Vocabulaire

onion

Nom

Exemple: “Cut the onion.”

Synonymes: vegetable

Antonymes: fruit

only

Adverbe

Exemple: “I have only one question.”

Synonymes: just

Antonymes: many

once

Adverbe

Exemple: “I go there once a week.”

Synonymes: one time

Antonymes: twice

onto

Préposition

Exemple: “The cat jumped onto the table.”

Synonymes: on top of

Antonymes: off

online

Adverbe

Exemple: “I study online.”

Synonymes: on the internet

Antonymes: offline

bye

Interjection

Exemple: “Bye! Have a good day.”

Synonymes: goodbye, see you

Antonymes: hello, hi

hi

Interjection

Exemple: “Hi! How are you?”

Synonymes: hello, hey

Antonymes: bye, goodbye

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

posterity

Nom

Exemple: “We preserve history for posterity.”

Synonymes: future generations

Antonymes: ancestors

parochial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The policy reflects a parochial view.”

Synonymes: narrow, local

Antonymes: global

parameter

Nom

Exemple: “Change this parameter in the model.”

Synonymes: setting, variable

nostalgia

Nom

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

Synonymes: longing, sentimentality

Antonymes: forgetfulness

malicious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The email contained malicious software.”

Synonymes: harmful, evil

Antonymes: benign

intrinsic

Adjectif

Exemple: “Education has intrinsic value.”

Synonymes: inherent, essential

Antonymes: external

incumbent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The incumbent president won the election.”

Synonymes: current, officeholder

Antonymes: challenger

incipient

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company showed signs of incipient growth.”

Synonymes: emerging, early

Antonymes: developed

idiomatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “This phrase sounds idiomatic in English.”

Synonymes: natural, native-like

Antonymes: unnatural

hindsight

Nom

Exemple: “In hindsight, the decision was wrong.”

Synonymes: retrospection

Antonymes: foresight

grievance

Nom

Exemple: “Employees filed a grievance.”

Synonymes: complaint, objection

Antonymes: satisfaction

facsimile

Nom

Exemple: “The museum showed a facsimile of the letter.”

Synonymes: copy, replica

Antonymes: original

disparage

Verbe

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

Synonymes: belittle, criticize

Antonymes: praise

contagion

Nom

Exemple: “Schools closed to prevent contagion.”

Synonymes: infection, spread

Antonymes: immunity

austerity

Nom

Exemple: “The government announced austerity measures.”

Synonymes: strictness, frugality

Antonymes: luxury

archetype

Nom

Exemple: “The hero is an archetype in literature.”

Synonymes: model, prototype

Antonymes: variation

anthology

Nom

Exemple: “The book is an anthology of poems.”

Synonymes: collection, compilation

Antonymes: single work

anonymity

Nom

Exemple: “The platform protects user anonymity.”

Synonymes: namelessness, privacy

Antonymes: identification

virtuoso

Nom

Exemple: “She is a piano virtuoso.”

Synonymes: master, expert

Antonymes: amateur

tenacity

Nom

Exemple: “Her tenacity helped her succeed.”

Synonymes: persistence, determination

Antonymes: weakness

solitude

Nom

Exemple: “He enjoys solitude.”

Synonymes: isolation, privacy

Antonymes: company

relegate

Verbe

Exemple: “The team was relegated to a lower league.”

Synonymes: demote, downgrade

Antonymes: promote

recourse

Nom

Exemple: “They had no recourse but to sue.”

Synonymes: option, remedy

Antonymes: helplessness

perverse

Adjectif

Exemple: “He took a perverse pleasure in failure.”

Synonymes: contrary, twisted

Antonymes: normal

neophyte

Nom

Exemple: “He is a neophyte in programming.”

Synonymes: beginner, novice

Antonymes: expert

mystique

Nom

Exemple: “The brand has a strong mystique.”

Synonymes: aura, charm

Antonymes: plainness

maverick

Nom

Exemple: “He is a maverick in the industry.”

Synonymes: nonconformist, rebel

Antonymes: conformist

innuendo

Nom

Exemple: “The article was full of innuendo.”

Synonymes: hint, suggestion

Antonymes: direct statement

indolent

Adjectif

Exemple: “He became indolent after graduation.”

Synonymes: lazy, idle

Antonymes: diligent

hitherto

Adverbe

Exemple: “This method was hitherto unknown.”

Synonymes: until now, so far

Antonymes: from now on

euphoria

Nom

Exemple: “The victory created euphoria.”

Synonymes: joy, excitement

Antonymes: despair

engender

Verbe

Exemple: “Trust can engender cooperation.”

Synonymes: cause, produce

Antonymes: prevent

derision

Nom

Exemple: “His idea met with derision.”

Synonymes: mockery, ridicule

Antonymes: respect

derelict

Adjectif

Exemple: “They bought a derelict building.”

Synonymes: abandoned, neglected

Antonymes: maintained

denounce

Verbe

Exemple: “The minister denounced corruption.”

Synonymes: condemn, criticize

Antonymes: praise

contrive

Verbe

Exemple: “They contrived a clever solution.”

Synonymes: devise, create

Antonymes: destroy

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

allusion

Nom

Exemple: “The poem contains an allusion to history.”

Synonymes: reference, hint

Antonymes: direct statement

adhesion

Nom

Exemple: “The material has strong adhesion.”

Synonymes: sticking, attachment

Antonymes: separation

venture

Nom

Exemple: “The new venture attracted investors.”

Synonymes: enterprise, project

Antonymes: safe routine

succumb

Verbe

Exemple: “He did not succumb to pressure.”

Synonymes: yield, give in

Antonymes: resist

subsist

Verbe

Exemple: “Some families subsist on very little money.”

Synonymes: survive, live

Antonymes: prosper

solicit

Verbe

Exemple: “They tried to solicit feedback from users.”

Synonymes: request, ask for

Antonymes: offer

seismic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The region has seismic activity.”

Synonymes: earthquake-related

Antonymes: stable

secular

Adjectif

Exemple: “The school has a secular policy.”

Synonymes: nonreligious

Antonymes: religious

prolong

Verbe

Exemple: “The medicine can prolong life.”

Synonymes: extend, lengthen

Antonymes: shorten

phantom

Nom

Exemple: “The story is about a phantom.”

Synonymes: ghost, illusion

Antonymes: reality

mediate

Verbe

Exemple: “She helped mediate the conflict.”

Synonymes: intervene, negotiate

Antonymes: provoke

kinetic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The object has kinetic energy.”

Synonymes: motion-related

Antonymes: static

insular

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company had an insular culture.”

Synonymes: narrow-minded, isolated

Antonymes: open-minded

forlorn

Adjectif

Exemple: “The house looked forlorn.”

Synonymes: lonely, abandoned

Antonymes: cheerful

eminent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is an eminent scientist.”

Synonymes: distinguished, famous

Antonymes: unknown

distill

Verbe

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

Synonymes: extract, simplify

Antonymes: complicate

diffuse

Verbe

Exemple: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”

Synonymes: spread, disperse

Antonymes: concentrate

detract

Verbe

Exemple: “One mistake does not detract from his achievement.”

Synonymes: reduce, diminish

Antonymes: enhance

counsel

Verbe

Exemple: “The lawyer will counsel the client.”

Synonymes: advise, guide

Antonymes: mislead

consign

Verbe

Exemple: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

Synonymes: deliver, entrust

Antonymes: keep

connote

Verbe

Exemple: “The word can connote danger.”

Synonymes: suggest, imply

Antonymes: denote

conduit

Nom

Exemple: “The platform is a conduit for information.”

Synonymes: channel, pipe

Antonymes: barrier

condone

Verbe

Exemple: “We cannot condone cheating.”

Synonymes: allow, accept

Antonymes: condemn

arduous

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was an arduous journey.”

Synonymes: difficult, demanding

Antonymes: easy

adverse

Adjectif

Exemple: “The drug had adverse effects.”

Synonymes: negative, harmful

Antonymes: favorable

repute

Nom

Exemple: “The university is of high repute.”

Synonymes: reputation, standing

Antonymes: disgrace

milieu

Nom

Exemple: “He grew up in an academic milieu.”

Synonymes: environment, setting

Antonymes: isolation

merger

Nom

Exemple: “The merger created a larger company.”

Synonymes: union, combination

Antonymes: separation

liaise

Verbe

Exemple: “I will liaise with the legal team.”

Synonymes: coordinate, communicate

Antonymes: disconnect

lament

Verbe

Exemple: “People lament the loss of tradition.”

Synonymes: mourn, grieve

Antonymes: celebrate

jargon

Nom

Exemple: “The report uses too much jargon.”

Synonymes: technical language, terminology

Antonymes: plain language

induce

Verbe

Exemple: “Stress can induce headaches.”

Synonymes: cause, trigger

Antonymes: prevent