustainable tourism

Antonymes: mass tourism

derisively

Adverbe

Exemple: “He laughed derisively at the proposal.”

Synonymes: mockingly, scornfully

Antonymes: respectfully, seriously

uniformity

Nom

Exemple: “The factory demands strict uniformity in production.”

Synonymes: consistency, sameness

Antonymes: variety, diversity

stuffiness

Nom

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

Synonymes: staleness, formality

Antonymes: freshness, openness

scornfully

Adverbe

Exemple: “He laughed scornfully at the suggestion.”

Synonymes: contemptuously, mockingly

Antonymes: respectfully, admiringly

lackluster

Adjectif

Exemple: “The team gave a lackluster performance.”

Synonymes: dull, uninspired

Antonymes: brilliant, impressive

digitalize

Verbe

Exemple: “The archive was digitalized for easier access.”

Synonymes: digitize, computerize

Antonymes: manualize, paperize

demography

Nom

Exemple: “Demography helps explain population change.”

Synonymes: population study

Antonymes:

cleverness

Nom

Exemple: “His cleverness helped solve the problem quickly.”

Synonymes: intelligence, smartness

Antonymes: stupidity, dullness

versatile

Adjectif

Exemple: “This tool is versatile enough for many tasks.”

Synonymes: adaptable, flexible

Antonymes: limited, specialized

synthetic

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: artificial, man-made

Antonymes: natural, organic

salvation

Nom

Exemple: “For many, education is a path to salvation from poverty.”

Synonymes: rescue, deliverance

Antonymes: ruin, damnation

rendering

Nom

Exemple: “Her rendering of the song moved the audience.”

Synonymes: interpretation, depiction

Antonymes: silence, omission

precision

Nom

Exemple: “The machine works with great precision.”

Synonymes: accuracy, exactness

Antonymes: inaccuracy, roughness

cope

Verbe

Exemple: “It was hard to cope with the pressure.”

Synonymes: manage, deal with

Antonymes: fail, collapse

clap

Verbe

Exemple: “The audience began to clap loudly.”

Synonymes: applaud

Antonymes: boo

cane

Nom

Exemple: “The old man walked with a cane.”

Synonymes: stick, walking staff

Antonymes:

jam

Nom

Exemple: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”

Synonymes: preserve, blockage

Antonymes: clear road

bum

Nom

Exemple: “He slipped and landed on his bum.”

Synonymes: bottom

Antonymes:

bow

Nom

Exemple: “The actor took a bow after the performance.”

Synonymes: bend, curve

Antonymes: stand straight

superintendent

Nom

Exemple: “The superintendent inspected the building.”

Synonymes: supervisor, manager

Antonymes: worker

archaeologist

Nom

Exemple: “The archaeologist discovered ancient tools.”

Synonymes: historical scientist

Antonymes:

tuberculosis

Nom

Exemple: “Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease.”

Synonymes: TB

Antonymes: health

salesmanship

Nom

Exemple: “Good salesmanship can increase customer trust.”

Synonymes: selling skill, persuasion

Antonymes: poor selling