Vocabulaire

old

Adjectif

Exemple: “This building is old.”

Synonymes: aged

Antonymes: new

nostalgia

Nom

Exemple: “The old song filled him with nostalgia.”

Synonymes: longing, sentimentality

Antonymes: forgetfulness

incumbent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The incumbent president won the election.”

Synonymes: current, officeholder

Antonymes: challenger

deprecate

Verbe

Exemple: “Developers deprecate old software features.”

Synonymes: criticize, discourage

Antonymes: approve

mutinous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The soldiers became mutinous.”

Synonymes: rebellious, disobedient

Antonymes: obedient

abolish

Verbe

Exemple: “The law abolished the old rule.”

Synonymes: eliminate, end

Antonymes: establish

rebuke

Verbe

Exemple: “The teacher rebuked the student.”

Synonymes: criticize, scold

Antonymes: praise

extant

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is the oldest extant manuscript.”

Synonymes: existing, surviving

Antonymes: lost

allot

Verbe

Exemple: “We should allot more time for research.”

Synonymes: assign, allocate

Antonymes: withhold

collector

Nom

Exemple: “The collector bought an old stamp.”

Synonymes: gatherer

Antonymes: seller

official

Nom

Exemple: “The official answered the question.”

Synonymes: officer, authority

Antonymes: private citizen

export

Nom

Exemple: “The country increased its export of wine.”

Synonymes: selling abroad

Antonymes: import

pharmacy

Nom

Exemple: “The pharmacy is near the clinic.”

Synonymes: drugstore

Antonymes: restaurant

entertainment

Nom

Exemple: “Television is a form of entertainment.”

Synonymes: fun, amusement

Antonymes: work

temperature

Nom

Exemple: “The temperature is low today.”

Synonymes: heat level, degree

Antonymes: coldness

tradition

Nom

Exemple: “This is an old tradition.”

Synonymes: custom, practice

Antonymes: innovation

furniture

Nom

Exemple: “The room has new furniture.”

Synonymes: chairs and tables, household items

Antonymes: empty room

hand

Nom

Exemple: “Wash your hands.”

Synonymes: palm

Antonymes: foot

ice

Nom

Exemple: “The ice is cold.”

Synonymes: frozen water

Antonymes: fire

supermarket

Nom

Exemple: “I buy food at the supermarket.”

Synonymes: market, store

Antonymes: home

bakery

Nom

Exemple: “There is a bakery near my house.”

bottle

Nom

Exemple: “The bottle is full of water.”

remittance

Nom

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

Synonymes: transfer, payment sent

Antonymes: debt, withholding

unreliably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The device works unreliably in cold weather.”

Synonymes: inconsistently, poorly

Antonymes: reliably, dependably

impersonal

Adjectif

Exemple: “The email sounded cold and impersonal.”

Synonymes: formal, detached

Antonymes: personal, warm

engrossing

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was such an engrossing novel that I forgot the time.”

Synonymes: absorbing, captivating

Antonymes: boring, dull

demolition

Nom

Exemple: “The old factory is scheduled for demolition.”

Synonymes: destruction, teardown

Antonymes: construction, restoration

antiquated

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system is antiquated and inefficient.”

Synonymes: outdated, obsolete

Antonymes: modern, up-to-date

ventilate

Verbe

Exemple: “Open the windows to ventilate the room.”

Synonymes: air out, oxygenate

Antonymes: seal, stifle

refurbish

Verbe

Exemple: “They plan to refurbish the old library.”

Synonymes: renovate, restore

Antonymes: damage, neglect

possessor

Nom

Exemple: “The possessor of the document must sign here.”

Synonymes: owner, holder

Antonymes: loser, borrower

crab

Nom

Exemple: “We saw a crab near the rocks.”

Synonymes: sea animal

Antonymes:

cozy

Adjectif

Exemple: “We stayed in a cozy little cabin.”

Synonymes: comfortable, warm

Antonymes: cold, uncomfortable

cool

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is cool outside this evening.”

Synonymes: chilly, great

Antonymes: hot, uncool

cane

Nom

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

Synonymes: stick, walking staff

Antonymes:

bony

Adjectif

Exemple: “The dog looked thin and bony.”

Synonymes: skinny, thin

Antonymes: fleshy

sag

Verbe

Exemple: “The old roof began to sag.”

Synonymes: droop, sink

Antonymes: rise, tighten

jaw

Nom

Exemple: “He hurt his jaw while playing sports.”

Synonymes: mouth bone

Antonymes:

icy

Adjectif

Exemple: “Be careful, the road is icy.”

Synonymes: frozen, cold

Antonymes: warm

translation

Nom

Exemple: “This translation is easier to understand than the older one.”

Synonymes: rendering, interpretation

Antonymes: original

heat

Verbe

Exemple: “Heat the soup before serving it.”

Synonymes: warmth, hotness

Antonymes: cold, cool

fold

Verbe

Exemple: “Fold the paper in half.”

Synonymes: bend, close up

Antonymes: unfold

fish

Nom

Exemple: “We had fish for dinner.”

Synonymes: seafood

Antonymes:

deaf

Adjectif

Exemple: “The old man is almost deaf.”

Synonymes: unable to hear

Antonymes: hearing

coal

Nom

Exemple: “The old house was heated with coal.”

Synonymes: fuel

Antonymes:

clip

Nom

Exemple: “Use this clip to hold the papers together.”

Synonymes: fastener, cut

Antonymes: separate

bold

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a bold decision to start a business.”

Synonymes: brave, strong

Antonymes: shy, careful

rid

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need to get rid of these old boxes.”

Synonymes: remove, clear away

Antonymes: keep

rap

Nom

Exemple: “He likes old-school rap music.”

Synonymes: hip-hop, tap sharply

Antonymes: classical music

friendliness

Nom

Exemple: “Her friendliness made everyone feel welcome.”

Synonymes: kindness, warmth

Antonymes: coldness, hostility

robin

Nom

Exemple: “A robin sat on the garden fence.”

Synonymes: bird

Antonymes:

medal

Nom

Exemple: “She won a gold medal in the race.”

Synonymes: award

Antonymes:

fresh

Adjectif

Exemple: “We bought fresh bread this morning.”

Synonymes: new, clean

Antonymes: stale, old

crown

Nom

Exemple: “The king wore a golden crown.”

Synonymes: royal hat

Antonymes:

chain

Nom

Exemple: “He wore a gold chain around his neck.”

Synonymes: series, link

Antonymes:

taciturnity

Nom

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

Synonymes: reserve, reticence

Antonymes: talkativeness, loquacity

rapturously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The audience applauded rapturously at the finale.”

Synonymes: ecstatically, enthusiastically

Antonymes: coldly, indifferently

domesticity

Nom

Exemple: “The novel portrays the quiet routines of domesticity.”

Synonymes: home life, household life

Antonymes: adventure, public life

disseminate

Verbe

Exemple: “The findings were disseminated through academic journals.”

Synonymes: circulate, spread

Antonymes: suppress, withhold

circulation

Nom

Exemple: “The newspaper has a daily circulation of over 100,000 copies.”

Synonymes: distribution, flow

Antonymes: stagnation

waterfront

Nom

Exemple: “The city plans to redevelop the old waterfront.”

Synonymes: shoreline, seafront

Antonymes: inland

tour

Nom

Exemple: “We took a walking tour of the old city.”

Synonymes: trip, guided visit

Antonymes: stay

moss

Nom

Exemple: “Green moss covered the old stones.”

Synonymes: soft plant

Antonymes:

mend

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you mend this old shirt?”

Synonymes: repair, fix

Antonymes: damage, tear

joke

Nom

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

Synonymes: funny remark

Antonymes: serious statement

golden

Adjectif

Exemple: “The sky turned golden at sunset.”

Synonymes: gold-colored

Antonymes: colorless

freeze

Verbe

Exemple: “Water freezes at zero degrees.”

Synonymes: become ice

Antonymes: melt

folder

Nom

Exemple: “Save the file in the blue folder.”

Synonymes: directory, file holder

Antonymes: loose file

youth

Nom

Exemple: “He spent his youth in a small town.”

Synonymes: young age

Antonymes: old age

windy

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was cold and windy outside.”

Synonymes: breezy

Antonymes: still

snowy

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a cold, snowy day.”

Synonymes: full of snow

Antonymes: dry

sixty

Déterminant

Exemple: “The room can hold sixty people.”

Synonymes: 60

Antonymes:

forty

Déterminant

Exemple: “He is forty years old.”

Synonymes: 40

Antonymes:

catch

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you catch the ball?”

Synonymes: grab

Antonymes: miss

preoccupation

Nom

Exemple: “His preoccupation with details delayed the decision.”

Synonymes: obsession

Antonymes: detachment

octogenarian

Nom

Exemple: “The octogenarian still runs his business every morning.”

Synonymes: eighty-year-old

sentimentally

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke sentimentally about his childhood home.”

Synonymes: emotionally

Antonymes: coldly

mythological

Adjectif

Exemple: “The painting contains mythological references.”

Synonymes: legendary

Antonymes: historical

impersonally

Adverbe

Exemple: “The complaint was handled impersonally, with no empathy.”

Synonymes: coldly

Antonymes: personally

eclectically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The apartment is eclectically furnished with old and new pieces.”

Synonymes: mix-and-match

Antonymes: uniformly