Vocabulaire

disparage

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not disparage other people’s work.”

Synonymes: belittle, criticize

Antonymes: praise

adverse

Adjectif

Exemple: “The drug had adverse effects.”

Synonymes: negative, harmful

Antonymes: favorable

yet

Adverbe

Exemple: “I have not finished yet.”

Synonymes: so far, still

Antonymes: already

nor

Conjonction

Exemple: “She neither called nor wrote.”

Synonymes: and not

Antonymes: and

quite

Adverbe

Exemple: “The test was quite easy.”

Synonymes: fairly, rather

Antonymes: hardly

connotation

Nom

Exemple: “The word carries a negative connotation in that context.”

Synonymes: implication, association

Antonymes: denotation, literal meaning

anymore

Adverbe

Exemple: “I don’t smoke anymore.”

Synonymes: no longer

exacerbate

Verbe

Exemple: “Poor communication exacerbated the conflict.”

Synonymes: aggravate, exasperate, worsen

Antonymes: ameliorate, improve, meliorate