Vocabulaire

own

Verbe

Exemple: “They own a small shop in town.”

Synonymes: possess

Antonymes: rent, borrow

notorious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The area is notorious for crime.”

Synonymes: infamous, well-known

Antonymes: respected

relegate

Verbe

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

Synonymes: demote, downgrade

Antonymes: promote

hitherto

Adverbe

Exemple: “This method was hitherto unknown.”

Synonymes: until now, so far

Antonymes: from now on

derelict

Adjectif

Exemple: “They bought a derelict building.”

Synonymes: abandoned, neglected

Antonymes: maintained

insular

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company had an insular culture.”

Synonymes: narrow-minded, isolated

Antonymes: open-minded

eminent

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is an eminent scientist.”

Synonymes: distinguished, famous

Antonymes: unknown

axiom

Nom

Exemple: “This theory begins with a simple axiom.”

Synonymes: principle, truth

Antonymes: contradiction

obscure

Adjectif

Exemple: “The meaning of the sentence is obscure.”

Synonymes: unclear, unknown

Antonymes: clear

legacy

Nom

Exemple: “His legacy is still important today.”

Synonymes: heritage, inheritance

Antonymes: new beginning

resignation

Nom

Exemple: “He sent his resignation yesterday.”

Synonymes: quitting, stepping down

Antonymes: appointment

download

Nom

Exemple: “The download is complete.”

Synonymes: file transfer

Antonymes: upload

lease

Nom

Exemple: “We signed the lease today.”

Synonymes: rental agreement, contract

Antonymes: ownership

property

Nom

Exemple: “This house is my property.”

Synonymes: ownership, asset

Antonymes: debt

rent

Nom

Exemple: “The rent is high.”

Synonymes: rental payment

Antonymes: ownership

street

Nom

Exemple: “The street is busy.”

Synonymes: road, avenue

Antonymes: inside

garden

Nom

Exemple: “The children play in the garden.”

Synonymes: yard

provincial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel contrasts provincial life with life in the capital.”

Synonymes: regional, small-town

Antonymes: cosmopolitan, urban

proverbial

Adjectif

Exemple: “He displayed the proverbial patience of a teacher.”

Synonymes: well-known, famous

Antonymes: unfamiliar, unusual

innovative

Adjectif

Exemple: “The company is known for innovative design.”

Synonymes: creative, original

Antonymes: traditional, conventional

enormously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The project has grown enormously in the past year.”

Synonymes: greatly, massively

Antonymes: slightly, barely

demolition

Nom

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

Synonymes: destruction, teardown

Antonymes: construction, restoration

voluntary

Adjectif

Exemple: “Participation in the survey is voluntary.”

Synonymes: optional, willing

Antonymes: compulsory, forced

possessor

Nom

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

Synonymes: owner, holder

Antonymes: loser, borrower

tan

Nom

Exemple: “She got a deep tan on vacation.”

Synonymes: brown skin from sun

Antonymes: pale

tag

Nom

Exemple: “Do not remove the price tag.”

Synonymes: label, mark

Antonymes: untag

decomposition

Nom

Exemple: “Heat speeds up the decomposition of food.”

Synonymes: decay, breakdown

Antonymes: growth

flow

Verbe

Exemple: “Water flows down the mountain.”

Synonymes: run, move smoothly

Antonymes: stop

fall

Verbe

Exemple: “Be careful not to fall on the stairs.”

Synonymes: drop, autumn

Antonymes: rise

owe

Verbe

Exemple: “I owe you ten dollars.”

Synonymes: be in debt to

Antonymes: repay, own

lie

Verbe

Exemple: “Please lie down and rest.”

Synonymes: rest, falsehood

Antonymes: stand, truth

steal

Verbe

Exemple: “Someone tried to steal my bike.”

Synonymes: take illegally

Antonymes: return, give

speed

Nom

Exemple: “The car was moving at high speed.”

Synonymes: pace, rate

Antonymes: slowness

relax

Verbe

Exemple: “I like to relax after work.”

Synonymes: rest, calm down

Antonymes: stress

local

Adjectif

Exemple: “We bought fruit from a local shop.”

Synonymes: nearby, regional

Antonymes: foreign

crown

Nom

Exemple: “The king wore a golden crown.”

Synonymes: royal hat

Antonymes:

clown

Nom

Exemple: “The clown made the children laugh.”

Synonymes: funny performer

Antonymes:

adult

Nom

Exemple: “Every adult must carry identification.”

Synonymes: grown-up

Antonymes: child

step

Nom

Exemple: “Take one step forward.”

Synonymes: move

Antonymes: stop

self

Nom

Exemple: “She wants to be her true self.”

Synonymes: person

Antonymes: other

unsurpassed

Adjectif

Exemple: “The region is known for its unsurpassed natural beauty.”

Synonymes: unmatched, peerless

Antonymes: inferior, surpassed

selectivity

Nom

Exemple: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

Synonymes: discrimination, careful choice

Antonymes: openness, inclusiveness

notoriously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The road is notoriously dangerous in winter.”

Synonymes: famously, infamously

Antonymes: obscurely, respectably

disseminate

Verbe

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

Synonymes: circulate, spread

Antonymes: suppress, withhold

nondescript

Adjectif

Exemple: “He lived in a nondescript apartment block on the edge of town.”

Synonymes: unremarkable, plain

Antonymes: distinctive, memorable

malfunction

Nom

Exemple: “A software malfunction caused the system to shut down.”

Synonymes: breakdown, failure

Antonymes: proper operation, function

fame

Nom

Exemple: “Sudden fame changed his life completely.”

Synonymes: celebrity, renown

Antonymes: obscurity

down

Préposition

Exemple: “He felt down after hearing the bad news.”

Synonymes: low, depressed

Antonymes: up, cheerful

deep

Adjectif

Exemple: “She took a deep breath before speaking.”

Synonymes: profound, intense

Antonymes: shallow

sink

Verbe

Exemple: “The boat began to sink in the storm.”

Synonymes: go under, basin

Antonymes: float, rise

rush

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not rush the decision.”

Synonymes: hurry, move quickly

Antonymes: delay, slow down

pure

Adjectif

Exemple: “The village is known for its pure mountain water.”

Synonymes: clean, unmixed

Antonymes: impure

pace

Nom

Exemple: “You should work at your own pace.”

Synonymes: speed, rate

Antonymes: delay

golden

Adjectif

Exemple: “The sky turned golden at sunset.”

Synonymes: gold-colored

Antonymes: colorless

center

Nom

Exemple: “We met in the center of town.”

Synonymes: middle

Antonymes: edge

belong

Verbe

Exemple: “These keys belong to my brother.”

Synonymes: be owned by

Antonymes: be separate from

amused

Adjectif

Exemple: “The children were amused by the clown.”

Synonymes: entertained

Antonymes: bored

youth

Nom

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

Synonymes: young age

Antonymes: old age

smile

Verbe

Exemple: “Her smile made me feel better.”

Synonymes: grin

Antonymes: frown

shake

Verbe

Exemple: “Shake the bottle before opening it.”

Synonymes: move, tremble

Antonymes: steady

brown

Adjectif

Exemple: “The dog has brown eyes.”

Synonymes: dark beige

Antonymes:

proprietorial

Adjectif

Exemple: “His proprietorial attitude alienated the rest of the team.”

Synonymes: possessive

Antonymes: collaborative

deprecatingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke deprecatingly about his own work to lower expectations.”

Synonymes: self-effacingly

Antonymes: proudly

polysyllabic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The text is full of polysyllabic words that slow readers down.”

Synonymes: multi-syllable

Antonymes: monosyllabic

hypothetical

Adjectif

Exemple: “Let’s consider a hypothetical scenario where demand doubles overnight.”

Synonymes: theoretical

Antonymes: actual

conglomerate

Nom

Exemple: “The conglomerate acquired three startups in a single quarter.”

Synonymes: corporate group

manipulation

Nom

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

Synonymes: influence

Antonymes: honesty

exploitation

Nom

Exemple: “The law aims to prevent the exploitation of workers.”

Synonymes: abuse

Antonymes: protection

domestically

Adverbe

Exemple: “The company expanded domestically before going global.”

Synonymes: internally

Antonymes: internationally

contextually

Adverbe

Exemple: “The phrase only makes sense contextually, not on its own.”

Synonymes: in context

voluntarily

Adverbe

Exemple: “He voluntarily disclosed the mistake to his manager.”

Synonymes: willingly

Antonymes: reluctantly

rebel

Nom

Exemple: “The rebel group took control of the town.”

Synonymes: insurgent

mercy

Nom

Exemple: “He begged for mercy.”

Synonymes: compassion

Antonymes: cruelty

known

Adjectif

Exemple: “The area is known for its strong winds.”

Synonymes: famous

Antonymes: unknown

kneel

Verbe

Exemple: “He knelt to tie his shoe.”

Synonymes: go down on one knee

Antonymes: stand

flute

Nom

Exemple: “She plays the flute in a band.”

drown

Verbe

Exemple: “He almost drowned in the river.”

reveal

Verbe

Exemple: “He revealed the secret.”

Synonymes: show

Antonymes: hide

record

Verbe

Exemple: “We record the results.”

Synonymes: write down

myself

Pronom

Exemple: “I did it myself.”

Synonymes: on my own