Vocabulaire

pi

Nom

Exemple: “We used pi to calculate the area of the circle.”

Synonymes: 3.14 constant

Antonymes:

pilot

Nom

Exemple: “The pilot flies the plane.”

Synonymes: airplane driver

Antonymes: passenger

pit

Nom

Exemple: “Watch out for the deep pit.”

Synonymes: hole

Antonymes: hill

pin

Nom

Exemple: “Use a pin to attach the note.”

Synonymes: needle, fastener

Antonymes:

pink

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is wearing a pink dress.”

Synonymes: rose-colored

Antonymes:

pipe

Nom

Exemple: “Water was leaking from the pipe.”

Synonymes: tube

Antonymes:

pick

Verbe

Exemple: “Please pick one option from the list.”

Synonymes: choose, select

Antonymes: reject

piece

Nom

Exemple: “She ate a piece of cake.”

Synonymes: part

Antonymes: whole

pitch

Verbe

Exemple: “She pitched the idea to investors.”

Synonymes: present

picky

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is picky about food quality.”

Synonymes: fussy

Antonymes: easygoing

piety

Nom

Exemple: “She was known for her piety.”

Synonymes: devotion

Antonymes: impiety

incipient

Adjectif

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

Synonymes: emerging, early

Antonymes: developed

disparage

Verbe

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

Synonymes: belittle, criticize

Antonymes: praise

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

virtuoso

Nom

Exemple: “She is a piano virtuoso.”

Synonymes: master, expert

Antonymes: amateur

allegory

Nom

Exemple: “The novel is an allegory of power.”

Synonymes: symbolic story

Antonymes: literal story

nascent

Adjectif

Exemple: “The startup is in a nascent market.”

Synonymes: emerging, developing

Antonymes: mature

conduit

Nom

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

Synonymes: channel, pipe

Antonymes: barrier

malice

Nom

Exemple: “He acted with malice.”

Synonymes: spite, ill will

Antonymes: kindness

remit

Nom

Exemple: “This issue is outside my remit.”

Synonymes: responsibility, scope

Antonymes: irrelevance

ethos

Nom

Exemple: “Honesty is part of the school’s ethos.”

Synonymes: values, spirit

Antonymes: corruption

annex

Verbe

Exemple: “The empire tried to annex the territory.”

Synonymes: take over, attach

Antonymes: release

intellect

Nom

Exemple: “She has a strong intellect.”

Synonymes: intelligence, mind

Antonymes: stupidity

eccentric

Adjectif

Exemple: “He has an eccentric style.”

Synonymes: unusual, strange

Antonymes: ordinary

clinical

Adjectif

Exemple: “The drug passed clinical testing.”

Synonymes: medical, hospital-based

Antonymes: nonmedical

portray

Verbe

Exemple: “The film portrays life in a small city.”

Synonymes: depict, show

Antonymes: hide

revere

Verbe

Exemple: “Many people revere great teachers.”

Synonymes: respect, admire

Antonymes: despise

resignation

Nom

Exemple: “He sent his resignation yesterday.”

Synonymes: quitting, stepping down

Antonymes: appointment

investment

Nom

Exemple: “This investment is risky.”

Synonymes: funding, capital

Antonymes: withdrawal

therapist

Nom

Exemple: “The therapist helped the patient.”

Synonymes: doctor, counselor

Antonymes: patient

injection

Nom

Exemple: “The nurse gave me an injection.”

Synonymes: shot

Antonymes: pill

shipping

Nom

Exemple: “Shipping is free today.”

Synonymes: delivery, transport

Antonymes: pickup

investor

Nom

Exemple: “The investor gave money to the company.”

Synonymes: backer, financier

Antonymes: borrower

project

Nom

Exemple: “We finished the project.”

Synonymes: plan, task

Antonymes: routine

finance

Nom

Exemple: “He works in finance.”

Synonymes: money management, banking

Antonymes: spending without plan

cabinet

Nom

Exemple: “The cups are in the cabinet.”

Synonymes: cupboard, storage unit

Antonymes: open shelf

thesis

Nom

Exemple: “She wrote a thesis at university.”

Synonymes: research paper, argument

Antonymes: summary

label

Nom

Exemple: “Read the label on the bottle.”

Synonymes: tag, sticker

Antonymes: unmarked item

animation

Nom

Exemple: “The animation is funny.”

Synonymes: cartoon, moving image

Antonymes: still picture

ambulance

Nom

Exemple: “Call an ambulance.”

Synonymes: emergency vehicle

Antonymes: taxi

keyboard

Nom

Exemple: “My keyboard is black.”

Synonymes: typing board

Antonymes: mouse

delivery

Nom

Exemple: “The delivery is fast.”

Synonymes: shipment, transport

Antonymes: pickup

device

Nom

Exemple: “This device is new.”

Synonymes: machine, gadget

Antonymes: manual tool

artist

Nom

Exemple: “The artist painted a picture.”

Synonymes: painter, creator

Antonymes: viewer

thief

Nom

Exemple: “The thief stole a bag.”

Synonymes: robber, criminal

Antonymes: guard

stove

Nom

Exemple: “The soup is on the stove.”

Synonymes: cooker

Antonymes: fridge

scarf

Nom

Exemple: “She wears a warm scarf.”

Synonymes: neck covering

Antonymes: hat

glove

Nom

Exemple: “I wear a glove in winter.”

Synonymes: hand covering

Antonymes: bare hand

chess

Nom

Exemple: “I like to play chess.”

Synonymes: board game

Antonymes: football

angel

Nom

Exemple: “The child looks like an angel.”

Synonymes: heavenly being

Antonymes: devil

text

Nom

Exemple: “Read the text, please.”

Synonymes: writing, message

Antonymes: picture

coin

Nom

Exemple: “I found a coin.”

Synonymes: metal money

Antonymes: banknote

psychologist

Nom

Exemple: “The psychologist talked to the student.”

Synonymes: therapist, mental health specialist

Antonymes: patient

intelligence

Nom

Exemple: “Artificial intelligence is changing education.”

Synonymes: smartness, mental ability

Antonymes: stupidity

instrument

Nom

Exemple: “He plays a musical instrument.”

Synonymes: tool, device

Antonymes: voice

table

Nom

Exemple: “The book is on the table.”

Synonymes: desk

Antonymes: chair

card

Nom

Exemple: “I pay with a card.”

Synonymes: plastic card

Antonymes: cash

baby

Nom

Exemple: “The baby is sleeping.”

Synonymes: infant, little child

Antonymes: adult

hat

Nom

Exemple: “He wears a hat.”

Synonymes: cap

Antonymes: shoes

bed

Nom

Exemple: “I sleep in my bed.”

Synonymes: sleeping place

Antonymes: chair

television

Nom

Exemple: “We watch television at night.”

Synonymes: TV, screen

Antonymes: radio

medicine

Nom

Exemple: “Take this medicine.”

Synonymes: drug, pill

Antonymes: poison

bedroom

Nom

Exemple: “My bedroom is small.”

Synonymes: sleeping room

Antonymes: bathroom

bookmark

Nom

Exemple: “Use a bookmark in the book.”

hospital

Nom

Exemple: “My uncle is in the hospital.”

wall

Nom

Exemple: “There is a picture on the wall.”

torrential

Adjectif

Exemple: “Torrential rain flooded the streets.”

Synonymes: heavy, pouring

Antonymes: light, gentle

telescopic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The camera has a telescopic lens.”

Synonymes: extendable, magnifying

Antonymes: fixed, ordinary

surrealism

Nom

Exemple: “Surrealism challenged traditional ideas about art.”

Synonymes: art movement

Antonymes: realism

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

precocious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”

Synonymes: advanced, gifted

Antonymes: immature, slow-developing

outpatient

Nom

Exemple: “The treatment can be given to an outpatient.”

Synonymes: non-hospital patient

Antonymes: inpatient

unoccupied

Adjectif

Exemple: “The room remained unoccupied for months.”

Synonymes: vacant, empty

Antonymes: occupied, full

trampoline

Nom

Exemple: “The children jumped on the trampoline all afternoon.”

Synonymes: springy jumping surface

Antonymes:

lackluster

Adjectif

Exemple: “The team gave a lackluster performance.”

Synonymes: dull, uninspired

Antonymes: brilliant, impressive

dissection

Nom

Exemple: “The lab session included frog dissection.”

Synonymes: cutting apart, analysis

Antonymes: assembly, synthesis

cleverness

Nom

Exemple: “His cleverness helped solve the problem quickly.”

Synonymes: intelligence, smartness

Antonymes: stupidity, dullness

adrenaline

Nom

Exemple: “The race gave him a rush of adrenaline.”

Synonymes: stress hormone, rush

Antonymes: calm