Vocabulaire

mine

Nom

Exemple: “This bag is mine.”

Synonymes: belonging to me

Antonymes: yours

tenacious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a tenacious leader.”

Synonymes: persistent, determined

Antonymes: weak

eminent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is an eminent scientist.”

Synonymes: distinguished, famous

Antonymes: unknown

inspector

Nom

Exemple: “The inspector checked the building.”

Synonymes: examiner, checker

Antonymes: worker

review

Verbe

Exemple: “Review your notes before the test.”

Synonymes: check

preeminent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a preeminent scholar in the field.”

Synonymes: leading, foremost

Antonymes: secondary, inferior

dear

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a dear friend of mine.”

Synonymes: beloved, kind

Antonymes: cheap, hostile

investigator

Nom

Exemple: “The investigator examined all the evidence carefully.”

Synonymes: detective, examiner

Antonymes: suspect

wax

Nom

Exemple: “The candle is made of wax.”

Synonymes: candle material

Antonymes:

check

Verbe

Exemple: “Please check your answers again.”

Synonymes: look over, verify

Antonymes: ignore

interrogate

Verbe

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

Synonymes: question, examine closely

Antonymes: ignore, release

contemptuous

Adjectif

Exemple: “His contemptuous smile undermined any claim of respect.”

Synonymes: scornful

Antonymes: respectful

probe

Verbe

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

Synonymes: investigate

explore

Verbe

Exemple: “We want to explore the city.”

Synonymes: discover

Antonymes: ignore

salient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The report highlights salient issues.”

Synonymes: notable, prominent

Antonymes: trivial

capricious

/kəˈprɪʃəs/

Exemple: “The weather here is capricious.”

Synonymes: arbitrary, whimsical, impulsive

undermine

/ˌʌndərˈmaɪn/

Exemple: “Poor planning can undermine success.”

Synonymes: subvert, counteract, cave

scrutinize

Verbe

Exemple: “Investors scrutinized the metrics before committing funds.”

Synonymes: inspect, audit, take stock

prominent

/ˈprɑːmɪnənt/

Exemple: “She is a prominent researcher.”

Synonymes: conspicuous, salient, obvious

notice

/ˈnoʊtɪs/

Exemple: “Did you notice the change?”

Synonymes: observe, mark, remark

Antonymes: ignore

feature

/ˈfiːtʃər/

Exemple: “This app has a useful feature.”

Synonymes: characteristic, have, boast

Antonymes: miss, lack

discuss

/dɪˈskʌs/

Exemple: “Let’s discuss this after lunch.”

Synonymes: discourse, talk about, talk over

compare

/kəmˈper/

Exemple: “Compare these two phones before you buy one.”

Synonymes: comparison, equivalence, equate