Vocabulaire

pet

Nom

Exemple: “I have a pet.”

Synonymes: animal, companion animal

Antonymes: wild animal

petty

Adjectif

Exemple: “Don’t start a petty argument over nothing.”

Synonymes: trivial

Antonymes: important

game

Nom

Exemple: “We play a game.”

Synonymes: match, play

Antonymes: work

redundancy

Nom

Exemple: “The report suffers from redundancy in several sections.”

Synonymes: superfluity, repetition

Antonymes: necessity, economy

perpetuate

Verbe

Exemple: “Such myths only perpetuate fear.”

Synonymes: maintain, continue

Antonymes: end, eliminate

monotonous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The work became monotonous after a few weeks.”

Synonymes: repetitive, dull

Antonymes: varied, interesting

voracious

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a voracious reader of history books.”

Synonymes: greedy, avid

Antonymes: moderate, indifferent

versatile

Adjectif

Exemple: “This tool is versatile enough for many tasks.”

Synonymes: adaptable, flexible

Antonymes: limited, specialized

tediously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The report was tediously long.”

Synonymes: boringly, wearisomely

Antonymes: engagingly, interestingly

beat

Verbe

Exemple: “Our team beat the champions last night.”

Synonymes: defeat, hit

Antonymes: lose

lily

Adverbe

Exemple: “There is a white lily in the garden.”

Synonymes: flower

Antonymes:

redundantly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The idea was expressed redundantly several times.”

Synonymes: repetitively, superfluously

Antonymes: succinctly, economically

magnanimous

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was magnanimous of her to forgive them so quickly.”

Synonymes: generous, noble

Antonymes: petty, vindictive

magnanimity

Nom

Exemple: “He accepted defeat with rare magnanimity.”

Synonymes: generosity, nobility

Antonymes: pettiness, meanness

deficiently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The report was deficiently researched and poorly argued.”

Synonymes: inadequately, insufficiently

Antonymes: thoroughly, competently

collaborate

Verbe

Exemple: “Several universities agreed to collaborate on the research.”

Synonymes: cooperate, work together

Antonymes: compete, oppose

unexceptional

Adjectif

Exemple: “The first draft was competent but unexceptional.”

Synonymes: ordinary

Antonymes: remarkable

magnanimously

Adverbe

Exemple: “She magnanimously credited the team for the success.”

Synonymes: generously

Antonymes: pettily

disparagingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke disparagingly of competitors, which looked insecure.”

Synonymes: scornfully

Antonymes: respectfully

collaborative

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need a more collaborative approach to decision-making.”

Synonymes: cooperative

Antonymes: competitive

monotonously

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke monotonously, and the audience lost interest.”

Synonymes: dully

Antonymes: lively

voraciously

Adverbe

Exemple: “She read voraciously during the summer break.”

Synonymes: eagerly

Antonymes: sparingly

succulently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The steak was cooked succulently, not dry at all.”

Synonymes: juicily

Antonymes: dryly

round

Nom

Exemple: “She won the first round easily.”

Synonymes: stage

award

Nom

Exemple: “She received an award for her work.”

Synonymes: prize

contest

Nom

Exemple: “I won a contest.”

Synonymes: competition